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To: Andrew Samberg, RS&H Architects Engineers Planners, Inc
From: Katherine May, Development Review Planner
Date: August, 8, 2025 Technical Review Committee (TRC)
PID#: R04200-001-025-000
Egov# SITECN-25-000086
Subject: Airport Blvd – Phase 2 ILM Airport Expansion - TRC Review
Technical Review Committee (TRC) General Information
The TRC is a staff-level group of local government officials that reviews projects for compliance with
the local regulations administered by each respective review agency. Voluntarily participating state
agencies may also provide comments. And general information and non-binding recommendations
about the site may also be provided by government agencies.
The TRC meetings are considered staff meetings and are not public hearings. The TRC meeting is an
opportunity for applicants to speak with county staff and any voluntarily participating state or federal
agencies about the review comments they have been provided.
No voting is involved in the TRC process, and no final approvals or denials are made at the TRC
meetings. Following the TRC meeting, applicants are responsible for updating their plans to address
review comments. Those revised plans need to be resubmitted to the assigned case planner. The case
planner will facilitate additional reviews until all comments have been addressed, and the necessary
departments have stated the plans comply with the applicable minimum requirements for
development.
Following any future TRC approval, the project is required to obtain additional permits to include a
zoning compliance permit for the site. Applicants are also responsible for coordinating with state and
federal agencies for compliance with any additional requirements. Any activity on the property that is
not approved as part of the TRC review and zoning compliance permit will be considered a violation
of the UDO and subject to enforcement action under Article 12 Violations and Enforcement.
The following comments have been received for the August 8, 2025, TRC meeting. Additional
comments may be made upon further review of subsequent revisions.
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Planning, Katherine May, 910-798-7443
Compliance with local zoning requirements
1. General Comments
a. Zoning District is AC, Airport Commerce
b. As stated in the application the intended use is a commercial parking lot or facility. The
Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) defines the use as:
i. An off-street, hard-surfaced, ground level area—or a structure composed of
one or more levels or floors—that is used as a commercial enterprise for the
parking of personal automobiles, is not accessory to any other use on the
same lot, and contains parking spaces rented to the general public or reserved
for individuals by the hour, day, week, or month. This definition shall not
include storage of vehicles awaiting repair, pending insurance or legal action,
awaiting demolition, or vehicles stored for the stripping of parts. The Planning
and Land Use Department’s review of the site is for compliance with the UDO
and use specific requirements of the specified land use. Any other activity that
might occur on the property beyond the definition above should be noted on
the application and site plan for additional review and comment.
c. There do not appear to be any Duke Energy Transmission Lines/Easements on the
property.
d. This project is not part of a rezoning.
e. What is the height of the parking deck and how many stories will it be?
2. UDO Section 5.1, Parking and Loading
a. There are no minimum parking space requirements for this use.
b. EV conduit would be capped at 15 spaces for the whole site. They can be split between
parking lots or placed wherever makes the most sense for the airport. Let me know if
you have additional questions about this.
3. UDO Section 5.2, Traffic, Access and Connectivity
a. Please note that no building permit for any structure shall be issued which requires
NCDOT approval for a Driveway Permit until NCDOT has issued the permit approval.
Evidence of approval shall accompany the application for building permit.
4. UDO Section 5.3, Tree Retention
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a. 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.
5. UDO Section 5.4, Landscaping and Buffering
a. Parking decks are treated as buildings, so in this case only foundation plantings would
be required around the parking desk.
b. The premium lot must have parking lot landscaping, however trees can be substituted
with shrubs or other low growing vegetation.
c. Street yard does not apply.
6. UDO Section 5.5, Lighting
a. Please note that 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, a separate sign permit must be submitted and reviewed by
the county for compliance with Section 5.6 of the UDO for standards at or after the
submittal of the separate zoning compliance and construction permits for the primary
building or use.
8. UDO Section 5.7, Conservation Resources
a. Per the New Hanover County Conservation Resource Map, there are no Conservation
Resources on this site.
9. UDO Article 9, Flood Damage Prevention
a. This project is not in a floodplain.
NHC Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-798-7448
Compliance with NC Fire Code
1. Fire Finals required
2. No plantings that block signage, fire hydrants. This also includes other utilities
3. Minimum 3 foot clearance around all fire hydrants required
4. Also follow any other comments under Building Permit #25-00974
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NHC Soil & Water Conservation, Dru Harrison 910-798-7138
General comments about existing soil conditions of the site.
1. Please see the attached comments.
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
Stormwater management and land disturbance
1.A County stormwater permit issued by the County is required for this project. Please digitally
submit the permit applications documentation with requisite review fees to the COAST
online permit portal (https://newhanovercountync-
energovpub.tylerhost.net/apps/selfservice#/home). Applicable forms can be found at
https://www.nhcgov.com/251/Stormwater-Permitting.
2.Please contact the State for their stormwater permit requirements.
NHC Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732
Septic tanks and wells
1.No comments.
NHC Addressing, McCabe Watson 910-798-7068
Street naming and property address
1.Please contact me for address assignments following TRC approval.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
Public water and sewer
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.Plans are currently in review with CFPUA.
5.Capacity is dependent on the analysis of the pipe collection system (gravity and force mains).
6.A capacity determination can be provided upon submittal of the NC DWQ FTA/FTSE
Application Form and a Preliminary Plan, this determination does not guarantee capacity.
7.Capacity is issued to projects on a first come, first serve basis, when capacity is available, the
plans meet Authority requirements, and the NC DWQ FTA/FTSE forms are signed by the
Authority.
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NCDOT, Nick Drees 910-343-3915
Driveway access and state road improvements
1. No comments.
WMPO, Caitlin Cerza 910-473-5130
New Hanover County contracted traffic engineering services comments:
1. Please see the attached comments.
Army Corps of Engineers, Brad Shaver 910-251-4611
Requirements if wetlands are impacted
1. No comments.
Project information also provided to the following state agencies and non-regulatory local
agencies for their awareness:
New Hanover County Emergency Management
New Hanover County Schools
NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
NC DEQ Division of Coastal Management
NC DEQ Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
New Hanover County Sustainability Manager
United States
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Map Unit Legend (ILM Airport Parking Deck)
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
Le Leon sand 37.7 62.5%
Pn Pantego loam 17.7 29.5%
St Stallings fine sand 4.8 8.0%
Totals for Area of Interest 60.2 100.0%
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Soil Map may not be valid at
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MAP INFORMATION
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:15,800.
Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause
misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil line
placement. The maps do not show the small areas of contrasting
soils that could have been shown at a more detailed scale.
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map measurements.
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey URL:
Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator projection, which preserves
direction and shape but distorts distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the
Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more accurate calculations of distance or
area are required.
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of the version date(s) listed
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Soil Survey Area: New Hanover County, North Carolina Survey Area Data: Version 26, Sep 9,
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Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales
1:50,000 or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Nov 8, 2022—Dec 1, 2022
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were compiled and digitized probably
differs from the background imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting of
map unit boundaries may be evident.
TO: New Hanover County Planning Department, New Hanover SWCD, July 30th,
2025
FROM: Dru Harrison, Soil & Water Director
RE: ILM Airport Parking Deck
I HAVE REVIEWED THIS PLAN AS REQUESTED AND HAVE THESE COMMENTS: The soils are
predominantly Leon sand (Le), Pantego loam (Pn), and Stallings flne sand (St).
According to the booklet, “Wilmington/New Hanover Classiflcation of soils for Septic Tank
Suitability”, Stallings is a Class II soil, and Leon and Pantego are Class III soils.
The Soil Survey of New Hanover County lists Stallings as somewhat poorly drained, Leon
as poorly drained, and Pantego as very poorly drained.
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
of the soils on this site. The limitations are due to fiooding and/or wetness. An adequate
drainage and maintenance plan is needed for suitable housing.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has federal jurisdiction over 404 Permits and the
NCDEHNR, Dept. of Water Quality, 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.
MEMORANDUM
To: New Hanover County Technical Review Committee
Date: August 7, 2025
Subject: ILM Airport Parking Deck
NCDOT Projects:
• N/A
WMPO 2045 MTP Projects:
• N/A
New Hanover County Projects:
• NHC Bike Ped Priorities 2024 – Kerr Avenue North to Bavarian Lane – Multi use path
TIA: A TIA IS NOT required.
For any additional comments, Please contact Caitlin Cerza, the Transportation Planning
Engineer at Caitlin.Cerza@wilmingtonnc.gov or (910) 473-513