TRC Agenda Packet 9.21.22TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA
September 21st, 2022
New Hanover County’s Technical Review Committee (TRC) will meet Wednesday , September 21st,
2022 at 2:00 p.m. to discuss the below items.
PLEASE NOTE:
This meeting will be conducted remotely via teleconference Wednesday, September 21st, at 2:00 p.m.
Interested parties can contact the Planning and Land Use Department at 910-798-7165 for more
information.
Item 1: Rimel Ventures Warehousing– Major Site Plan – SITECN-22-000043
Request by Jason Rimel, Rimel Ventures LLC., for a warehousing use. The subject property is proposed to
be constructed in the North Kerr Industrial Park on the north side Pennington Drive west on the existing
FedEx Facility. It consists of 1.9 acres and is zoned I -2. John Tunstall with Norris and Tunstall is the civil
engineer (jtunstall@ntengineers.com). The planner assigned is Ron Meredith (rmeredith@nhcgov.com,
910-798-7441).
Item 2: Sketch plan review – office/retail – Major Site Plan
Request by Garry S. Pape, GSP Consulting, PllC for an office/retail use. The subject property is proposed
to be constructed at 7887 Market Street. It consists of two parcels totaling 3.44 acres and is split zoned
O&I and CZD B-2. Please be prepared to discuss during the meeting. The planner assigned is Zack
Dickerson (zdickerson@nhcgov.com, 910-798-7444).
This meeting is open to the public by calling 1-336-218-2051 and entering Phone Conference Meeting
ID: 676 946 548#, Passcode: Ew75uR, Meeting ID: 266 384 898 488
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To: John Tunstall, Norris and Tunstall consulting Engineers P.C. (jtunstall@ntengineers.com)
Jason Rimel, Rimel Ventures, LLC (Jason.rimel@gmail.com)
From: Ron Meredith, Current Planner
Egov # SITECN-22-000043
PID: R03400-001-058-000
Date: September 21, 2022
Subject: Pennington Drive Rimel Ventures, LLC – Commercial Site Plan – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the September 21, 2022 TRC meeting. Additional
comments may be made upon further review of subsequent revisions.
Please note: following the TRC meeting, a revised preliminary plan addressing each of the below items
must be resubmitted prior to receiving site plan approval.
Planning, Ron Meredith 910-798-7441
1. Zoning district: I-2
2. Proposal
a. Proposed Building height 45 FT.
b. Proposed Use is: Warehouse:
The storing of goods, wares, and merchandise within an enclosed building,
whether for the owners or others. There is little on-site sales activity with the
customer present. Uses include: cold storage facilities (including frozen food
lockers); distribution warehouses (used primarily for temporary storage pending
distribution in response to customer orders); storage warehouses (used for
storage by retail stores such as furniture and appliance stores);
warehouse storerooms; or similar uses.
3. Does the definition of the use (included above) represent the proposal, if not the use will be
redefined.
4. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Please show the location of any signs and note any proposed sign is subject to Section
5.6. of the UDO.
b. The invoice has not been paid for the site plan review. Please call 910-798-7308 to pay
invoice# INV-00086402 , associated with Case# SITECN-22-000043
c. Please add the peak our trip data.
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d. It appears that the PID may be wrong and may be a remnant of the pre-subdivided tract.
Correct PID R03400-001-118-000, please verify.
e. Please clearly label all loading spaces, dumpsters, outdoor storage areas, and ground level
mechanical equipment, where applicable.
f. Will there be a gate for this facility? If so, please show the location of the gate/fence and
notate access point to the secured area.
5. Signs:
a. Please note any sign is subject to Section 5.6. of the UDO and note any other planned
locations of signs.
5. Access:
a. Please provide all NCDOT approvals upon receipt. Please be aware that no building permit
will be issued until NCDOT has issued the Driveway Permit.
6. Landscaping:
a. Please submit a landscape plan in accordance with UDO Section 5.4, to include the
following:
i. Street Yards.
ii. Foundation plantings to equal 12% of the face of the building.
iii. Interior parking landscaping, this is required to equal 8% of the parking area.
iv. Screening is required for the dumpsters if applicable, a detail showing materials
and the screening is required, UDO Section 5.4.4.C.2.
6. Lighting:
a. Please provide a light plan- approval of the lighting plan is required before site plan
approval (Section 10.3.6, Site Plan) or zoning compliance approval (Section 10.3.8, Zoning
Compliance Approval), whichever comes first. A lighting plan must be provided to illustrate
that street lighting, all exterior lighting, and indoor lighting visible from outside shall be
designed and located so that the maximum illumination measured in foot candles at
ground level at a lot line, UDO Section 5.5. Please refer to Table 5.5.4.B of the UDO.
b. Before the building permit can be issued, documentation must be provided to illustrate
that illumination plan.
7. Easements:
a. Please label Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, and Water Main Utility Easements, UDO
Section 6.2.2.
