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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSunset Townes Amenity Center TRC Comments Sunset Townes Amenity Center – 2696 Alvernia Dr – TRC Review Page | 1 To: James Yopp, Sunset Townes POA Inc. From: Zach Dickerson, Senior Planner Date: December 17 Technical Review Committee (TRC) PID#: R02400-002-633-000 Egov# SITECN-25-000116 Subject: 2696 Alvernia Drive – Sunset Townes Amenity Center - 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 December 17, 2025, TRC meeting. Additional comments may be made upon further review of subsequent revisions. Sunset Townes Amenity Center – 2696 Alvernia Dr – TRC Review Page | 2 Planning, Zach Dickerson 910-798-7450 Compliance with local UDO requirements 1. General Comments a. Zoning district is R-15, Residential b. This project encompasses the amenity center and pool for the Sunset Townes neighborhood. The closest use definition for amenity center is Community Center. c. It appears the mailbox kiosk for Sunset Townes was approved in the preliminary plan review of this development- can you confirm the location? I can’t find it on the original layout and I don’t see it on the amenity center plans. d. 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. 2. UDO Section 5.1, Parking and Loading a. The closest use for amenity center in the use table is Community Center. b. The Community Center use requires 2.5 spaces per 1,000 sq ft. i. 2,600 sq ft amenity center (2.6) * 2.5 = 6.5 spaces, round to 7. ii. 8 parking spaces shown on the plan, number is sufficient. c. Please show parking spot dimensions on the plan. 90° parking spots require a minimum 9’x18’ size. 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 a. It does not appear any trees are being removed for this project as the land is already cleared. Please confirm. b. 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. Sunset Townes Amenity Center – 2696 Alvernia Dr – TRC Review Page | 3 5. UDO Section 5.4, Landscaping and Buffering a. Please detail parking lot landscaping. Parking lot landscaping is required at 8% of the total area used for parking. These areas can potentially be used as parking lot islands if they are landscaped as such. b. Foundation plantings look good, thanks! c. Street yard does not appear sufficient. Per staff calculations, it appears you have approximately 251 feet of frontage on Alvernia Dr. a. Nonresidential uses in residential zoning districts require 12 square feet of street yard per linear foot of street frontage. 251 * 12 = 3,012 sq ft of street yard. b. The area where the trees are planted as shown on the plan appears to be a little over 1,500 sq ft. c. Shrubs are also required. d. The street yard can be planted in any configuration provided the minimum square footage is met. e. Minimum width is 8 feet, maximum is 18 feet. d. All planting materials must comply with the approved planting materials listed in the New Hanover County Tree & Landscaping Manual. The species and size must be listed in the final landscape plan indicating compliance with the manual. Or evidence the proposed plant species are acceptable from the county Agricultural Extension office. Sunset Townes Amenity Center – 2696 Alvernia Dr – TRC Review Page | 4 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. b. Is any lighting proposed for the site? 7. UDO Section 5.6, Signs a. Check to see if the locations of any freestanding signs are shown on the plan. If the sign is along a DOT maintained road or near an intersection with a DOT road (including the driveway access). They need to show the required DOT sight triangles on the plan and the sign location must be outside the sight triangles. b. If no freestanding signs are shown on the property, ask the question whether any signs are planned? And that if signs will be added, the plans need to show the location, but not the size. c. 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. Any approvals granted by the TRC for the site design is not an approval for the ultimate size or placement of the sign. 8. UDO Section 5.7, Conservation Resources a. The conservation resource map does not indicate that there are any conservation resources on this property. 9. UDO Article 9, Flood Damage Prevention a. A portion of this property is in the 500-year and the AE floodplain. b. FRIS panel is number 3210. c. Please delineate the floodplain boundaries on the site plan- it does not appear that any buildings for this site plan are located in the floodplain. Sunset Townes Amenity Center – 2696 Alvernia Dr – TRC Review Page | 5 NHC Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-798-7448 Compliance with NC Fire Code 1. Fire finals required. 2. Portable fire extinguishers per NFPA 10. 3. NFPA 704 marking on Pool Chemical Storage and pump rooms required. NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072 Stormwater management and land disturbance 1. A revision to STMW-22-0018 will be required. Should any stormwater conveyance measures be proposed, please include the requisite calculations with the permit submission. Please digitally submit the permit applications documentation revisions with requisite review fees using STMW-22-0018 to the COAST online permit portal (https://newhanovercountync- energovpub.tylerhost.net/apps/selfservice#/home. 2. A revision to LNDP-19-0016will be required. Please digitally submit the permit applications documentation revisions with requisite review fees using LNDP-19-0016 to the COAST online permit portal (https://newhanovercountync- energovpub.tylerhost.net/apps/selfservice#/home. 3. Please contact the State for their stormwater permit requirements. It is anticipated a minor modification to SW8 220307 will be required. NHC Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732 Septic tanks and wells 1. Surrounding properties are connected to public sewer. Site must connect to public sewer. 2. Surrounding properties are connected to public water. Site must connect to public water. 3. Pool plans must be submitted to NHC Environmental Health and approved prior to building permit issuance. Sunset Townes Amenity Center – 2696 Alvernia Dr – TRC Review Page | 6 NHC Addressing, McCabe Watson 910-798-7068 Street naming and property address 1. No comments, existing address is acceptable. Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620 Public water and sewer 1. CFPUA TRC Comments provided are preliminary comments only. 2. 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. Water is private, behind CFPUA master meter; private sewer. NCDOT, Nick Drees 910-343-3915 Driveway access and state road improvements 1. No comments- nothing else required. WMPO, Luke Hutson 910-343-3915 New Hanover County contracted traffic engineering services comments: 1. See attached. Sunset Townes Amenity Center – 2696 Alvernia Dr – TRC Review Page | 7 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 New Hanover County Soil and Water Conservation US Army Corps of Engineers MEMORANDUM To: New Hanover County Technical Review Committee Date: December 1, 2025 Subject: Sunset Towns Clubhouse Comments: • If the amenity center will be open to the public or to those outside the Sunset Towns community, the trip generation will need to be reassessed to determine if a TIA is required. NCDOT Projects: • N/A WMPO 2050 MTP Projects: • N/A New Hanover County Projects: • N/A TIA: The amenity center will be used by the Sunset Towns community and subject to mainly internal traffic, and not open to the public, a TIA is not required.