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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Coastal Management »   Coastal Management Permits »   Local Permit Officers

Local Permit Officers

NORTHERN DISTRICT

DCM Washington Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889
 
COURIER:  16-04-01
TELEPHONE: (252) 946-6481
FAX: (252) 948-0478
 
DISTRICT MANAGER
Kelly Spivey  (252) 948-3851
 
FIELD REPRESENTATIVES
Ashley Grandy (252) 948-3854   
Shane Staples (252) 948-3850
Kent Vaughan (252) 948-3853
      
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Keri Sparks (252) 948-3820       
JURISDICTION
[by County, including all Towns within these Counties: Beaufort, Hyde, Pamlico, Tyrrell, Washington]
Permits written by Washington DCM Field Office for Counties: Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington
 
BEAUFORT COUNTY
Permits written by Washington DCM Field Office
 
HYDE COUNTY
Permits written by Washington DCM Field Office 
 
PAMLICO COUNTY
P.O. Box 776
Bayboro, NC 28515
LPO: Skip Lee, Ray Bennett, Lauren Murray
TELEPHONE: (252) 745-3861 FAX:  (252) 745-7067
 
TYRRELL COUNTY
Permits written byWashington DCM Field Office
 
CITY OF WASHINGTON
Permits written Washington DCM Field Office
 
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Permits written by Washington DCM Field Office
 
 

NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT

 
DCM Elizabeth City District Office
401 S. Griffin St., Ste 300, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
 
TELEPHONE: (252) 264-3901
 
DISTRICT MANAGER
Ronald Renaldi Ext. 235              
 
FIELD REPRESENTATIVES
Yvonne Carver Ext. 237 District LPO Coordinator
Robert Corbett Ext. 233
Sarah Loeffler Ext. 232
Cynthia Rountree Ext. 234
 
DISTRICT PLANNER
Charlan Owens Ext. 236    
 
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 
Ella Godfrey Ext. 231
 
JURISDICTION
[by County, including all Towns within these Counties:  Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans]
Permits written by Elizabeth City Field Office for Counties and Municipalities: Bertie, Camden, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Town of Manteo
 
CHOWAN COUNTY
P. O. Box 1030
Edenton, NC  27932
LPO:  Mr. Holly Colombo  
TELEPHONE: (252) 482-5618 FAX: (252) 482-5697
 
CURRITUCK COUNTY
153 Courthouse Road, Suite 110
Currituck, NC  27929
LPOs: Stacey Smith (252-232-6027); Debbie Lashomb (252-232-6026); Bill Newns (252-232-6023); Ron Schaecher (252-232-6024); Richard Godsey (252-232-6020); Jason Corbell (252-232-6029); Jennie Newbern Turner  (252-232-6031); Jason Litteral (252-232-2052)
             
CURRITUCK COUNTY INSPECTIONS (Satellite Office)
P. O. Box 73
Corolla, NC  27927
LPO: Matthew Kirkendall (252-232-6033); James (Jim)  Berge (252-232-6021); Savannah Newbern (252-232-6066)
FAX: (252) 453-8300
 
DARE COUNTY
P. O. Box 1000
Manteo, NC  27954
LPO: KD Jackson (252-475-5879); Noah Gillam (252-475-5876)
             
TOWN OF DUCK
P. O. Box 8369
Duck, NC  27949
LPOs: Joe Heard (Ext. 224); Sandy Cross (Ext. 226); James Gould (Ext. 241)
TELEPHONE: (252) 255-1234 FAX: (252) 255-1236
 
TOWN OF KILL DEVIL HILLS
P. O. Box 1719
Kill Devil Hills, NC  27948
LPO:  Donna Elliott (252-449-5310);  Meredith Guns (252-449-5314); Cameron Ray (252-449-5318); Ryan Lang (252-449-5315)
FAX: (252) 441-4102
                
TOWN OF KITTY HAWK
P. O. Box 549
Kitty Hawk, NC  27949
LPO: Rob Testerman
TELEPHONE: (252) 261-3552  FAX: (252) 261-7900
 
TOWN OF NAGS HEAD
P. O. Box 99
Nags Head, NC  27959
LPO: Margaux Kerr (252-449-6045), Kelly Wyatt (252-449-6042), Lily Nieberding (252-449-6048), Ed Snyder (252-449-6046), Kylie Shephard (252-449-6047)
TELEPHONE: (252) 441-5508 (or) 441-7016  FAX: (252) 441-7290
                       
TOWN OF SOUTHERN SHORES
5375 N. Virginia Dare Trail
Southern Shores, NC  27949
LPOs:  Wes Haskett (252-261-2394); Marcey Baum (252-261-4850)
FAX: (252) 255-0876
 
CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY
P. O. Box 347, Elizabeth City, NC  27909
LPO: Alvin Rountree, Chief Building Inspector (252-337-6672 Ext. 228); Paul Kahl, Building Inspector (252-337-6672 Ext. 224);  Allen Lawrence Jr (AJ), Building Inspector (252-337-6672 Ext. 292)
FAX: (252) 338-1857   

CENTRAL DISTRICT

*N.C. Division of Coastal Management Headquarters Office*
Morehead City DCM District Office
400 Commerce Ave., Morehead City, NC 28557
 
COURIER: 11-12-09 
TELEPHONE: (252) 808-2808
FAX: (252) 247-3330
 
DIRECTOR 
Braxton C. Davis
                                
ENFORCEMENT & COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR/DISTRICT MANAGER 
Heather Styron
 
FIELD REPRESENTATIVES
Brad Connell Ext. 214
Tina Martin Ext. 210
VACANT Ext. 216                     
Curt Weychert Ext. 211
 
NCDOT PROJECT COORDINATOR:
Stephen Lane Ext. 208
 
DISTRICT PLANNER
Rachel Love-Adrick Ext. 203          
 
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Amanda Cannon, Administrative Support for Major Permits
Ext. 206
Madeline Keefe, Administrative Support for General Permits, Minor Permits & Violations
Ext. 200
 
JURISDICTION
[by County, including all Towns within these Counties: Carteret, Craven, Onslow]
 
TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH
P. O. Box 10
Atlantic Beach, NC  28512
LPO: Elisabeth Webster
Town Manager: David Walker
TELEPHONE: (252) 726-4456  FAX: (252) 727-7043
    
COUNTY OF CARTERET
Planning & Development
402 Broad Street
Beaufort, NC  28516
LPO: J. D. O’Neal, Sheila Slater; Gene Foxworth; Gregg Hartman; Chris Jones; Sammy Graham
Town Manager: Tommy Burns
(Building Code Administrator) Work Cell: (252) 241-3032        
TELEPHONE: (252) 728-8545  FAX: (252) 732-2065
 
(Western Office)
LPO: Tracy Barnes, Dean Lombreglia, Phillip Haning, Jason Carman
TELEPHONE: (252) 222-5833   FAX: (252) 393-3205    
          
TOWN OF CAPE CARTERET
102 Dolphin Street
Cape Carteret, NC 28584
LPO-Town Administrator: Zachary Steffey    
TELEPHONE: (252) 393-8483  FAX: (252) 393-6799
 
TOWN OF EMERALD ISLE
7500 Emerald Drive
Emerald Isle, NC  28594
LPO: Jeff Hall; Michelle Eitner
Town Manager: Matt Zapp
TELEPHONE: (252) 354-8548  FAX: (252) 354-5387
 
TOWN OF MOREHEAD CITY
706 Arendell St.
Morehead City, NC  28557
LPO: Jeannie Drake (Ext. 138)-Code Enforcement Officer; Annie Bunnell (Ext. 125)-Planning & Inspections Asst.; Barb Lynch (Ext. 119); Ryan Eggleston (Ext. 137)
TELEPHONE: (252) 726-6848  FAX: (252) 726-2267
                  
TOWN OF PINE KNOLL SHORES
100 Municipal Circle
Pine Knoll Shores, NC  28512
LPO: Sarah Williams; Jim Taylor, Kevin Reed
Town Manager: Brian Kramer
TELEPHONE: (252) 247-4353 Ext. 20  FAX: (252) 247-4355
                                 
COUNTY OF CRAVEN
Planning & Inspections
2828 Neuse Blvd.
New Bern, NC  28560
LPO: Chad Strawn (Asst. Planning Director), Jason Frederick, Donnie LaVelle 
TELEPHONE: (252) 636-6618  FAX: (252) 636-5190
 
CITY OF NEW BERN         
P. O. Box 1129
New Bern, NC  28563
LPO: Matthew Boswell
TELEPHONE: (252) 639-2941  FAX: (252) 635-4973
                  
TOWN OF RIVERBEND
45 Shoreline Drive
River Bend, NC  28562
LPO: Allison McCollum; Delane Jackson (Town Manager)
TELEPHONE: (252) 638-3870 Ext. 216
 
COUNTY OF ONSLOW
234 NW Corridor Blvd.
Jacksonville, NC  28540              
LPO: Sammie Rogers (910-989-3065); David Barnhardt (910-989-3078); Kendrick Stanton (910-989-3075)
FAX: (910) 347-5759
 
