§ 196A-12. Coastal Erosion

I. Banks subject to erosion primarily from episodic storms

(1) Where the distance from the building foundation to the top of the bank is greater than 40 feet, only soft solutions will be permitted.

(2) If the distance from the building foundation to the top of the bank is less than 40 feet, a CES may be allowed. However, the greater the distance the building is from the top of the bank, the lower the height of the CES should be. Notwithstanding the above, the height of the CES may be such that following storm induced bank erosion, or a slump above it, at least 30 feet should remain between the building foundation and the top of the bank.

Where a coastal bank is subject both to episodic storms and steady erosion from lunar cycle tides, protection may be approved for the more severe threat.