Colonial Ridge_20090219_Jerry_Taylor_NCDOT
North Carolina Department of Transportation
TRC Comments
Jerry Taylor
Telephone: 341.0500
February 19, 2009
Colonial Ridge
These comments are preliminary and are subject to further review upon receipt
of the additional information requested. Therefore, additional comments and /or
requirements may be required for this site.
If the developer anticipates adding or petitioning for addition to the state system,
all roads/streets should be designed and constructed in conformance with the
current North Carolina Department of Transportation design and construction
guidelines. Contact the District Engineers office with regards to submittals,
telephone 910.251.2655
The following streets shall be constructed in their entirety to promote
interconnectivity and emergency response:
Appomattox Drive
Chickamauga Drive
Streets should change from public to private right-of-way at an intersection rather
than mid-block.
It is recommended that property lines at street intersections be rounded with a
radius of twenty-five (25) feet.
A NCDOT Driveway Permit is required. Submit a plan in accordance with pages
14 and 15 of the NCDOT driveway Manual to include access locations within
500’ of the proposed access on both sides of the State road. Submit to the local
NCDOT District Engineers Office.
NCDOT Encroachment Agreement required for utility connections or installation
within NCDOT right of way. Exceptions granted for short side taps that will
require no pavement cut or excavation within the 1:1 slope as it relates to
existing edge of pavement.
Concrete Sidewalk shall meet Std. 848.01.
Sidewalk shall not be permitted in areas where no Curb and Gutter exist.
Wheelchair Ramps shall meet Std. 848.05
Provide stormwater calculations for the proposed site driveway pipe to verify that
it is sized correctly.
Adequate horizontal and vertical sight distances should be reserved at all
proposed entrances.
Foliage that interferes with sight distance should be cut back to protect lines of
sight.
Curb cuts and curb ramps should be constructed in conformance with the
“Guidelines for Curb Cuts and Ramps for Disabled Persons,” if applicable.
Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Storm drainage shall not be permitted under the
pavement structure, unless, it is place perpendicular to the centerline.