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To: Andrew Weiss ILM Airport Hotel Partners, LLC rshulman@flintlockllc.com
Granseur Dick, PE Facilities Director (gdick@flyilm.com)
From: Ron Meredith
Current Planner
Date: May 18th, 2022
Egov# SITECN-22-000024
Subject: ILM Crowne Plaza Hotel – Commercial Site Plan – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the May 18th, 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. General comments:
a. Please include the correct details - labels supplied are labeled as City of Wilmington.
b. Please label the feature below:
c. Application requirements:
i. Please include the Engineer’s and/or surveyor’s seal as applicable or required.
ii. Please label the existing zoning of the property and the land use and zoning of the
adjacent parcels.
iii. Please be sure to clearly label loading spaces, dumpsters, outdoor storage areas,
and ground level mechanical equipment, fences, and walls used for screening or
decorative purposes (including height and material).
iv. Please show the locations of the stormwater management features.
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v. Please label the fire hydrants and fire apparatus access to buildings.
vi. Please label wells and septic systems including repair area.
vii. Are there any areas of concern including conservation resources, CAMA, 404 and
401 wetlands as defined by the appropriate agency? If so, please label them.
2. Additional district standards for AC, Airport Commerce District, are shown below. Please add these
notes to the proposed Site Plan:
a. Lighting
i. Any pulsating, flashing, rotating, oscillating, or other type of light intended as an
attention-getting device is prohibited.
ii. Flood lights, spotlights, or another lighting device shall be arranged or shielded so
as not to cast illumination in an upward direction above an imaginary line
extended from the light source parallel to the ground.
b. Radio and Electronic Device
i. Any radio or electronic device is permitted only in conjunction with a valid license
or other authorization as may be issued by the FCC.
ii. Any radio or electronic device, the operation of which would violate any rules or
regulations of the FCC is prohibited.
c. Visual Hazards: Any operation or use that emits smoke, dust, or creates glare or other
visual hazards is prohibited
3. Please be aware that there are specific Use Restrictions per UDO Section 5.10.8 shown below.
These restrictions are required to be added as a note to the proposed site plan. Anything that
creates any of the following scenarios is prohibited:
a. Creates electrical interference with navigational signals or radio communication between
the airport and aircraft;
b. Makes it difficult for flyers to distinguish between airport lights and others;
c. Results in glare in the eyes of pilots using the airport;
d. Impairs visibility in the vicinity of the airport;
e. Creates bird strike hazards; or
f. Or otherwise in any way endanger or interfere with the landing, takeoff, or
maneuvering of aircraft intending to use the airport.
4. Illumination: please be aware the following lighting is prohibited in the AC, UDO Section 3.4.9
indicates that floodlights, spotlights, or other lighting devices shall be arranged or shielded so as
to not cast illumination in an upward direction above an imaginary line extended from the light
source parallel to the ground.
a. The following lighting is prohibited:
i. Light fixtures that imitate an official highway or traffic control light or sign.
ii. Light fixtures that have a flashing or intermittent pattern of illumination, except
as permitted for signage in accordance with Section 5.6.2.D, Lighting;
iii. Exterior lighting in the Airport Commerce (AC) district that does not comply with
Section 3.4.9.E.2, Lighting; and
iv. Searchlights, except when used by federal, state, or local authorities, or where
they are used to illuminate alleys, parking garages, and working (maintenance)
areas, so long as they are shielded and aimed so that they do not result in lighting
on any adjacent lot or public right-of-way exceeding 2.0 foot candles
b. Parking lot illumination shall comply with Section 5.5, Exterior Lighting.
i. 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
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in foot candles at ground level at a residential lot line does not surpass the
requirements specified in UDO Section 5.5.
5. Please provide the estimated peak hour traffic counts and land-use code based on the 10th edition
ITE Manual to determine if a Traffic Impact Analysis is required.
6. Please refer to the Traffic Impact Analysis comments provided by the NCDOT and the WMPO.
7. Easements:
a. Please label Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, and Water Main Utility Easements, UDO
Section 6.2.2.
