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To: Andrew Samberg with RS&H Architects-Engineers-Planners, Inc and Granseur Dick, PE
with New Hanover County Airport Authority
From: Katherine May, Development Review Planner
Date: November 6, 2024 TRC
PID#: R04200-001-025-000
Egov# SITECN-24-000047
Subject: 1740 Airport Blvd., Wilmington, NC 28405
ILM Autumn 2024 Parking Expansion – Commercial Site Plan - TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the November 6, 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, Katherine May 910-798-7443
1. General Comments
a. Zoning: AC, Airport Commerce
b. Use: Parking
2. UDO Section 5.1, Parking and Loading
a. Dimensional standards meet the requirements.
b. Please note that the UDO requires all commercial development that exceeds 25 parking
spaces to provide conduit for future Electric Vehicle Parking- EV Capable Spaces.
i. The number of EV-Capable spaces is calculated based on 20% of the parking
provided.
ii. This caps at a maximum of 15 EV-Capable spaces per project.
iii. Please indicate on the site plan which spaces will be EV-capable and where the
conduit will be run.
3. UDO Section 5.2, Traffic, Access and Connectivity
a. This section of the UDO is not applicable to this project.
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4. UDO Section 5.3, Tree Retention
a. In accordance with G.S. 153A-123h the County cannot require the enforcement of
landscape requirements involving trees.
b. It appears no trees will be removed for this project, please confirm.
5. UDO Section 5.4, Landscaping and Buffering
a. Section 5.4.5.C of the UDO requires landscaped areas in the interior of parking lots shall
be equal to eight percent of the total area. Please confirm total square footage of the new
parking area.
b. Section 5.4.5.C of the UDO requires that no parking space shall be located more than 120
feet from an island. Please confirm that all parking spaces meet this requirement.
c. Section 5.4.6.B of the UDO requires 25 square feet for every linear foot of street yard
frontage. Street yard will need to be added to the sections abutting Airport Blvd. Please
show the calculations.
d. Admin building: foundation plantings are required per Section 5.4.7 of the UDO
6. UDO Section 5.5, Lighting
a. FAA lighting standards preempt local regulations and therefore are not required.
7. UDO Section 5.6, Signs
a. Section 5.6.2.E of the UDO states that the sign regulations do not apply if they are not
visible from the perimeter of the property.
8. UDO Section 5.7, Conservation Resources
a. This section of the UDO is not applicable to this project.
NHC Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-798-7448
1. Fire finals required
2. We requested a fire hydrant be added just inside the parking area on one of the islands just
inside the actual entry way.
3. A KNOX Key override system is required at an entry gate as well as an EXIT gate.
NHC Soil & Water, Dru Harrison
1. The soils are predominantly Leon sand (Le), Pantego loam (Pn), and Stallings fine sand (St).
2. According to the booklet “Wilmington/New Hanover Classification of soils for Septic Tank
Suitability,” Stallings is Class II soils, and Leon and Pantego are Class III soils.
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3. The Soil Survey of New Hanover County lists Stallings as somewhat poorly drained, Leon and
Lynn Haven and as poorly drained, and Pantego as very poorly drained.
4. Leon and Pantego, soils are on the New Hanover County Hydric Soils Ä list which means they are
possibly wetland areas and subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act. Stallings is on the
Hydric Soils “B” list, which means it may contain areas of wetland. It should be noted, according
to the Soil Survey of New Hanover County, the limitation for dwellings with or without
basements and for small commercial buildings is severe for all the soils on this site. The
limitations are due to flooding and/or wetness. An adequate drainage and maintenance plan is
needed for suitable housing.
5. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has federal jurisdiction over 404 Permits and the NC
Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division, has state jurisdiction over 401
Permits under the Clean Water Act. Before disturbing possible wetland areas, developers should
contact these agencies to stay in compliance with State and Federal regulations.
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. If funding for this project comes from the Airport, an erosion control permit issued by NC DEQ
will be required. Should the funding be private, then erosion control permitting will be issued by
New Hanover County (NHC) Engineering. Please submit for permit as the design is completed.
2. Please contact the State for the stormwater permit modification requirements.
3. Is the entire drainage area covered in the State stormwater? If so, then pre-post storm
attenuation requirements of NHC will not be required. It appears a portion of the emergency
access road is not within a State stormwater boundary.
4. All stormwater conveyance (inlets, pipes, culverts, ditches, etc) measures outside the DOT ROW
are subject to the NHC stormwater ordinance. Please submit the NHC Engineering for a
stormwater permit for storm conveyance measures as the design is completed.
NHC Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732
1. Environmental Health review for a parking lot expansion is not needed.
NHC Addressing, Katherine May 910-798-7443
1. New address not required unless requested by permitting.
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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 Plan Review will be required if any additions or changes are made to CFPUA water and
sewer.
NCDOT, Nick Drees 910-343-3915
1. Comments forthcoming.
WMPO, Greer Templer 910-341-0107
1. No comments.
Army Corps of Engineers, Brad Shaver 910-251-4611
1. No comments.
Comments not received at this time from:
Emergency Services & E911, Steve Still
NCDEQ, Chad Coburn
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila