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To: Jim Cirello, RLA – Paramounte Engineering, Inc. (jcirello@paramounte-eng.com)
Tom Flanagan – BRC Wrightsboro Commons, LLC (tflanagan@blueridgecompanies.com)
From: Brad Schuler
Senior Planner
Date: April 16, 2021
Subject: Wrightsboro Commons Phase 1 & 2 - Preliminary Plan – UMXZ – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the April 21, 2021 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 plan approval.
Planning, Brad Schuler 910-798-7444
Phase 1:
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Please update the zoning and ownership information on sheet SV-1.
b. Please remove “proposed” from the zoning note on the site data table.
c. Please remove the CAMA Land Use Classification from the stie data table.
d. Please remove the existing cell tower area from the area credited for open space.
e. Please add the height of the structures to the plan and note the maximum height standard
of 45 feet.
f. Please label the crosswalks. Crosswalks should be installed along the driveways on
Riverside Drive.
g. It appears the bufferyard conflicts with the stormwater facility.
2. Will Building 8 interfere with the existing parking for the commercial building at 2535 Castle Hayne
Road? Please illustrate the western parking area for that building on the site plan.
3. Please provide sidewalks along the accessways connecting to Castle Hayne Road. The sidewalks
should be extended to connect to the multi-use path.
4. Please explain the note regarding the multi-use path requiring coordination from NCDOT.
5. Please note that HVAC equipment shall not be located on facades with street frontage. In addition,
utility meters, transformers, and fixed trash receptacles must be screened from public rights-of-
way by plantings or opaque fencing.
6. All exterior lighting in the project shall be designed to not exceed 0.5 foot candles when measured
at the property lines abutting the existing single-family developments and 2.0 foot candles at the
property lines abutting all other uses (see Section 5.5). Please provide documentation to confirm
compliance with this regulation.
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7. Pervious pavement materials, vegetated bio-infiltration parking lot islands, or infiltration systems
shall be used to minimize pollutant runoff from surface parking areas to the extent that soil
permeability, depth to groundwater, or site constraints allow.
8. Are any traffic calming devices proposed for the development?
9. A tree removal permit is required for the removal of any regulated trees and one must be obtained
prior to any land disturbance activities. Please note that specimen trees can not be removed unless
a variance is obtained from the Board of Adjustment. Removal of specimen and significant trees
requires mitigation.
10. Please illustrate the location of any fixed trash containment areas and note the proposed
screening. These areas must be placed on the rear or side of the building and shall be completely
enclosed and screened from view of public rights-of-way with an opaque fence, wall, or plant
materials. The enclosure must be at least one foot taller than the highest point of the trash
receptacle.
11. Has the architectural design of the buildings been completed at this time? Please note that building
facades exceeding 30 feet in width along rights-of-way shall be divided into distinct areas utilizing
methods including façade offsets, pilasters, changes in materials, etc. In addition, metal panels or
unparged or non-architectural, non-decorative concrete block shall be prohibited on facades
visible from the public right-of-way.
12. Street trees must be provided along the rights-of-way at a rate of one tree per 30 feet of frontage.
13. For the parking lot interior planting calculations, please include the impervious surface area
provided.
14. FYI - The UDO was recently amended to allow more flexibility in the minimum parking standards.
Required parking can now be reduced with a parking demand study. See Section 5.1.3 for more
information.
Phase 2:
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Please remove the CAMA Land Use Classification from the stie data table.
b. Please add the height of the structures to the plan and note the maximum height standard
of 40 feet.
c. Please illustrate the existing sidewalks located along Riverside Drive.
d. There appears to be tree within the parking area adjacent building 1.
2. Please add a note on the plan indicating the multi-family units were approved as part of the
Riverside performance residential development and the project area is included within the density
and recreation area calculations for the overall development.
3. Please update the open space and density calculations to reflect the previous approvals for
Riverside and the recreation space standards in place at that time.
4. Please extend the sidewalks to the existing sidewalks along Riverside Drive.
5. The approved TIA for the development requires a right-turn lane to be installed on Riverside Drive
at Castle Hayne Road (currently striped). What is the status of this improvement?
6. Please illustrate on the plan areas where existing trees will remain. These areas can be credited
toward the bufferyard standards.
7. For the parking lot interior planting calculations, please include the impervious surface area
provided.
