TRC Agenda 1.19.2022 PacketTECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA
January 19, 2022
New Hanover County’s Technical Review Committee (TRC) will meet Wednesday, January 19, 2022
at 2:00 p.m. to discuss the below items.
PLEASE NOTE:
This meeting will be conducted remotely via teleconference Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.
Interested parties can contact the Planning and Land Use Department at 910-798-7165 for more
information.
2:00 p.m. Item 1: Sunset Townes– Major Subdivision – Preliminary Plan
Request by James Yopp, River Road Construction Company, LLC, for 20 townhomes and 54 condo units.
The subject property is located at 1320, 1330, and 1340 Rockhill Road. It consists of 117.58 acres total and
is zoned R-15. The applicant is James Yopp with River Road Construction Company, LLC
(james@rockfordpartners.net). The planner assigned is Ron Meredith (rmeredith@nhcgov.com, 910-
798-7441).
2:15 p.m. Item 2: Jasmine South – Major Subdivision – Preliminary Plan
Request by applicant Mary Johnson, Riverbirch Investments, LLC, for a 40 duplex unit performance
subdivision. The subject property is located at 4606, 4618, and 4626 College Road. It consists of 5.18 acres
total and is zoned R-5. The engineer is Charles Cazier, with Intracoastal Engineering, PLLC
(charlie@intracoastalengineering.com). The planner assigned is Amy Doss (adoss@nhcgov.com, 910-798-
7571).
2:30 p.m. Item 3: Seaside Linen – Commercial Site Plan – Preliminary Plan
Request by applicant Craig Myatt, Seaside Linen Properties, for a 11,130 SF building. The subject property
is located at 4513 Technology Road. It consists of 1.63 acres total and is zoned PD. The engineer is Phillip
Tripp, with Tripp Engineering, P.C. (ptripp@trippengineering.com). The planner assigned is Amy Doss
(adoss@nhcgov.com, 910-798-7571).
2:45 p.m. Item 4: Fed Ex – Commercial Site Plan – Preliminary Plan
Request by applicant Felix Egli with Campbell E&A, Inc., to add an additional parking lot to a Fed Ex facility.
The subject property is located at 3328 Pennington Drive. It consists of 8.5 acres total and is zoned I-2.
The applicant is Felix Egli with Campbell E&A, Inc. (felix.egli@campbell-engineering-sc.com). The planner
assigned is Zach Dickerson (zdickerson@nhcgov.com, 910-798-7450).
This meeting is open to the public by calling 1-336-218-2051 and entering Conference ID: 106754435#
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To: James Yopp – River Road Construction Company, LLC, PLLC
(james@rockfordpartners.net
Jack Carlisle – Rock Hill Road Investments, LLC (e85michelle@gmail.com)
Rodney Wright – CSD Engineering (rodney@csd-engineering.com)
From: Ron Meredith
Current Planner
Egov: SUBPP-21-0019
Date: January 14th, 2022
Subject: Sunset Towns - Preliminary Plan – Performance Residential Development – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the January 19, 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 preliminary plan approval.
Planning, Ron Meredith 910-798-7441
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Please label all Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries.
b. Please show the location of any signs and note any proposed sign is subject to Section 5.6.
of the UDO.
c. Please label what datum the elevations are tied to. Elevations must be tied to North
American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) and horizontal coordinates must be tied to
the North Carolina Grid System.
d. Please include the proposed street name.
e. Please label all setbacks, flood lines, and easements.
2. Flood requirements:
a. Site contains AE, CaZ, and VE Special Flood Hazard Areas and all applicable provisions of
Article 9 of the UDO will apply in SFHA’s. Applicable standards will need to be met for
structures in each respective flood zone.
b. Any proposed fill on site must meet specific requirements of Sections 9.8.2.E or 9.8.6.I
dependent on locations of fill. In general, fill greater than two feet must include an analysis
prepared by a qualified registered design professional demonstrating no harmful diversion
of floodwaters or wave run-up and wave reflection that would increase damage to
adjacent elevated buildings and structures.
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3. CAMA:
a. CAMA Minor permits will be required for development within the 75’ AEC (Area of
Environmental Concern) taken from NHW. Lot areas within the AEC will be limited to 30%
impervious. However, these lots will include a COD (Conservation Overlay District). The
conservation resource in this case is salt marsh, which carries a 75’ setback that is taken
from the edge of resource. Development is very limited within a Conservation Overlay
District and would not include structures.
b. Please clearly label the 75’ CAMA AEC as well as the 75’ COD line on the Preliminary Plan.
4. Conservation Resources it does appear that there is a COD on the subject site:
a. Please verify that e It appears that Donovan Class four soils on site and the Conservation
Resource on the site are Brackish Marsh and Pine Forest. 75
b. The conservation resource map classifies portions of the site as swamp forest wetlands.
Please note the approximate total acreage of the wetlands on the property. When there
a total aggregate area of 5 acres or greater of swamp forest, additional conservations space
requirements apply.
c. There will be a 75’ COD setback taken from edge of resource (salt marsh).
5. Tree Retention:
a. Please apply for a tree removal permit.
a. 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.
b. Please be aware that there are new tree retention requirements with the UDO that have
updated the classifications of regulated trees. Please see Section 5.3.4 for more specifics.
In addition, trees preserved on the site may be credited toward mitigation.
c. Regarding note number 26 on the proposed site plan:
i. Significant trees located in the open spaces are required to be indicated on the
tree inventory plan.
ii. All specimen trees located within proposed lots 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
d. Please be sure to include tree protection, UDO Section 5.3.6.
e. It appears that there are trees preserved on site according to the aerial, UDO section 5.3.8.
Optional Incentives for Retaining Trees.
6. Please change the note in the site data tale from apartments to condos.
7. Please show the proposed subdivisions lot lines, if applicable. If the townhome units are fee simple,
please indicated this by adding a note to the site data table or and additional sheet that shows the
subdivisions of land.
8. Easements:
a. Per Section 6.2.2, please label Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, and Water Main Utility
Easements.
b. Please label the proposed 10 ft utility easement along the front of the lots.
9. Please show the required 20’ periphery setback.
10. Please be aware that if a community boating facility is proposed the following comments will be
applicable:
a. Please note that a CAMA Major Permit will be required for the community boating facility
and kayak launches.
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b. The community Boating Facility will require a Special Use Permit.
c. Boating Facility, Community boating facilities shall comply with the following standards:
i. The rights to use such facility must be conferred by an easement appurtenant to
the residential lot it is intended to serve.
ii. The applicant shall demonstrate that the project will have minimal impacts on
water quality, primary nursery areas, shellfish grounds, and conservation
resources.
iii. The number of boat slips may not exceed the number of residential lots or dwelling
units within the associated development.
iv. Commercial activities, including, but not limited to the sale of gasoline, oil, marine
supplies and food stuffs, shall be strictly prohibited.
11. Mailbox Kiosks:
a. Please show the locations of the required kiosks.
12. Parking:
a. Please specify the width of the proposed parking spaces.
13. Property Owners’ Association (POA):
a. Please be aware that the Property owners’ associations is responsible for continuing
upkeep and maintenance of all private infrastructure facilities and common areas within
the respective subdivision.
14. Is there any intention of installing signage? If so, please show the location and note any proposed
sign is subject to Section 5.6.
15. Are any traffic calming devices proposed?
16. Please provide all NCDOT approvals upon receipt.
17. Please provide a title opinion to show legal access.
18. General Considerations:
a. Please consider adding curb cuts for ADA accessibility to the island with the shelter and
the sidewalk.
19. Landscape Plan
a. Please indicate the location of the trees that were not planted in the parking islands
because of the location of the Sanitary sewer lines.
b. For the pump station, please include a street yard to meet the standards per Section
5.4.6.B of the UDO.
c. Please show the specific square footages for the foundation’s plantings and the interior
parking landscaping.
20. Please specify the density of the project. Please refer to UDO Section 3.1.3.D.2 for density
calculation with class IV soils on site.
Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-798-7448
1. Sunset Townes - Town Home & Condo Proposal - 1320, 1330 & 1340 Rock Hill Road This project
has been approved by County Fire with 2 requirements 1. The gate at the approach to the
original site needs to have the KNOX Override system install with siren activation. Remove the
bicycle pad lock and add a KNOX Padlock until the electric gate is installed. This is the second
means of egress for River Bluffs and has been approved for this. 2. There is a broken fire hydrant
at the entrance to this project. in the residential project. Between Mr. Yopp and CFPUA, it needs
to be repaired prior to building permits issued. I am not sure who owns the fire hydrant, but
both parties have been made aware of this over a year ago. Raymond Griswold Deputy Fire
Marshal 1-14-22
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NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. A land disturbing and stormwater permit issued by the County will be required. Please submit
for permits as the design is completed.
2. What is the intent of the storm piping in the south? Is it to drain the unpermitted pond? If so,
the contributing drainage area should be included in the calculations showing the post
development flowrates are less than or equal to the pre development flowrates for the 2, 10
and 25 year storm event.
3. There appears to be offsite stormwater drainage coming from the south along the existing fill
slope for I-40. If this drainage will be routed through or around the site, a public drainage
easement sized in accordance with NHC Stormwater Manual will be required. Construction of
offsite drainage conveyance measures that will be maintained by the county will need to be
observed during construction by Stormwater Services and a turnover meeting scheduled once
the system is ready to be conveyed to the county.
4. The parking lot perimeter landscaping should not be located on top of storm sewer piping.
5. What measures for roof drainage is proposed? Please provide details of roof drainage when
submitting for permits.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
1. CFPUA TRC Comments provided are preliminary comments only.
2. 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.
3. CFPUA water and sewer available through mainline extension.
4. At this time capacity is available; DWQ permit application will require a Planning FTSE.
5. Capacity is also dependent on the analysis of the pipe collection system (gravity and force
mains).
6. A capacity determination can be provided upon submittal of the NC DWQ FTA/FTSE Application
Form and a Preliminary Plan, this determination does not guarantee capacity.
7. Capacity is issued to projects on a first come, first serve basis, when capacity is available, the
plans meet Authority requirements, and the NC DWQ FTA/FTSE forms are signed by the
Authority.
NCDOT, Patrick Wurzel 910-398-9100
1. We do not have any comments at this time.
NC Division of Coastal Management Department of Environmental Quality Katharine Elks (910) 796 -
7424
1. Regarding Sunset Townes: DCM needs the date that the MHWL was surveyed on the plans with
the signed surveyor’s stamp. If the MHWL is a year old or older we would want to have the line
verified again.
Project Manager, USACE Brad Shaver (brad.e.shaver@usace.army.mil)
1. Sunset Townes, an older Jurisdictional Determination (JD) has been processed but the Corps
never signed a survey. Not sure whether the line shown is the wetland line or just the mean high
water line? The wetland line originally flagged by Land Management Group should be visible on
the plans
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Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-7324
1. No comments needed. Site is being designed for public water and sewer connections. There are
no adjacent properties with wells or septic systems.
WMPO, Scott James 910-341-7890
1. No Comments provided.
Planning (Addressing), Kathrine May 910-798-7443
1. Recommend using the street name “Alvernia Drive” as it is a continuation of the existing street.
2. Number of units per building and number of units per floor will be needed.
3. Include the locations of any clubhouses or leasing offices.
4. Contact Planning for addressing when project is approved by TRC
Comments not received at this time from:
Emergency Services & E911, Steve Still
NCDEQ, Chad Coburn
New Hanover Soil & Water, Dru Harrison
USACE, Rachel Capito
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila
New Hanover County Schools, Laura Severt
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To: Charlie Cazier – Intracoastal Engineering, PLLC (charlie@intracoastalengineering.com)
From: Amy Doss, Current Planner
Egov # SUBPP-21-0020
Date: January 19, 2022
Subject: Jasmine South – Performance Residential – Preliminary Plan Major Subdivision – TRC
Review
The following comments have been received for the January 19, 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 preliminary plan approval.
Planning, Amy Doss 910-798-7571
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Please include “Preliminary Site Plan” and “Performance Residential” in the title block.
b. Please include the proposed street name.
c. Are any traffic calming devices proposed?
2. Will the sidewalk be ADA accessible?
3. Please show location of any signage and note any sign is subject to Section 5.6.
4. Please verify that there are no Conservation Resources on the site, the County’s GIS layers indicate
Murville, Lynnhaven, Leon soils.
5. Tree Retention:
a. 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.
i. Significant trees located in the open spaces are required to be indicated on the
tree inventory plan.
ii. All specimen trees located within proposed lots 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
b. Please be sure to show tree protection, UDO Section 5.3.6.
6. Please provide all NCDOT approvals upon receipt. Please be aware that no building permit will be
issued until NCDOT has issued the Driveway Permit approval.
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7. Easements:
a. Per Section 6.2.2, please label Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, and Water Main Utility
Easements.
8. Roadway Design:
a. Please verify that the tangent lengths meet the code requirements specified by the
County’s private road standards.
9. Property Owners’ Association (POA):
a. Please be aware that the Property owners’ associations is responsible for continuing
upkeep and maintenance of all private infrastructure facilities and common areas within
the respective subdivision.
10. Please include a note with the approved condition, each residential structure shall include an
attached garage consistent with the elevations submitted with the revised petition.
a. Please show the Board approved elevations.
11. Please include a note stating the approved density.
Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-508-0234
1. I have reviewed the updated plans. County Fire is good with these updated plans.
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. It is difficult to ascertain the existing conditions and demolition requirements as drawing C-0
indicates proposed conditions. Please provide an updated drawing reflecting the title of the
drawing.
2. A request for additional information dated December 8, 2021 related to the stormwater ATC
was provided to the designer of record. Please provide resubmit revised documentation with
responses to the request.
3. The land disturbing permit is currently under review. Should there be anything that needs to be
addressed, the reviewer will contact the designer of record directly.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
1. CFPUA TRC Comments provided are preliminary comments only.
2. 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.
3. Project currently in CFPUA Plan Review.
4. CFPUA water and sewer available through mainline extension.
5. At this time capacity is available; DWQ permit application will require a Planning FTSE.
6. Capacity is also dependent on the analysis of the pipe collection system (gravity and force mains).
7. A capacity determination can be provided upon submittal of the NC DWQ FTA/FTSE Application
Form and a Preliminary Plan, this determination does not guarantee capacity.
8. Capacity is issued to projects on a first come, first serve basis, when capacity is available, the plans
meet Authority requirements, and the NC DWQ FTA/FTSE forms are signed by the Authority.
NCDOT, Patrick Wurzel 910-398-9100
1. The project is under internal review. TRC comments will be released shortly.
Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732
1. Our office has multiple records of septic systems and wells at 4606 S. College Rd. The developer
must express due diligence to locating all septic systems and wells prior to clearing. These septic
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systems and wells must be properly identified and abandoned properly according to code. Septic
systems will be below grade and some well heads could be below grade. Contact Environmental
Health for any questions regarding this process.
WMPO, Scott James 910-473-5130
1. No comments Provided
Planning (Addressing), Kathrine May 910-798-7443
1. Unduplicated street name will be needed for main drive off S College Rd
2. Proposed names to be reviewed and approved by the Planning Dept
3. Total number of units will be needed.
4. Include the locations of any other structures requiring an address.
5. Contact Planning for addressing when project is approved by TRC
Comments not received at this time from:
Emergency Services & E911, Steve Still
NCDEQ, Chad Coburn
New Hanover Soil & Water, Dru Harrison
USACE, Rachel Capito
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila
New Hanover County Schools, Laura Severt
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To: Phillip Tripp, PE – Tripp Engineering (office@trippengineering.com)
From: Amy Doss
Current Planner
Date: January 14, 2022
Egov# SITECN-21-000043
Subject: Seaside Linen – 4513 Technology Drive – Commercial Site Plan – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the January 19, 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 preliminary plan approval.
