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TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA
January 23, 2013
New Hanover County’s Technical Review Committee (TRC) will meet on
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Finance Conference Room – 500,
New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington,
NC to discuss the following:
2:00 p.m. Item 1: Wendover South - ( Performance Plan) – Request by Coastal
Site Design for Pyramid Homes, Inc. to consider preliminary site plan
approval of a 15 lot division located near the 7300 block of Darden Road.
Wendover South was “continued” by TRC on December 19, 2012 to
allow the developer’s engineer time to revisit the diameter of the cul-
de-sac, sidewalk width, and extension of the Craftsman Way right-of-
way to the property boundary.
Project Data
Zoning District: R-15 Residential
Water Service: Public (CFPUA)
Sewer Service: Public (CFPUA)
Road Designation: Public (40’ right-of-way)
Lots: 15 (single family)
Acreage: 5.98
LOS: No Available Data on Darden Road
Land Class: Watershed Resource Protection
Wendover South Site Plan History
Wendover South (formerly Glen Darden) was preliminarily approved by TRC in June,
2005 for 15 residential lots. During the two year preliminarily validity period, no final
plat(s) were reviewed, approved or recorded. The preliminary site plan expired in June,
2007.
Site Plan Observations
Pavement width of Craftsman Way acceptable to County Fire Services
Storm water and erosion control plans may need be updated w/ maintenance
storm water system via HOA
Open space needs to be labeled as drainage easements
Access to ponds for maintenance
Revised NCDOT Driveway Permit
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2:20 p.m. Item 2: Overlook at Middle Sound (Performance Plan) – Request by
Thomas & Hutton for D.R. Horton to consider preliminary site plan
approval of a 42 lot division located near the 3100 block of Middle Sound
Loop Road.
Project Data
Zoning District: R-15 & R-20 Residential
Water Service: Public (CFPUA)
Sewer Service: Public (CFPUA)
Road Designation: Private (45’ right-of-way)
Lots: 42 (single family)
Acreage: 30.64
LOS: A/B (Free Flowing Traffic)
Land Classification: Watershed Resource Protection
Overlook Site Plan History
None. However, this real estate was formally known as Ridgefield subdivision and was
preliminarily approved by TRC for 60 lots in 2009. With the down turn in the economy,
project construction did not commence. The proposed project is under new ownership.
Site Plan Observations
Density in the R-20 portion of the project can’t exceed 1.9 units per acre
The conservation resource Swamp Forest (WSF) has been identified on the
southern portion of the property. The acreage of the resource will need to be
identified via field observation
Several regulated trees will need to be mitigated prior to final plat approval
Fifteen feet of dedicated right-of-way is required along the road frontage of the
project
2:45 p.m. Item 3: Tarin Woods (Traffic Calming Devices) – Request by Coastal
Site Design for E-85 Transport, LLC to consider placement of four (4)
traffic calming devices (“table top”) along Lt. Congleton Road. The
project is anchored between Battle Park subdivision to the west and Big
Cypress Farms subdivision to the east, south of Monkey Junction.
Tarin Woods Project History
Tarin Woods was preliminarily approved by the TRC in July, 2012 for 130 single family
lots with publically designated streets. In November, 2012, TRC approved the re-designa-
tion of the roads from public to private due to geographic and storm water drainage
constraints.
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Tarin Woods Proposal
In accordance with Section 41-1(7)(1) of the County Subdivision Ordinance, the
Developers are proposing four (4) traffic calming devices on Lt. Congleton Road.
The “table top” devices are proposed to be located between lots 74/75, near lots 79/104,
81/85 and lot 84. Institute of Transportation (ITE) standards have been used as noted
on the cross-section of the plan.
Site Plan Observations
Devices should not be within five feet of residential driveways and twenty feet of
perpendicular intersections
Storm water flow must not be affected or inhibited
Maintenance of devices through HOA/POA Covenants
Existing speed humps on Lt. Congleton Road must be removed