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To: Jennifer Scarboro, Project Manager
From: Robert Farrell, Development Review Supervisor
Date: October 16, 2024 TRC
PID#: R02800-004-012-001
Egov# SITECN-24-000042
Subject: Plantation Road Wireless Tower TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the October 16, 2024 TRC meeting. Additional comments
may be made upon further review of subsequent revisions.
Please note: following the TRC meeting, a revised site plan addressing each of the below items must be
resubmitted prior to receiving site plan approval.
Planning, Robert Farrell 910-798-7164
1. General Comments
a. Property is zoned R-15. A Special Use Permit (S22-03) for a wireless telecommunications
facility was approved by the Board of Commissioners on March 6, 2023.
b. The Special Use Permit was approved with two additional conditions:
i. The applicant agrees to make improvements as identified during the Technical
Review Committee (TRC) process to ensure emergency vehicles are able to access
the site and agree to repair any damage to the Plantation Road roadway caused
by their vehicles either for construction or maintenance.
ii. It is recommended that the applicant attempt to coordinate with NCDOT and
other property owners to determine whether Plantation Road can be petitioned
for adoption into the state maintenance program.
c. The above two conditions should be included as a note on the site plan.
d. Evidence showing an attempt meet the second condition to coordinate with NCDOT and
/ or adjacent property owners will need to be provided for the county’s file.
2. UDO Section 5.1, Parking and Loading
a. No off-street parking required for wireless telecommunications facilities.
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3. UDO Section 5.2, Traffic, Access and Connectivity
a. Plantation Road is a dedicated right-of-way that has not been adopted by NCDOT and
predates October 6, 1969, which allows development on the unimproved road.
4. UDO Section 5.3, Tree Retention
a. Site plan includes a tree removal and retention plan. A separate tree removal permit is
required and can be submitted through the COAST system.
b. Note: Land disturbance permits can be issued by Engineering before a Tree Removal
Permit is approved. However, any trees removed before the Tree Removal Permit is
issued may result in enforcement action under Section 5.3.2 of the Unified Development
Ordinance.
5. UDO Section 5.4, Landscaping and Buffering
a. Landscaping plan meets the requirement for a minimum 25-foot-wide opaque buffer
around the perimeter of the fenced equipment compound.
6. UDO Section 5.5, Lighting
a. The plan does not indicate any exterior lighting. But if the site will have exterior lighting a
lighting plan is not required for TRC approval but will be required prior to issuance of
construction plan approvals.
7. UDO Section 5.6, Signs
a. For any signs on the site, please submit for a sign permit, referencing Section 5.6 of the
UDO for standards except for any required warning and identification signs on the facility.
8. UDO Section 5.7, Conservation Resources
a. The site is entirely within the Pocosin Conservation Resource however the property is not
underlaid with Class IV soils. Therefore, the Conservation Resource standards do not
apply.
NHC Fire Services, David Stone 910-798-7458
1. No comments
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. No comments.
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NHC Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732
1. Site plan indicates no water using fixtures. A well is not required.
2. Site plan indicates no sewer using fixtures. A septic system is not required.
NHC Addressing, Katherine May 910-798-7443
1. Contact Katherine May for the address assignment.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
1. There is no CFPUA water and sewer available.
NCDOT, Nick Drees 910-343-3915
1. No comments.
WMPO, Greer Templer 910-341-0107
1. See Attached
Army Corps of Engineers, Brad Shaver 910-251-4611
1. The Corps has issued a permit for this cell tower site, the mitigation is still outstanding for this
action
Comments not received at this time from:
Emergency Services & E911, Steve Still
NCDEQ, Chad Coburn
Army Corps of Engineers, Brad Shaver
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila
MEMORANDUM
To: New Hanover County Technical Review Committee
Date: 10/03/2024
Subject: Skyway Cell Tower
Comments:
• No comments.
NCDOT STIP Projects:
TIP Projects in the Area: N/A
WMPO 2045 Projects: N/A
New Hanover County: N/A
TIA: Based on the 11th edition ITE Trip Generation Manual, a TIA is not required.