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Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-798-7448
1. Demolition of existing buildings shall follow Chapter 33 - Safety during Construction, renovations
and Demolition of Existing structures
2. I see 3 fire hydrants on the plan. There shall be a fire hydrant within 100 feet of all Fire Dept.
Connections for the sprinkler systems.
3. A Section 510 study is required per the 2018 North Carolina Fire Code for first responder radio
coverage
4. Please follow the Guidelines of the 2018 North Carolina Fire Code Appendix J - Building
Information Signs.
5. At this point of the review the plans meet the fire code provisions of the TRC.
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
Phase 1:
1. A land disturbing permit and a stormwater system authority to construct is required for this
project. Please submit for permits as the design is completed.
2. The existing southern offsite drainage routed through the site will need a drainage easement to
assist with the mission of new Stormwater Services department starting in July.
3. If offsite drainage is routed around the stormwater management facility, the next downstream
culvert located on Chadwick Avenue will need to be evaluated for impacts to the revised upstream
drainage patterns and hydrology. Should the culvert be found to be undersized, a design may be
necessary for the replacement of the culvert.
Phase 2:
1. Since the site plan has changed from the originally approved plan a land disturbing permit and a
modification to the stormwater system authority to construct is required for this project. Please
submit for permits and include the ownership change form as the design is completed.
2. Should the stormwater management facility south of Riverside Dr be used, an agreement for
operation and maintenance between the two different owners will need to be developed.
3. Any offsite drainage routed through the site will need a drainage easement to assist with the
mission of new Stormwater Services department starting in July.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
1. CFPUA plan review required.
2. CFPUA Master Planning has been in discussion with Engineer regarding sewer capacity and
requirements for CFPUA sewer.
3. CFPUA water available.
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.
a. A NCDOT 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.
b. Improvements are required from an approved TIA.
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c. If the subdivision roads will to petitioned to NCDOT in the future, plan approval is required
prior to construction.
d. A NCDOT Encroachment Agreement is required for any utility connections or installation
within NCDOT right-of-way.
e. NCDOT Driveway Permits are now submitted through the NCDOT Driveway website.
https://connect.ncdot.gov/municipalities/Utilities/Pages/help.aspx
Environmental Health, Marie Hemmen 910-798-6664
1. All new development/construction and appurtenances must meet the required state rule setbacks
to existing wells per 15A NCAC 02C and existing septic systems per CHAPTER 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH, SUBCHAPTER 18A - SANITATION SECTION .1900 - SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
SYSTEMS. The applicant shall identify on a survey all private utilities/on-site systems that exist
within 50-100 feet of all property lines prior to land disturbance. Please reach out to Environmental
Health for any records that may be available (including but not limited to 2523 Castle Hayne Rd,
107 and 109 Chadwick Ave.).
2. ALL WELLS: Prior to any clearing, grading, or construction activity, any wells (irrigation, private
water supply, etc.) that are existing must be located and marked on a survey and protected around
each well head/casing including (2515, 2523, 2525, 2529, 2531, 2535, 2539, 2541, 2545 Castle
Hayne Rd. ***Note that some of these properties may have multiple wells not in a well house.
Well Abandonment Permits are required by NHC Environmental Health. Well Abandonments must
be performed by someone certified to do this type of work. Please apply through NHC COAST for
all well abandonment permits. A site plan/survey is required showing well locations as part of the
application process.
3. Existing septic systems that require abandonment, shall be abandoned per NC Guidance memo:
https://ehs.ncpublichealth.com/oswp/docs/HowToAbandonASystem.pdf5. Please note all septic
tank locations on the site plan.
WMPO, Kayla Grubb 910-341-7890
1. NCDOT Projects:
a. Tip Projects in the Area: U-5863
i. Project Description: NC133 (Castle Hayne Road) from I-140/US 17 (WILMINGTON
BYPASS) TO SR 1310 (DIVISION DRIVE) IN WILMINGTON. WIDEN TO MULTI-LANES
ii. Construction Date: 2025
2. WMPO 2045 Projects: N/A
3. New Hanover County CTP: N/A
Planning (Addressing), John Townsend 910-798-7443
1. Streets A and B can be combined for the purpose of addressing and naming
2. An unduplicated name will need to be provided to Planning for approval, please provide several
options.
3. The number and layout of apartment units for each building will be required, e.g. Building 1 has 24
units with 8 on each floor.
4. Phase 2 apartments will also require an unduplicated street name as well as the number and layout
of apartment units.
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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
New Hanover County Schools, Laura Severt