Planning, Amy Doss 910-798-7571
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Please submit an application for Map of Recombination when ready.
b. Please label what datum the elevations are tied to. Elevations must be tied to North
American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) and horizontal coordinates must be tied to
the North Carolina Grid System.
c. Please label zoning of all adjacent properties.
d. Please show structure setbacks as designated for Northchase Park of Commerce.
e. Please label existing parking.
f. Are parking stops needed in front of the new building or is there a curb? Please label
accordingly.
g. Will the sidewalk shown be ADA accessible? Please label handicap ramp.
h. Please show the location of any signs and note any proposed sign is subject to Section
5.6. of the UDO.
i. Please show and label the sight triangles on the landscape and site plan.
j. Please provide a landscape plan illustrating the required street yard, foundation,
screening, buffer, and interior parking landscaping. Existing vegetation may be credited
for required landscaping.
k. Please show the location of any HVAC units and/or dumpsters and required screening,
UDO Section 5.4.4.
2. Parking:
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a. Add wheel stops where there will be no curbing to prevent vehicles from encroaching
more than one foot into planting islands, landscaped yards or sidewalk, UDO Section
5.4.1.B.2.
b. Label curbing.
c. If off-street loading berths are present on site, please refer to Section 5.1.5 of the UDO
for the specifications.
3. Lighting:
a. Before the building permit can be issued, 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 does not surpass 2.0, UDO Section 5.5.
4. Easements:
a. Please label any Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, and Water Main Utility Easements, UDO
Section 6.2.2.
b. Please label the existing 40’ draining easement at the back of the property more clearly.
5. Tree Retention:
a. 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.
b. Please note that required landscaping for the project can be credited to meet this
requirement.
c. Please be aware that there are new tree retention requirements with the UDO that have
updated the classifications of regulated trees. Please see Section 5.3.4 for more specifics.
In addition, trees preserved on the site may be credited toward mitigation.
d. Please consider retaining the 27” Pine located on the eastern edge of the property inside
of a landscape parking lot island.
e. 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.
f. Please see the attached tree mitigation worksheet to help determine and verify required
mitigation.
6. Please be aware that no building permit will be issued until NCDOT has issued the Driveway Permit
approval.
Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-508-0234
I conducted a site visit and plan review last Thursday. The following items are required at time of Building
Permit issuance:
1. Conduct a section 510 testing for Emergency Responder Radio Coverage
2. Please follow the Guidelines of Appendix J of the fire code - Building Information Signage
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. The placement of fence inside the existing drainage easement to the north isn’t preferred as any
work performed by NHC Stormwater Service will result in the fence being demolition and not
replaced. Any fence located within a drainage easement shall have no impacts on the
conveyance of stormwater runoff.
2. Will the proposed one way road’s proximity to the existing storage building create any site line
issues with pedestrians?
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3. A land disturbing and stormwater permit issued by the County will be required. Please submit
for permits as the design is completed.
4. The proposed 21, 279 SF of impervious area is subject to the County’s requirements for pre and
post development flowrate. There are no proposed SCM indicated on the plans.
5. Will the revised property lines result in changes to the NC DEQ stormwater permit and it’s
allocation of 18,000 SF per lot? Please contact the DEQ for their permit revision requirements.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
1. CFPUA TRC Comments provided are preliminary comments only.
2. 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.
3. CFPUA Plan Review has been completed. Project has been approved. Any changes that affect
utilities, will require resubmittal to CFPUA.
4. CFPUA water and sewer available.
NCDOT, Patrick Wurzel 910-398-9100
1. We are currently working with the engineer on a driveway permit. The permit has been
submitted.
Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732
1. Environmental Health has no records of wells or septic systems on Technology Dr.
2. If site is not connected to public water and sewer then individual well and septic permit
applications must be submitted through the COAST system.
