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PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON STARING LANE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH
NAME OF APPLICANT: Fieldstone Development, c/o Mike Henry with Hydrik, 2323 Hwy 190 East, Ste. 2, Hammond, LA 70401.
LOCATION OF WORK: On and east of Staring Lane, Section 67, T8S-R1E, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana within East Baton Rouge Parish, within the Pontchartrain Basin in hydrologic unit (HUC 08070201), as shown on the attached drawings (Latitude 30.379911 N, Longitude -91.114206 W).
CHARACTER OF WORK: The applicant has requested Department of the Army authorization to clear, grade, excavate and deposit fill and/or aggregate material to construct and maintain a residential housing development (Fieldstone Park Subdivision) to include 80 residential lots with appurtenant driveways, roads, green spaces and drainage infrastructure. Approximately 23,227 cubic yards of fill material would be excavated and deposited in situ to achieve required grade elevation requirements. The proposed project is situated on an approximately 15.3-acre tract and would impact approximately 0.86 acres of forested wetlands.
It is presumed that the applicant has designed the project to avoid and minimize direct and secondary adverse impacts to the maximum extent practicable. Any further reduction would limit usage of the property and, therefore function deeming the project impracticable. The applicant is proposing to utilize best management practices during and after the construction phase of the project and that the project will receive approval from all appropriate drainage and sewage agencies. As compensation for unavoidable wetland impacts, the applicant proposes to mitigate in-kind wetland credits from a Corps approved mitigation bank located in the watershed.
JOINT PUBLIC NOTICE
February 26, 2018
United States Army Corps of Engineers
New Orleans District
Regulatory Branch
7400 Leake Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
State of Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality
Water Permits Division
Post Office Box 4313
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-4313
(504) 862-1545
Project Manager
S. Gail Gainey
Sandra.G.Gainey@usace.army.mil
MVN 2017-01208-CG
(225) 219-3225
Project Manager
Elizabeth Hill
WQC Application Number
WQC # 180222-01
Interested parties are hereby notified that a permit application has been received by the
New Orleans District of the US Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to: [ ] Section 10 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1151; 33 USC 403); and/or [X] Section 404
of the Clean Water Act (86 Stat. 816; 33 USC 1344).
Application has also been made to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality,
Office of Environmental Services, for a Water Quality Certification (WQC) in accordance with
statutory authority contained in LRS 30:2074 A(3) and provisions of Section 401 of the Clean
Water Act.
PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON STARING LANE
IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH
NAME OF APPLICANT: Fieldstone Development, c/o Mike Henry with Hydrik, 2323 Hwy 190
East, Ste. 2, Hammond, LA 70401.
LOCATION OF WORK: On and east of Staring Lane, Section 67, T8S-R1E, in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana within East Baton Rouge Parish, within the Pontchartrain Basin in hydrologic unit
(HUC 08070201), as shown on the attached drawings (Latitude 30.379911 N, Longitude 91.114206 W).
CHARACTER OF WORK: The applicant has requested Department of the Army authorization
to clear, grade, excavate and deposit fill and/or aggregate material to construct and maintain a
residential housing development (Fieldstone Park Subdivision) to include 80 residential lots
with appurtenant driveways, roads, green spaces and drainage infrastructure. Approximately
23,227 cubic yards of fill material would be excavated and deposited in situ to achieve required
grade elevation requirements. The proposed project is situated on an approximately 15.3-acre
tract and would impact approximately 0.86 acres of forested wetlands.
It is presumed that the applicant has designed the project to avoid and minimize direct
and secondary adverse impacts to the maximum extent practicable. Any further reduction
would limit usage of the property and, therefore function deeming the project impracticable.
The applicant is proposing to utilize best management practices during and after the
construction phase of the project and that the project will receive approval from all appropriate
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drainage and sewage agencies. As compensation for unavoidable wetland impacts, the
applicant proposes to mitigate in-kind wetland credits from a Corps approved mitigation bank
located in the watershed
The comment period for the Department of Army will close in 20 days from the date of
this joint public notice. Written comments, including suggestions for modifications or objections
to the proposed work, stating reasons thereof, are being solicited from anyone having interest
in this permit and/or this WQC request and must be mailed so as to be received before or by
the last day of the comment period. Letters concerning the Corps of Engineers permit
application must reference the applicant's name and the Permit Application Number, and be
mailed to the Corps of Engineers at the address above, ATTENTION: REGULATORY
BRANCH. Similar letters concerning the Water Quality Certification must reference the
applicant's name and the WQC application number and be mailed to the Louisiana Department
of Environmental Quality at the address above. Individuals or parties may request an
extension of time in which to comment on the proposed work by writing or e-mailing the Corps
of Engineers Project Manager listed above. Any request must be specific and substantively
supportive of the requested extension, and received by this office prior to the end of the initial
comment period. The Section Chief will review the request and the requestor will be promptly
notified of the decision to grant or deny the request. If granted, the time extension will be
continuous to the initial comment period and, inclusive of the initial comment period, will not
exceed a total of 30 calendar days.