8. Landscaping:
a. Interior Landscaping:
i. Please work with Duke Energy, CFPUA, AT&T, Piedmont Natural Gas, and
any other utilities on site regarding the placement of landscaping and
improvements.
b. Please label the dumpster screening including height and material.
c. Please show street yards on the landscape plan as defined in UDO Section 5.4.6
d. Please include the following items on the landscape plan: including caliper, height, and
species that will be preserved or installed to comply with the landscaping requirements
including bufferyard, streetscape, foundation, screening, and parking lot landscaping.
e. Please show location, caliper, and species of all regulated trees, and identification of any
signification or specimen trees to be removed and proposed method of mitigation.
9. Please be aware that the use is defined as hotel and required parking is as follows: 1 space per
bedroom and 2/1,000 sf common indoor space. Please verify that there are 150 rooms. Staff is
considering the bar and restaurant uses as common area and they are ancillary to the primary hotel
use.
10. Please show parking blocks, UDO Section 5.4.5.C.
11. Are there any parking-loading areas? If so, please show the location of any off-street loading
berths. These loading berths must meet UDO Section 5.1.5.B.
12. Please see Duke Energy’s comment below. Also be aware that there are Piedmont natural Gas,
AT&T, lines on the subject site.
13. Will there be any subdivision of land?
14. A Variance application has been received and is requesting a variance of 65’ from the 35’ maximum
height requirement per Section 3.4.9, and 50’ from the 50’ maximum height requirement per
Section 5.10, of the New Hanover County Unified Development Ordinance.
Duke Energy, Bill Wilder
1. As we discussed the site does not involve Duke Energy TRANSMISSION but does involve Duke
Energy DISTRIBUTION. I am not a point of contact for DISTRIBUTION. The owner / developer if
has not already should contact our Customer Service Center at 1-800-452-2777 and get a
Distribution – Engineering point of contact local to Wilmington area and once they have that point
of contact that is who they would submit plans for temporary and permanent service design,
lighting design options and can comment on specific plan types for compatible and non-compatible
things.
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Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-508-0234
1. A complete fire hydrant layout is required to be provided for approval
2. Please show the FDC location and a fire hydrant is to be located within 100 feet of same.
3. Please follow the Guidelines of Appendix J in the fire code – Building Safety Signage
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. Which regional SCM will this project be using to meet the requirements of the County and State?
A revision to that stormwater permit issued by the County will be required. Please check with the
State to determine their permit revision requirements. Please submit for a County issued revised
permit as the design is completed.
2. An erosion control permit will be issued by the County should the applicant be a private firm.
Should the applicant be the airport authority, then the State DEQ office will issue the erosion
control permit.
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.
4. CFPUA Meter Sizing Form required.
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. A NCDOT encroachment / Driveway Permit is required. Submit a plan in accordance with pages 14
and 15 of the Policy on Street and Driveway Access to North Carolina Highways to include access
locations within 500’ of the proposed access on both sides of the State road. Submit to the local
NCDOT District Engineer’s Office.
3. Roadway improvements are required from the approved TIA.
4. A NCDOT Encroachment Agreement is required for any utility connections or installation within
NCDOT right-of-way.
5. NCDOT Driveway Permits are now submitted through the NCDOT Driveway website.
https://connect.ncdot.gov/municipalities/Utilities/Pages/help.aspx
Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732
1. Site Plan reflects that the site will be on public water and sewer. Infrastructure improvements will
not effect any well or septic systems on adjacent properties.
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WMPO, Jamar Johnson910-343-3915
1. NCDOT Projects:
a. TIP Projects in the Area: N/A
2. WMPO 2045 Projects: N/A
3. New Hanover County CTP: N/A
4. TIA: TIA approval with conditions letter dated February 26, 2014, requires offsite improvements
with this development. Per communication with ILM, these improvements will be built by others.
Bras Shaver, USACOE Brad.E.Shaver@usace.army.mil
1. ILM Crowne Hotel, the site plan is part of a previous permit action and the area in question was
determined to be void of Clean Water Act 404 resources.
Addressing, Kathrine May 910-798-7443
1. Contact Planning for building address following TRC approval
Comments not received at this time from:
Emergency Services & E911, Steve Still
NCDEQ, Chad Coburn
New Hanover Soil & Water, Dru Harrison
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila
New Hanover County Schools, Laura Severt