ORDERS:
AGREEMENT AND CONSENT ORDER
The parties hereto are hereinafter referred to as Murray, Taylor, Erickson, and OCRM. This matter arises out of an Appeal
by Murray and Taylor of an amended dock permit issued to Erickson by OCRM, permit under OCRM 00-1034. After
extended litigation between the parties through their attorneys they have reached a final settlement of all the issues on
Appeal by agreeing to the following:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is a drawing of the dock as it will be re-configured giving the dimensions and location of
the elements of the dock including the pier head, the floater, and the boatlift. This drawing was done by Duncan O'Quinn,
the dock builder who will commence work on the re-configuration of the dock immediately and will have the work
completed within Ninety (90) days of the date of this agreement.
2. It is agreed that Erickson will not cover, by roof or other means, the pier head.
3. It is agreed that lighting, if any on the pier head, will not exceed an incandescent light of more than one hundred (100)
watts which light, if erected and utilized, will be shielded with a three hundred sixty (360) degree circular shield with no
portion of the bulb extending below any portion of the shield.
4. It is agreed that any shellfish resources will not be disturbed to the maximum extent feasible. If any shellfish resources
should be affected by the structure, then the parties agrees to move said resources.
5. It is agreed that the work required to reconfigure the dock will cost Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and will be paid
as follows:
a) Three thousand dollars ($3000.00) from Taylor;
b) Three thousand dollars ($3000) from Murray;
c) Three thousand dollars ($3000) from Erickson; and
d) The balance of One thousand dollars ($1000.00) is to be made up by a deduction of Five hundred dollars ($500.00) in
legal fees from the Taylor and Murray attorney, V. M. Manning Smith, and a deduction of Five hundred dollars ($500.00)
in legal fees Brent Kiker, the Erickson attorney.
6. OCRM agrees that the above proposal of dock re-configuration is in conformance with its rules and regulations and
consents thereto without further administrative process or permit amendment.
7. This agreement is intended to and does herewith comprise a full release and discharge of any and all pending, past, or
present claims of any nature whatsoever whether legal, equitable, or administrative by and between the parties arising from
this action. Through their signatures below, the parties herewith bind their heirs, successors, and assigns to the terms of
this agreement forever.
8. In light of the foregoing agreement of the parties and having considered the issues raised by the parties in their pleadings
and briefs heretofore filed with this Court, it is ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that that the foregoing
agreement become the Order of this Court not subject to Appeal or reconsideration by any of the parties and that this Order
forever ends this matter.
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Honorable Ray N. Stevens
Administrative Law Judge
This 22nd day of March, 2002
Columbia, South Carolina
I Consent:
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V.M. Manning Smith, Esquire J. Brent Kiker, Esquire
Attorney for the Plaintiffs Attorney for the Defendants
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Mary D. Shahid, Esquire
Attorney for the Defendants, OCRM |