The application for this proposed project is on file with the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality and may be examined during weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. Copies may be obtained upon payment of costs of reproduction.
Corps of Engineers Permit Criteria
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable
impacts, including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the public interest. That
decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important
resources. The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must
be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant
to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative effects thereof; among those are
conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands, historic
properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation,
shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality,
energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property
ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people.
The US Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public, federal, state,
and local agencies and officials, Indian Tribes, and other interested parties in order to consider
and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered
by the US Army Corps of Engineers to determine whether to make, modify, condition, or deny a
permit for this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on
endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and other
public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental
Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act. Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing
and to determine the overall public interest of the proposed activity.
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The New Orleans District is unaware of properties listed on the National Register of
Historic Places near the proposed work. The possibility exists that the proposed work may
damage or destroy presently unknown archeological, scientific, prehistorical, historical sites, or
data. Copies of this notice are being sent to the State Archeologist and the State Historic
Preservation Officer.
Our initial finding is that the proposed work would neither affect any species listed as
endangered by the U.S. Departments of Interior or Commerce, nor affect any habitat
designated as critical to the survival and recovery of any endangered species.
Utilizing Standard Local Operating Procedure for Endangered Species in Louisiana
(SLOPES), dated October 22, 2014, between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans
and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Office, the Corps has determined that
the proposed activity would have no effect on any listed species.
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The applicant's proposal
would result in the destruction or alteration of up to n/a acres of EFH utilized by various life
stages of red drum and penaeid shrimp. Our initial determination is that the proposed action
would not have a substantial adverse impact on EFH or federally managed fisheries in the Gulf
of Mexico. Our final determination relative to project impacts and the need for mitigation
measures is subject to review by and coordination with the National Marine Fisheries Service.
If the proposed work involves deposits of dredged or fill material into navigable waters,
the evaluation of the probable impacts will include the application of guidelines established by
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Also, a certification that the
proposed activity will not violate water quality standards will be required from the Department of
Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Services before a permit is issued.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice,
that a public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public hearings shall
state, with particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing. You are requested to
communicate the information contained in this notice to any other parties whom you deem
likely to have interest in the matter.
JOHN M. HERMAN
Chief, Central Evaluation Section
Regulatory Branch
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45'
DRAINAGE FLOW POST DEVELOPMENT
SERVITUDE LINE
EXISTING CULVERT
PROPOSED CULVERT
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BUILDING SETBACK LINE
5 FT. CONC. SIDEWALK
PROPOSED DETENTION PONDS = 1.75 AC
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VOLUME TO BE EXCAVATED
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PROJECT DATA
PROJECT AREA = 15.3 ACRES
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL LOTS = 91
TOTAL MISC. TRACTS = 4
LENGTH OF STREETS = 3,030 LIN. FT
POND AREA = 1.75 ACRES
COMMON AREAS = (4) 3.16 ACRES
NON-WETLAND WATERS
TO BE FILLED
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THIS SITE IS LOCATED IN FLOOD ZONE "X"
PER FEMA FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP
NUMBER: 22033C 0265F, DATED 6-19-2012.
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BASE DRAWINGS PROVIDED BY:
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WETLANDS TO BE IMPACTED
VIA - FILLING & GRADING (0.52 ACRE)
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PROPOSED
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WETLANDS IMPACTED - EXCAVATION
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LEGEND:
EXISTING GRADE
PROPOSED GRADE
PROPOSED CONCRETE
WETLANDS IMPACTED VIA EXCAVATION
AREA TO BE EXCAVATED
AREA TO BE FILLED
PROPOSED CULVERT
ELEVATION - N.G.V.D
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PROPOSED
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ELEVATION - N.G.V.D
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ELEVATION - N.G.V.D
PROPOSED
GRADE
PL
PL
HOME FOUNDATION
40'
35'
WETLANDS TO BE
FILLED
30'
EXISTING GRADE
SECTION B-B
PROFILE VIEW
LEGEND
15' DRAINAGE SERVITUDE
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PROPERTY LINE
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SIDEWALK
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STREET
TYPICAL LOT LAYOUT
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NOTE: LOT DEMINSION VARIES
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