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE
P.O. Box 128
Jacksonville, NC 28541-0128
LPO:  Pat Donovan-Brandenburg, Andy Bourland
TELEPHONE: (910) 938-6446  FAX: (910) 938-5208
                        

SOUTHERN DISTRICT

Wilmington Regional Office
127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, NC 28405-3845
 
TELEPHONE: (910) 796-7215
FAX: (910) 395-3964 (DCM Office) or (910) 350-2004 (DEQ-WiRO)
COURIER: 04-16-33
 
DISTRICT MANAGER: Tara MacPherson (910) 796-7266
 
BEACH & INLET MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR:
Heather Coats (910) 796-7302
 
FIELD REPRESENTATIVES:
Patrick Amico (910) 796-7425
Brendon Brock (910) 796-7270
Jason Dail (910) 796-7221
Bryan Hall (910) 796-7423
 
DISTRICT PLANNER:
Mike Christenbury (910) 796-7476
 
LPO MINOR PERMIT COORDINATOR:
Robb Mairs (910) 796-7301
 
PERMIT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN:
Tanya Pietila (910) 796-7226
 
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT:
Anita Webb (910) 796-7427
 
JURISDICTION
[by County, including all Towns within these Counties: Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender]
 
COUNTY OF BRUNSWICK
P. O. Box 249
Bolivia, NC  28422
LPO: Connie Marlowe
TELEPHONE: (910) 253-2034 (or) [800-621-0609]  FAX:(910) 253-2437
 
VILLAGE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND
P. O. Box 3009
Bald Head Island, NC 28461
LPO: Stephen Boyett, Chris McCall
TELEPHONE: (910) 457-9700 & (910) 457-6255  FAX: (910) 457-6206
 
TOWN OF CALABASH
882 Persimmon Rd.
Calabash, NC  28467               
LPO: George Mabes
TELEPHONE: (910-398-0152  FAX: (910) 579-5495
 
CASWELL BEACH-Town Hall (910) 278-5471        
Permits issued by Tara MacPherson: Wilmington DCM Office (910) 796-7425
 
TOWN OF HOLDEN BEACH
110 Rothschild Street
Holden Beach, NC  28462
LPO: Rhonda Wooten
TELEPHONE: (910) 842-6080  FAX: (910) 842-7003
 
TOWN OF OAK ISLAND
4601 E. Oak Island Dr.
Oak Island, NC  28465
LPO:  Steve Edwards, Julie Edge, Courtney Millikon
TELEPHONE: (910) 278-5024  FAX: (910) 278-1811
               
TOWN OF OCEAN ISLE BEACH
Ocean Isle Beach Town Hall
3 West Third Street
Ocean Isle Beach, NC  28469
LPO:  Keith Dycus, Justin Whiteside
TELEPHONE: (910) 579-3469  FAX: (910) 579-2940
 
TOWN OF SHALLOTTE-Town Hall (910) 754-4032
Permits issued by Brendan Brock: Wilmington DCM Office (910) 796-7270
 
CITY OF SOUTHPORT      
1029 N. Howe Street, Suite 100
Southport, NC  28461
LPO: Thomas Lloyd, Planner; Kiley Barefoot
TELEPHONE: (910) 457-7925  FAX: (910) 457-7957
 
TOWN OF SUNSET BEACH
700 Sunset Blvd. N.
Sunset Beach, NC  28468
LPO:  Katie Atkins (primary); Stanley Dills (secondary)
TELEPHONE: (910) 579-6297  (Atkins ext. 1004); (Dills ext. 1013) FAX: (910) 579-1840
 
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER
County Inspections Department
230 Government Center Dr., Suite 110
Wilmington, NC  28403
LPO: Christine Bouffard, Wendell Biddle, Andres Baena (910-798-7521)  
TELEPHONE: (910) 798-7118 x2  FAX: (910) 798-7053
 
TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH                
1121 N. Lake Park Boulevard
Carolina Beach, NC  28428
LPO: Jeremy Hardison, Miles Murphy, Gloria Abbotts
TELEPHONE: (910) 458-2991; 458-2978 (Planning Dept.)  FAX: (910) 458-2997
 
TOWN OF KURE BEACH
117 Settlers Lane
Kure Beach, NC  28449
LPO:  John J. Batson                                         
Administrative Assistant: Bethany White
TELEPHONE: (910) 458-6535  FAX: (910) 458-4269
 
TOWN OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
P.O. Box 626 Wrightsville Beach, NC  28480
LPO: Tony Wilson, Robert O’Quinn
TELEPHONE: (910) 256-7937  FAX: (910) 256-6848
 

 

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