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Home My WebLink AboutTRC Comment Responses_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3805 Cherry Avenue - Wilmington, NC 28403 - 910 791 4441 - www.csd-engineering.com – License # C-2710 April 2, 2025 Robert Farrell Development Review New Hanover County 230 Government Center Drive Wilmington, NC 28403 Re: Rainstorm Solutions TRC Comment Responses New Hanover County CSD Project No. 20-0531 Dear Robert: We have addressed the comments from the12-4-24 TRC and are submitting the revised plans and comment responses. Enclosed please find the following items for the above-referenced project: - .pdfs of TRC drawings Please let us know if you have any questions or require any additional information. Sincerely, Rodney Wright Rodney Wright Encl: as noted above cc: Littlebird Properties, LLC. Rainstorm Solutions – TRC Comment Responses | 2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3805 Cherry Avenue - Wilmington, NC 28403 - 910 791 4441 - www.csd-engineering.com – License # C-2710 Planning General Comments Comment: Property was zoned CZD B-2, Conditional Regional Business on June 3, 2024. Case Z24-03. Response: Current zoning located on Cover sheet under general notes. Comment: The zoning district includes 7 conditions which should be listed as additional site notes on the plans: Response: Conditions have been added to sheet 1 Comment: Please show the location of the pedestrian access to Haven Place on the site plan to meet the requirements of Condition 3 above. Response: Sidewalk connection has been added. Comment: There do not appear to be any Duke Energy transmission lines or easements through the property. If any easements are identified we recommend contacting Bill Wilder of Duke Energy (Bill.Wilder@duke-energy.com) to get Duke approval for this site plan before proceeding with any other permits. Response: Acknowledged UDO Section 5.1, Parking and Loading Comment: Site plan shows the minimum parking requirements have been met. Response: Acknowledged UDO Section 5.2, Traffic, Access and Connectivity Comment: Note: Building permits may not be issued for projects until NCDOT has issued the driveway permit for the site. Response: Acknowledged UDO Section 5.3, Tree Retention Comment: A tree removal permit was submitted with the site plan application. The tree removal permit is currently under review. Response: Acknowledged Comment: Note: Land disturbance permits can be issued by county Engineering before a Tree Removal Permit is approved by Planning. 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 to include prohibiting any development of the site for 3 to 5 years. Response: Acknowledged UDO Section 5.4, Landscaping and Buffering Comment: Landscaping plan exceeds the minimum landscaping requirements and meets additional conditions of the conditional zoning district. Response: Acknowledged Rainstorm Solutions – TRC Comment Responses | 3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3805 Cherry Avenue - Wilmington, NC 28403 - 910 791 4441 - www.csd-engineering.com – License # C-2710 UDO Section 5.5, Lighting Comment: Is any exterior lighting proposed for the site? Response: Still under consideration Comment: Note: A lighting plan is not required for TRC approval but will be required before the county can issue construction or building plan approvals. Response: Acknowledged UDO Section 5.6, Signs Comment: Any wall or freestanding signs require separate permitting through COAST. Response: Acknowledged Comment: If a freestanding sign is planned along Castle Hayne Road, staff recommends shifting some of the plantings shown on the landscaping plan to accommodate that future sign. Response: Acknowledged UDO Section 5.7, Conservation Resources Comment: The New Hanover County Conservation Resource Map indicates there are approximately 1.6 acres of Swamp Forest resources on the property. Response: Acknowledged Comment: Section 5.7.3.A.4 states if the total aggregate acreage of a conservation resource exceeds 5 acres on a parcel, the resource must be preserved and meet additional requirements listed in Section 5.7.4 Additional Performance Controls. Response: Acknowledged, site has less than 5 acres. Comment: The 1.6 acres on the parcel do not qualify for conservation or additional setbacks. The adjacent Haven Place Subdivision currently under development field identified there was less than 5 acres of Swamp Forest on their development. No conservation space was required for the adjacent development that would have resulted in building setbacks for the Rainstorm Solutions project either. Response: Acknowledged Comment: While the conservation resource standards of Section 5.7 do not apply, the project sites the structures outside the resource and in a way that restricts future development inside the resource. Response: Acknowledged NHC Engineering Comment: A land disturbing permit issued by the County is required for this project since the anticipated limits of disturbance is greater than 1 acre. Please digitally submit the permit application documentation with requisite review fees for County issued permit directly to gjamison@nhcgov.com. Application and forms can be found at https://www.nhcgov.com/249/Sediment-Erosion-Control. Response: Acknowledged Comment: A County stormwater permit issued by the County is required for this project. Please digitally Rainstorm Solutions – TRC Comment Responses | 4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3805 Cherry Avenue - Wilmington, NC 28403 - 910 791 4441 - www.csd-engineering.com – License # C-2710 submit the permit applications documentation with requisite review fees to the COAST online permit portal (https://newhanovercountyncenergovpub. tylerhost.net/apps/selfservice#/home). Applicable forms can be found at https://www.nhcgov.com/251/Stormwater however the application form is not required as the information will be gathered by the COAST portal. Response: Acknowledged Comment: The offsite drainage coming from the north that will be routed through the site shall be placed in a revised public drainage easement sized in accordance with NHC Stormwater Manual. Construction within this offsite drainage conveyance measure 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. Please add a plan note to ensure county construction observation and a turnover meeting occurs. Note, should the applicant elect to maintain the conveyance measures themselves, the POA covenants shall indicate the operation and maintenance roles and responsibilities for the conveyance measure. Response: Acknowledged Comment: Please contact the State for their stormwater permit requirements. A high density permit is anticipated. Response: Acknowledged NHC Environmental Health Comment: Site plan reflects connection to public water and sewer. Environmental Health records reflect homes at 3121 and 3125 Castle Hayne Rd. with septic systems. Septic tanks must be pumped, crushed and filled for proper abandonment. Proposed infrastructure does not violate setbacks to any surrounding properties well or septic systems. Response: Acknowledged Comment: Site plan reflects connection to public water and sewer. Environmental Health records reflect homes at 3121 and 3125 Castle Hayne Rd. with two well heads. Well heads shall be properly abandoned by a Certified Well Driller. Proposed infrastructure does not violate setbacks to any surrounding properties well or septic systems. Response: Acknowledged