8. Tree Retention:
a. Please apply for a Tree Removal Permit.
b. Please be aware that a Tree Removal Permit is required prior to any land disturbance
activities. Please provide the specific species (Loblolly Pine, Long Leaf Pine, etc.) of the
trees to be removed or retained to determine required mitigation.
c. Clearly illustrate what trees are being preserved and what trees are proposed to remain.
d. Please see the chart below for an example of what Staff is looking for as a tree inventory
requirement.
e. All specimen trees located within subject tract are required to be illustrated as well. UDO
Section 5.3.5.C The removal of any specimen tree is prohibited on any parcel unless
exempt according to Section 10.3.11, Variance Zoning and Subdivision. If a specimen tree
is removed without a permit, the penalty for this violation shall be twice the mitigation
fee.
f. Please be aware that there are optional incentives for retaining trees on site, UDO Section
5.3.8.A.2.
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g. Please see the chart below indicating the documented, significant, and specimen trees
regulated by the County.
h. Per UDO Section 5.3.4.C, of the UDO requires a minimum of 15 trees at least 2” DBH must
be retained or planted on the parcel where development occurs for each acre or
proportionate area disturbed. Please add a note to the Landscape Plan showing has this
requirement has been met.
i. Please note that required landscaping for the project can be credited to meet this
requirement, however, required landscaping does not count towards mitigation, if
applicable.
j. Per UDO Section 5.3.6.B, please be aware that prior to any construction activity protection
fencing is required around protected trees or tree stands. The fencing shall be a minimum
of four feet and shall remain in place through completion of construction activities.
k. Tree inventory plans are required to reflect the trees being retained and the trees being
removed clearly. Please see the example below, which illustrate the trees with the X’s
being removed and the trees and the trees being preserved showing the protection in the
correct placement.
l. Please include the tree data within a table as shown below.
9. Parking:
a. Please verify the width of all the parking spaces and the drive isles.
b. Parking count appears to be compliant at 1.5/1,000 s (Warehousing)
10. Please be aware that no building permit will be issued until NCDOT has issued the Driveway Permit.
11. Considering there are two parcels, and each parcel has a shared ingress egress, an easement would
be required to be recorded for the common driven drive isles and or parking area.
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Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-508-0234
1. Lot 114 N. Kerr Industrial Park - Pennington Drive
a. I have reviewed this project and county fire is good with this project.
b. A Section 510 study is required. Emergency First Responder Radio coverage.
c. Please follow the Guidelines of Appendix J - Building Info. Signage
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. A land disturbing and a stormwater permit issued by the County are required for this project.
Please submit for permits as the design is completed.
2. Please forward the revised state stormwater permit when completed. Please verify that pond #3
will only have 9,720 SF for future impervious.
3. A land disturbing and stormwater permit issued by the County will be required. Please submit for
permits as the design is completed.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
1. CFPUA Comments:
2. CFPUA TRC Comments provided are preliminary comments only.
3. Utility Plan review required by CFPUA. CFPUA is moving toward becoming paperless. When ready
to submit plan review package, upload all documents to
https://www.cfpua.org/FormCenter/Engineering-3/Engineering-Plan-Review-103.
4. CFPUA water and sewer available.
5. Meter Sizing Form will be required.
6. Private Sewer Easement will be required for Building 1.
NCDOT, Patrick Wurzel 910-398-9100
1. These preliminary comments and are based on the plans as submitted for the proposed site and
are subject to further review upon receipt of any additional information. Subsequently, additional
comments and/or requirements may be necessary for this site.
2. This road is public but has not been accepted to the state system. In order for it to be eligible to be
taken over in the future, work in the right of way will need to be completed to NCDOT standards.
You can coordinate with the district office with any questions 910-398-9100.
3.
Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732
1. Environmental Health has no records of any well or septic systems on Kitty Hawk Rd. or Pennington
Rd. Site will have to connect to public water and sewer or individual septic and well permits must
be applied.
2. Environmental Health has no records of any well or septic systems on Kitty Hawk Rd. or Pennington
Rd. Site will have to connect to public water and sewer or individual septic and well permits must
be applied.
US Army Corps of Engineers Brad Shaver Project Manager (910) 251 -4611
1. The Corps reviewed the application below and we do have a jurisdictional determination on the
property that includes wetland waters of the US and non-wetland waters of the US. It appears a
permit will be triggered from the current request.
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WMPO, Jamar Johnson 910-343-3915
1. Please note that any pavement markings or signage in the public ROW shall comply with the
MUTCD.
2. Please confirm whether pedestrian access route will be ADA accessible.
3. Consider designating the handicap parking space with the parking aisle to the right of the space as
van accessible.
4. NCDOT Projects:
TIP Projects in the Area: N/A
5. WMPO 2045 Projects: N/A
6. New Hanover County CTP: N/A
Addressing, Katherine May 910-798-7443
1. It appears that no address has been assigned at this time.
2. List all planned units/ suites if applicable.
Comments not received at this time from:
Emergency Services & E911, Steve Still
NCDEQ, Chad Coburn
New Hanover Soil & Water, Dru Harrison
USACE, Brad Shaver
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila
New Hanover County Schools, Laura Severt