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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommercial Site Plan Compiled TRC Comments McQuillan Pines Amenity Center – 6900 Carolina Beach Rd – TRC Review Page | 1 To: Jon Wayne, Hanover Design Services, P.A. James Yopp, River Road Construction, Owner From: Ryan Beil, Development Review Planner Date: January 21, 2026 Technical Review Committee (TRC) PID#: R08200-001-012-000 Egov# SITECN-25-000122 Subject: 6900 Carolina Beach Rd – McQuillan Pines 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. McQuillan Pines Amenity Center – 6900 Carolina Beach Rd – TRC Review Page | 2 The following comments have been received for the January 21, 2026, TRC meeting. Additional comments may be made upon further review of subsequent revisions. Planning, Ryan Beil 910-798-7444 Compliance with local zoning requirements 1. General Comments a. The property is zoned RMF-L. b. As stated in the application the intended use is Community Center (Private). The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) defines the use as i. A meeting, recreational, and/or social facility provided by the government or a nonprofit institution for public use. ii. Please list all incidental or customary activities that may occur on the property in line with and under the general definition of the requested use. c. 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. d. The property was part of a conditional rezoning in 2023, Z23-04, and that rezoning was modified in 2025 as Z23-04M. The conditions remained the same from the original rezoning, with an additional condition (number 7) being added during the modification: i. Any RV and Boat storage must be located on the interior of the mini storage and may not be visible from a public right-of-way. ii. The access easement from Southern Charm to Carolina Beach Road shall be public. iii. The access easements from both Southern Charm Drive and Carolina Beach Road shall not be gated. iv. Single-family attached structures shall be limited to three stories. The mini storage height will be limited to 3 stories or 50 feet. v. The buffer yard between the new residential structures and the adjacent residential structures shall be no less than 20 feet. vi. The mini storage structure will be limited to a 12,000 square foot maximum building footprint and a 36,000 gross square foot maximum. McQuillan Pines Amenity Center – 6900 Carolina Beach Rd – TRC Review Page | 3 vii. A minimum 20-foot-wide public access easement shall be provided along the frontage parallel with Carolina Beach Road to accommodate future public bicycle and pedestrian use. e. Please include the list of conditions on the plans. 2. UDO Section 5.1, Parking and Loading a. Use requires 2.5 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of building area. Project proposes 630 square feet. Required parking is 630 / 1,000 = .63 x 2.5 = 1.6 =2 required parking spaces while 5 have been provided. 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. 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. Please note that amenity centers do require street yard landscaping. i. For non residential uses in residential districts, 12 sq ft of street yard is required for every linear foot of street yard frontage. There appears to be 54 linear feet of street frontage, which requires 648 square feet of street yard landscaping. ii. For every 600 sq ft of street yard one canopy tree is required b. Parking lot landscaping is required i. 8% of total parking area (990 square feet) = 79 square feet required, with 85 square feet provided. c. Foundation Plantings are required, requiring 12% of the area of the first-floor building face, or building face up to 25 feet in height, whichever is less, adjacent to the parking area or internal drive. i. 21’ x 12% = 25 square feet required, 30 square feet provided. McQuillan Pines Amenity Center – 6900 Carolina Beach Rd – 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. If a freestanding sign is proposed and along a DOT maintained road or near an intersection with a DOT road (including the driveway access), required DOT sight triangles must be shown on the plan and the sign location must be outside the sight triangles. b. 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 the site. 9. UDO Article 9, Flood Damage Prevention a. Per the New Hanover County Flood map, no part of the property or any of the buildings are in the floodplain. NHC Fire Services, David Stone 910-798-7458 Compliance with NC Fire Code 1. No comments NHC Soil & Water Conservation, Dru Harrison 910-798-7135 General comments about existing soil conditions of the site. 1. No comments McQuillan Pines Amenity Center – 6900 Carolina Beach Rd – TRC Review Page | 5 NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072 Stormwater management and land disturbance 1. A revision to STMW 23-0039 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- 23-0039 to the COAST online permit portal (https://newhanovercountync- energovpub.tylerhost.net/apps/selfservice#/home. 2. A revision to LNDP- 23-00041 will be required. Please digitally submit the permit applications documentation revisions with requisite review fees using LNDP- 23-00041 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 231204 will be required. NHC Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732 Septic tanks and wells 1. Site plan states connection to AQUA water. Pool plans must be submitted to NHC Environmental Health and approved prior to building permit issuance. 2. Site plan states connection to AQUA sewer. NHC Addressing, McCabe Watson 910-798-7068 Street naming and property address 1. Updated address is 118 Shed Drive. 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. Per engineer, water will be provided by NC Aqua; CFPUA sewer would require a mainline extension. 4. Capacity is dependent on the analysis of the pipe collection system (gravity and force mains). McQuillan Pines Amenity Center – 6900 Carolina Beach Rd – TRC Review Page | 6 5. 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. 6. 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. NCDOT, Nick Drees 910-398-9114 Driveway access and state road improvements 1. No comments WMPO, Caitlin Cerza 910-473-5130 New Hanover County contracted traffic engineering services comments: 1. Comments attached 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 New Hanover County Sustainability Manager NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) NC DEQ Division of Coastal Management NC DEQ Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources MEMORANDUM To: New Hanover County Technical Review Committee Date: December 31, 2025 Subject: McQuillan Pines Amenity Center Comments: • If the amenity center will be open to the public or to those outside the McQuillan Pines 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 McQuillan Pines community and subject to mainly internal traffic, and not open to the public, a TIA is not required.