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Donate NowStatus: DHEC denied permit. Applicant appealed the denial and won his appeal in Administrative Law Court (ALC). DHEC and CCL have appealed the ALC decision and the SC Supreme Court heard this appeal on May 25, 2010. We are awaiting ruling of SC Supreme Court.
What is the issue?
In 2008 the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) denied a permit to build a bridge to a small (0.27 acre) island in Fripp Island. The applicant appealed this denial to the Adminstrative Law Court and the League intervened through the SC Environmental Law Project. The ALC ruled in favor of the applicant, who maintains that the parcel in question is not an island. CCL and OCRM have appealed the ALC decision and the case was taken up by the SC Supreme Court.
How would it affect South Carolina?
Undeveloped marsh islands represent unique ecosystems with diverse flora and fauna and should be protected from development as called for under state regulations.
What can you do about it?
Join in protecting these undisturbed marine habitats by supporting the legal expenses for pursuing our law suit and upholding OCRM regulations for preserving the remaining thousands of undeveloped marsh islands in the state’s coastal areas.
- OCRM will remain the authority in determining what constitutes coastal islands under clear regulatory guidelines.
- The door could be opened for varying interpretations of what are or are not coastal islands, and these undisturbed habitats could be lost to development.
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