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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-07-11 OUT-2125 Response to Comments Planning & Land Use Attention: Zach Dickerson, Senior Planner 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 RE: Commercial Eating Establishment with Drive- Thru, PID# R04400- 002-036-000, Cook Out restaurant at 7245 Market Street _OUT- 2125 Please find our responses below to your comments for the above-referenced project. Planning- Zach Dickerson 910-798-7450 1. General Comments a. Zoning is B-2, restaurant use permitted by-right. RESPONSE: Noted. b. Site plan review invoice: INV-00134314 for $75 is available for payment at www.nhcgov.com/coast RESPONSE: Noted. 2. UDO Section 5.1, Parking and Loading a. Restaurant use requires 6 parking spaces per 1,000 sq ft of seating area. RESPONSE: Cover updated to read 42 standard stalls provided and 4 Handicap stalls with 1 of these being a Van space. b. Building is 4,163 sq ft, please confirm amount of interior/exterior seating area. RESPONSE: Main portion of existing building is 4,163 SF, and there is an additional existing rear freezer and cooler that is 308 SF approximately. There will be 52 seats in renovated building and approximately c. 26 parking spaces are being retained from the existing conditions, and it appears that 14 are in the rear for a total of 40 parking spaces on- site. RESPONSE: Confirmed. 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. RESPONSE: The existing driveway is being maintained and will not be modified as a part of this project unless a TIA deems a need for modification. b. It’s possible that a Traffic Impact Analysis will be required for this project given the potential traffic generated, but I will let the WMPO make that determination. RESPONSE: Noted. 4. UDO Section 5.3, Tree Retention 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. RESPONSE: No trees are proposed to be removed as part of this project and the disturbed area will be less than 1 acre. b. It does not appear any trees will be removed for this project. Please confirm. RESPONSE: No trees are proposed to be disturbed as part of this project. 5. UDO Section 5.4, Landscaping and Buffering a. All surrounding parcels are zoned B-2, no transitional buffers required. RESPONSE: Noted. b. Parking Lot Landscaping i. For parking lot landscaping, please confirm total amount of interior parking lot and drive aisles. At a cursory measurement, it looks like the new parking area is ~4,100 sq ft, excluding drive aisles around it. RESPONSE: Noted. The total area of proposed drive isles and interior parking area is 11,929 SF. ii. Parking lot landscaping is calculated at 8% of square footage of parking lot and internal drive aisle. RESPONSE: Noted. 8% of the total area 11,929 SF is 954.32 SF of required parking lot landscaping. iii. At a cursory glance, it looks like the 4 parking lot islands to the rear will satisfy this requirement. RESPONSE: Noted. The proposed 4 landscaped islands to the rear of the site comprise a total area of 1,319 SF, which is 11% of the total interior parking lot and drive isle area, which meets the required 8% parking lot planting requirement. These calculations have been added to the landscape plan, sheet C7.01. c. Foundation Plantings i. Foundation Plantings are required for all parts of the building that face parking or internal drive aisles. RESPONSE: Noted. ii. Drive-thru areas are exempt from this requirement. RESPONSE: Noted. iii. Per aerial imagery, it looks like there are some foundation plantings around the building, please confirm these are being retained. RESPONSE: Noted. Based on the most current aerial imagery and photos taken at a site visit last year, the foundation plantings along the front of the building do not appear to have survived. New proposed plantings have been added to the landscape sheet C7.01 to meet the requirements for foundation plantings. iv. Per the landscape plan, there are new plantings along the front of the building, is that correct? It would be helpful if the landscape plan showed new plantings and existing ones being retained. RESPONSE: The previous submittal did not show proposed plantings along the front of the building, however, upon review of the site conditions, foundation plantings have been added to the landscape plan sheet C7.01. Existing plantings have been added to the landscape plan sheet. d. Street Yard i. Aerial imagery shows there is some street yard on the site already. RESPONSE: Based on the most recent aerial imagery and photographs from a site visit last year, there appears to be some street yard existing on site, however it does not fulfill the required street yard plantings. There are currently 14 existing shrubs on site and 4 shade trees. An additional 9 ornamental trees and 29 shrubs have been proposed to the street yard area to meet the requirements per section 5.4.6, · Market Street Frontage = 193 LF - 25 LF (DRIVE ISLE) - 168 LF · REQUIRED AREA = (25 SF X 1 LF) (25 SF X 168 LF) - 4,200 SF, o One Canopy tree or 3 understory trees per 600 SF = 7 canopy trees required o And 6 shrubs per 600 SF = 42 required These additional plantings and calculations have been added to the landscape plan sheet C7.01. ii. B-2 requires 25 square feet per linear foot of street frontage. RESPONSE: Noted, see above response. iii. Please confirm if the existing street yard meets the requirements per section 5.4.6, street yard plantings. RESPONSE: Noted, see above response. 