WMPO, Scott James 910-473-5130
1. No comment provided
Planning (Addressing), Kathrine May 910-798-7443
1. Additional street name is not required
2. Number of units per building and number of units per floor will be needed.
3. Include the locations of any other structures requiring an address.
4. Contact Planning for addressing when project is approved by TRC
Comments not received at this time from:
Emergency Services & E911, Steve Still
NCDEQ, Chad Coburn
New Hanover Soil & Water, Dru Harrison
USACE, Rachel Capito
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila
New Hanover County Schools, Laura Severt
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To: Felix Egli, Campbell E&A (felix.egli@campbell-engineering-sc.com)
From: Zach Dickerson
Current Planner
Date: Jan 19th 2022
Egov#: SITECN-21-000044
Subject: FedEx Parking Lot Expansion– Major Site Plan – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the January 19, 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 preliminary plan approval.
Planning, Zach Dickerson 910-798-7450
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Please show the location of any additional signs and note any proposed sign is subject to
Section 5.6. of the UDO.
b. Please provide details of sight triangle for ingress and egress to the parking lot, Section
5.4.2 E
c. Please note incorrect spelling of “Public” in “Public R/W” (on Pennington )
2. Easements:
a. Easements: Per section 6.2.2, please label Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, and Water Main
Utility Easements
3. Lighting:
a. The legend on C-1.0 states that site lighting is not yet shown. Please provide plan detailing
site lighting, UDO section 5.5
b. Please note that foot candles at a 2.0 maximum illumination level at lot line are required
at property bounds.
4. Tree Removal & Retention
a. Assuming trees will need to be removed for this project, please provide a tree survey and
plan for tree removal.
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.
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c. Section 5.3.4.C of the UDO requires a minimum of 15 trees at least 2” D BH must be
retained or planted on the parcel where development occurs for each acre or
proportionate area disturbed.
d. Please note that required landscaping for the project can be credited to meet this
requirement.
e. Please be aware that there are new tree retention requirements with the UDO that have
updated the classifications of regulated trees. Please see Section 5.3.4 for more specifics.
In addition, trees preserved on the site may be credited toward mitigation.
f. Please see the attached tree mitigation worksheet to help determine and verify required
mitigation.
5. Will there be an additional increase in traffic because of this expansion? If so, will this expansion
be covered under the existing TIA?
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. A land disturbing and stormwater permit issued by the County will be required. Please submit
for permits as the design is completed. Please check with the State DEQ for their stormwater
permitting requirements.
2. A modification to stormwater ATC #14-08/08/17 will be required. Note Regional Pond #5 is sized
for a maximum 80% impervious coverage per lot.
3. There appears to be offsite stormwater drainage coming from the west. A public drainage
easement sized in accordance with NHC Stormwater Manual will be required. The placement of
fence inside a drainage easement isn’t preferred as any work performed by NHC Stormwater
Service will result in the fence being demolition and not replaced. Any fence located within a
drainage easement shall have no impacts on the conveyance of stormwater runoff.
4. Pennington Dr is not an NCDOT road at this time.
NHC Environmental Health (Well & Septic), Dustin Fenske 910-798-7324
1. No wells or septic systems are on Pennington Rd.
NHC Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-798-7448
1. Across from 3228 Pennington Drive. I have conducted another site visit and plan review. The
plan has been updated and meets County Fires Expectations. The only other item is that a street
address be updated and posted at the front gate.
NCDOT, Patrick Wurzel, 910-398-9100
1. The road is public but not maintained by NCDOT yet. The applicant should build to NCDOT
standards so the road can be petitioned in the future.
2. The driveway will need to be built to NCDOT standards if they plan on petitioning the roadway in
the future.
CFPUA Comments, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
1. CFPUA TRC Comments provided are preliminary comments only.
2. 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.
3. CFPUA water and sewer available.
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4. Based on submittal, it does not appear CFPUA Plan Review will be required.
WMPO, Scott James 910-341-7890
1. No comment provided
Planning (Addressing), Kathrine May 910-798-7443
1. Additional street name is not required
2. Include the locations of any other structures requiring an address.
3. Contact Planning for addressing when project is approved by TRC
Comments not received at this time from:
Emergency Services & E911, Steve Still
NCDEQ, Chad Coburn
New Hanover Soil & Water, Dru Harrison
USACE, Rachel Capito
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila
New Hanover County Schools, Laura Severt