RoundTreeRidgeTRCapprovalNEW HANOVER COUNTY
PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT Chris O’Keefe, AICP
230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Planning & Inspections Director
Wilmington, North Carolina Dennis Bordeaux
Telephone (910) 798-7165 Inspections Manager
FAX (910) 798-7053 Ken Vafier, AICP
planningdevelopment.nhcgov.com Planning Manager
June 9, 2016
Steve Shuttleworth
TRS Holdings, LLC
420 Beasley Road
Wilmington, NC 28409
VIA EMAIL: steve@steveshuttleworth.com
Re: Round Tree Ridge – Performance Subdivision – Preliminary Plat
Mr. Shuttleworth:
At the June 8, 2016 Technical Review Committee (TRC) meeting, the TRC conditionally approved
the preliminary plat for Round Tree Ridge, a performance residential development consisting of 55
lots. The vote by the TRC was 5-0 with the following conditions:
1) No gates, traffic calming devices, or on-street parking shall be provided unless reviewed
and approved by the TRC.
2) A letter from AQUA Utilities verifying sewer capacity and commitment shall be submitted
prior to final plat approval.
3) A Jurisdictional Determination from the Army Corps of Engineers shall be submitted prior to
final plat approval.
4) An agreement with the Lehigh Estates development shall be made concerning the
maintenance responsibilities of the portion of Lehigh Road which has currently not been
accepted into the state maintenance system, OR language shall be added to the Round
Tree Ridge’s restrictive covenants obligating the development’s HOA to participate in the
maintenance of said portion of Lehigh Road.
5) A sidewalk shall be installed on one side of the southern street stub and shall be extended
to the property line.
6) A tree mitigation plan shall be submitted prior to issuance of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation
Control permits.
7) Pedestrian access shall be provided to the passive recreation area in the northwestern
portion of the development. This may be achieved by either providing safe travel over the
jurisdictional ditch located east of the passive recreation area and a proposed stormwater
pond, or locating and providing a different access from Lehigh Road.
8) Place illustrate the location of street lights and street signs on the plat.
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The application further requested a waiver from the maximum cul-de-sac length standard of
the County’s Subdivision Ordinance. The TRC reviewed the request and decided to grant the waiver
due to the surrounding land use relationships. The required street stub will be located further east,
farther away from the cul-de-sac, but in a location to where it will line up with existing and planned
right-of-ways. This will allow the future road to provide interconnectivity to more properties in the
area.
Please note that additional local, State, and Federal regulations may be applicable to the
Round Tree Ridge development.
Attending the meeting were Chairman Jordy Rawl (Planning Board) along with voting members
Brad Schuler (Planning/Inspections staff), David Candela (County Engineering), Bill McDow
(WMPO), and David Stone (County Fire). Also attending the meeting were Ben Andrea and John
Townsend (Planning/Inspections staff), Matt Tribett (CFPUA), Wallace Gray (AT&T), and Jon L.
Wayne from Hanover Design Services, Tom Smith, and you.
Please resubmit eight copies of the preliminary plat meeting the applicable conditions listed
above to our office for approval.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns. I can be reached directly at (910) 798-7447
or bschuler@nhcgov.com.
Sincerely,
Brad Schuler, AICP
Current Planner
cc: Tom Smith, trsmithms@gmail.com
Jon L. Wayne, jwayne@hdsilm.com
Engineering, Iannucci/map
WMPO, McDow/map
CFPUA, Tribett/map
Fire, Stone/map
File/map