Fawn Valley Planning PTRC Comments
Fawn Valley – 6650 Myrtle Grove Rd – Major Subdivision – TRC Review
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To: James Yopp of River Road Construction Company, LLC - james@rockfordpartners.net
Rodney Wright of CSD Engineering – rodney@csd-engineering.com
From: Wendell E. Biddle
Development Review Associate Planner
Date: January 3rd 2024 TRC Review
PID#: R07900-003-020-000
Egov# SUBPP-23-0007
Subject: 6650 Myrtle Grove Rd – Fawn Valley – Major Subdivision Site Plan – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the Jan 3rd, 2024, 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, Wendell Biddle 910-798-7068
1. General Comments – Zoning is R-15 with a proposed Performance Residential use.
a. Please note that prior to final plat of this development or phasing, the HOA Covenants
must be on record with the New Hanover County Register of Deeds.
b. At a density of 2.5 units per acre, a total of 49 units for 19.52 acres is proposed and
permitted. Please number and provide dimensions for each lot.
c. Please detail the Performance Subdivision setbacks and distance between structures.
d. Please detail if Fawn Valley Drive is stubbed for future connection.
e. Please detail if Fawn Settle Drive is a private roadway in which permission to connect with
adjacent HOA is required? Please detail if Fawn Settle Drive has legal access across the
connecting road into the adjacent development.
2. Please detail the location of any traffic calming devices if used.
3. Tree Removal:
a. Please detail proposed method of tree mitigation in accordance with UDO Section 5.3.
Strict payment into the New Hanover County Tree Fund for 286 inches of Significant tree
removal is $57,200.
b. Please note that trees retained are classified as Significant and do not accrue credit
against mitigation.
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4. Please provide a detailed landscape and buffering plan detailing the requirements in accordance
with UDO Section 5.4.
a. Landscaping is only required for the amenity center.
5. Lighting:
a. Is any lighting proposed for the development?
b. Please note that with the latest update to the UDO, a lighting plan is not required at time
of TRC approval. See below excerpt from Section 5.5.3:
i. Information about the exterior lighting for the site that demonstrates compliance
with the standards in this section shall be submitted in conjunction with an
application for site plan approval (Section 10.3.6, Site Plan) or zoning compliance
approval (Section 10.3.8, Zoning Compliance Approval), whichever comes first,
approved no later than at time of construction plan approval.
c. When the lighting plan is submitted, please ensure that the foot candles from the street
lights at the lot lines do not exceed 0.5, as the adjacent land is residential.
6. Signs:
a. Please note that all signs are subject to Section 5.6 of the UDO.
b. Please submit for sign permits prior to installation.
7. New Hanover GIS records indicate a Swamp Forest Conservation Overlay on site. Please delineate
on site plan the aggregate acreage of Swamp Forest on site.
a. Please refer to UDO Section 5.7.3 for Conservation Space General Performance Controls.
b. Please refer to UDO Table 5.7.3.A.5: Worktable for Determining Required Conservation
Space Developable Land.
c. Please note UDO Section 5.7.3.E Methods for Conservation.
8. Mailbox Kiosk
a. Please show location of mailbox kiosk on site plan.
b. Please indicate the length and width of the pull-off area on the site plan.
Fire Services, Sunnie Batson 910-798-7458
See attached.
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 contact the State for the stormwater permit 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 water and sewer available through mainline extension.
4. Capacity is dependent on the analysis of the pipe collection system (gravity and force mains).
5. 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.
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6. 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, Nick Drees 910-398-9100
See attached.
Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732
1. Site plan reflects connection to public water and sewer. Proposed infrastructure development
does not violate setbacks to surrounding properties wells or septic systems.
2. Site plan reflects connection to public water and sewer. Proposed infrastructure development
does not violate setbacks to surrounding properties wells or septic systems.
WMPO, Jamar Johnson 910-473-5130
See attached.
Brad Shaver USACOE Brad.E.Shaver@usace.army.mil
USACE issued the Jurisdictional Delineation for the Fawn Valley site and it appears based on the
submitted plans there is no proposed discharge into the wetlands therefore a Corps permit should not
be triggered. If plans change and a discharge is proposed, a permit would then be required.
Addressing, Katherine May 910-798-7443
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