SB 19

Enacts new GS 113A-113.1, designating Jockey's Ridge (the tallest active sand dune along the Atlantic Coast of the US) as a unique coastal geological formation area of environmental concern. Describes the boundaries of Jockey Ridge's area of environmental concern. Specifies the following three use standards that development within the area of environmental concern must follow: (1) requires a permit for development requiring the removal of greater than ten cubic yards of sand per year; (2) any sand that is removed must be deposited at locations within the Jockey's Ridge State Park designated by the Division of Coastal Management in consultation with the Division of Parks and Recreation; and (3) development activities cannot significantly alter or retard the free movement of sand except when necessary for the purpose of maintaining or constructing a road, residential or commercial structure, accessway, lawn or garden, or parking area, unless allowed by the Management Plan of Jockey's Ridge State Park.