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. RESPONSE: Noted. b. Is any new lighting proposed for the site? RESPONSE: No new lighting will be proposed unless current lighting does not meet city code. 7. UDO Section 5.6, Signs a. For any signs on the site, please submit for a sign permit, referencing Section 5.6 of the UDO for standards. RESPONSE: No new signs will be proposed as part of this plan submital. There is an existing sign at the front of the site. 8. UDO Section 5.7, Conservation Resources a. The New Hanover County Conservation Resources map indicates there are small pockets of Pocosin on this site. However, they do not hit the 5-acre minimum to trigger the Conservation Resource requirements. RESPONSE: Noted. NHC Fire Services, David Stone 910-798-7458 9. No comments. RESPONSE: Noted. NHC Soil & Water Conservation, Brian Dadson 910-798-7138 10. See attached. RESPONSE: Noted. NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072 11. A land disturbing permit issued by the County is required for this project if 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 . Should the land disturbance remain below 1 acre, no land disturbing permit is required. RESPONSE: The proposed Limits of Disturbance for this site will be under an acre. A land disturbance permit will be obtained if it increases above and acre. 12. Please provide a revision to the stormwater permit (686-11/01/16) issued by the County and a transfer of ownership form must be completed this project. Please submit the permit revision documentation with requisite review fees to the COAST online permit portal (https://newhanovercountyncenergovpub.tylerhost.net/apps/selfservice#/h ome ). Application and forms can be found at https://www.nhcgov.com/251/Stormwater . RESPONSE: Revision to the stormwater permit in progress. 13. Please contact the State for their stormwater permitting requirements. It is anticipated a minor modification to the high density permit (SW8160909) will be necessary. RESPONSE: : Discussion with State regarding existing permit in progress. NHC Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732 14. Site plan reflects connection to public sewer. 7239 Market St, an adjacent, property is on a septic system. Any new storm water improvements must maintain setbacks to this properties septic system. RESPONSE: All storm and sewer is existing onsite and will not be modified as part of this plan beyond minor rim adjustments that may be needed. 15. Site plan reflects connection to public water. RESPONSE: There is an existing water connection on site that will be used. 16. Restaurant plans must be submitted and approved by the NC Environmental Health Plan Review Unit. Approval will be needed prior to building permit issuance. RESPONSE: Noted. NHC Addressing, McCabe Watson 910-798-7068 17. Existing address is acceptable. RESPONSE: Noted. Cape Fear Public Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620 18. CFPUA TRC Comments provided are preliminary comments only. RESPONSE: Noted. 19. Regarding 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 . RESPONSE: Noted. 20. CFPUA water and sewer available with existing services. RESPONSE: The plan is to use these existing services. 21. Meter Sizing Form will be required to determine if existing meter is sufficient, and if a CFPUA Utility Plan review will be required. RESPONSE: Existing meter and water service is being utilized. Meter Sizing Form included in this resubmittal. NCDOT, Nick Drees 910-343-3915 22. A TIA is required for the proposed development. RESPONSE: Trip generation and queuing analysis has been completed and included in this submittal. 23. Driveway Permit/NCDOT Encroachment Agreement. RESPONSE: No work is to be proposed in the NCDOT ROW unless the TIA dictates a need for it. The existing entrance and utilities will be used for the purposes of this project. 24. If the drainage does not naturally flow to the NCDOT right of way the historic drainage pattern should be maintained. RESPONSE: No work is to be proposed in or around the entrance area and therefore the current drainage pattern will be maintained. 25. Show and label the 10’ X 70’ NCDOT sight triangles. RESPONSE: Site distance triangles have been added to the site plan and the landscaping plan. 26. Show and label the stopping Sight Distance. RESPONSE: Stopping Distance has been denoted on Site Plan. 27. Label the radii for the driveway proposed driveway/driveways. RESPONSE: There are no driveways being proposed. The existing driveway will be maintained for this project. 28. Label the internal protection stem length for the proposed driveway connection. RESPONSE: The stem length has been dimensioned. 29. This development is located within an active NCDOT STIP Project U-4902D. RESPONSE: Noted. WMPO, Greer Templer 910-341-0107 30. Provide Auto Turns Movements for Fire and Rescue Vehicles entering and exiting the U.S. 17/Market Street Driveway. RESPONSE: An auto turn sheet for a standard pump fire truck will be has been included with this submittal 31. U-4902D: U.S. 17 Business (Market Street) Roadway Improvements from SR 1403/Middle Sound Loop Road to SR 2734/Marsh Oaks Drive Currently under construction. This project is occurring directly at the proposed development site. RESPONSE: Noted. 32. U-4902D also included in the WMPO’s 2045 MTP. RESPONSE: Noted. 33. TIA Based on the 11th edition ITE Trip Generation Manual, a TIA is required. A scoping document must be submitted to the WMPO’s Deputy Director, Abby Lorenzo (Abigail.Lorenzo@wilmingtonnc.gov), to begin the TIA process. RESPONSE: Noted Army Corps of Engineers, Brad Shaver 910-251-4611 34. No comments. RESPONSE: Noted.