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May 4, 2026
Zach Dickerson
Senior Planner
Planning & Land Use
New Hanover County
RE: 2024 Gardner Drive – ILM Airport New Hangars
PID # R04200-001-025-000
Egov# SITECN-25-000111
Riverview Engineering Project No: 1051.01
Mr. Dickerson,
In response to your letter regarding TRC Comments for the 2024 Gardner Drive – ILM Airport New
Hangars project, we offer the following responses:
Planning – Zach Dickerson (910-798-7450)
Compliance with local UDO requirements
1. General Comments
a. The zoning is AC (Airport Commerce)
Response: Noted
b. As stated in the application the intended use is Airplane hangar storage facility, and
office space. The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) defines the use as
i. Hangars are an ancillary use to the use “Airport and Terminal. “The UDO
defines Airport and Terminal as establishments providing air traffic control to
regulate the flow of air traffic; establishments that operate international,
national, or civil airports or public flying fields; or that support airport
operations (such as rental of hangar spaces, cargo handling services, and
passenger parking lots); and establishments providing specialty air
transportation or flying services.
Response: Noted
ii. Offices for Private Business and Professional Activities: Establishments
primarily engaged in the day-to-day administrative or clerical services for
businesses or other organizations that provide professional or other services to
the general public on a walk-in or appointment basis in an office setting.
Response: Noted
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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.
Response: Noted
2. UDO Section 5.1, Parking and Loading
a. The airport use does not have a minimum parking requirement.
Response: Noted
b. Offices for Private Business and Professional Activities requires 2.5 parking spaces
per1,000 sq ft of the use.
i. It looks like each building has approximately 2,260 sq ft of office space use.
With two buildings, that brings the total office use to approximately 4,520 sqft.
Response: Noted
ii. 4.5 * 2.5 = 11.25 parking spaces required
Response: Noted
iii. The site plan shows 20 parking spaces. This requirement is met.
Response: Noted
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: Noted
4. UDO Section 5.3, Tree Retention
a. This area appears to already be cleared of trees-please confirm no other trees are being
removed for this project.
Response: Noted
5. UDO Section 5.4, Landscaping and Buffering
a. This portion of the development does not front an internal road, so no street yard is
required.
Response: Noted
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b. The parking lot requires landscaping at 8% of the total area used for parking spaces and
internal drive aisles.
i. Parking lot landscaping areas are shown on the site plan.
Response: Noted
ii. Please confirm total square footage of these areas.
Response: Area added to plan view and table.
iii. We do not require trees to be planted on airport developments, but shrubs will
be required for parking lot landscaping.
Response: Noted
c. Please show foundation planting areas for all portions of the building facing the parking
lots. This is calculated at 12% of the square footage of the wall area facing that parking
lot.
Response: Area added to plan view and table.
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 lighting proposed for the site?
Response: Lighting plan to be provided.
7. UDO Section 5.6, Signs
a. Are any signs planned for these hangars and offices?
Response: No
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. Any approvals granted by the TRC for the site design is not an approval
for the ultimate size or placement of the sign.
Response: Noted
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8. UDO Section 5.7, Conservation Resources
a. Per the New Hanover County Conservation Resource map, there are no conservation
resources on this site.
Response: Noted
9. UDO Article 9, Flood Damage Prevention
a. This site is not in the floodplain.
Response: Noted
NHC Fire Services – Ray Griswold (910-798-7448)
Compliance with NC Fire Code
1. Fire finals required.
Response: Noted
2. NFPA 10 fire extinguishers required.
Response: Noted
3. A Section 510 study will be required-First Responder Radio coverage.
Response: Noted
4. Sprinklers required.
Response: Noted
5. Proper fire alarm & Sprinkler permits required.
Response: Noted
6. A fire hydrant shall be placed within 100 feet of each FDC.
Response: Noted
7. Hangar numbering / addressing shall be visible from Gardner Drive & Front of each building.
Response: Noted
NHC Engineering – Galen Jamison (910-798-7072)
Stormwater management and land disturbance
1. If funding for this project comes from the Airport, an erosion control permit issued by NCDEQ
will be required. Should the funding be private, then erosion control permitting will be issued
by New Hanover County (NHC) Engineering. If NHC issues the land disturbing permit, please
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digitally submit the permit application documentation with requisite review fees to the COAST
online permit portal
2. Please contact the State for the stormwater permit modification requirements.
Response: Resolved
3. It doesn’t appear the drainage area is covered in the State stormwater, therefore, County
requirements for storm attenuation may be required. If the drainage area is within a State
stormwater boundary, all stormwater conveyance (inlets, pipes, culverts, ditches, etc)
measures are subject to the NHC stormwater ordinance. Please submit to NHC Engineering for
a stormwater permit for storm conveyance measures as the design is completed. 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/Stormwaterhowever the application form is not required as the
information will be gathered by the COAST portal.
Response: Resolved
NHC Environmental Health – Dustin Fenske (910-798-6732)
Septic Tanks and Wells
1. Site plan reflects connection to public water and sewer. All surrounding properties are on public
water and sewer.
Response: Noted
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority – Bernice Johnson (910-332-6620)
Public Water and Sewer
1. CFPUA TRC Comments provided are preliminary comments only.
Response: Resolved
2. CFPUA is moving toward becoming paperless. When ready to submit plan review package,
upload all documents tohttps://www.cfpua.org/FormCenter/Engineering-3/Engineering-Plan-
Review-103.
Response: Resolved
3. CFPUA water available.
Response:
4. Project will require separate domestic and fire services (cannot split as shown); backflow will
need to be at the road on the private side.
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Response: Resolved
5. How will the project be sewered?
Response: Resolved
6. Capacity is dependent on the analysis of the pipe collection system (gravity and force mains).
Response: Resolved
7. A capacity determination can be provided upon submittal of the NC DWQ FTA/FTS Application
Form and a Preliminary Plan, this determination does not guarantee capacity.
Response: Resolved
8. 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.
Response: Resolved
NCDOT – Nick Drees (910-343-3915)
Driveway Access and State Road Improvements
1. No Comments.
Response: Noted
WMPO – Luke Hutson (910-343-3915)
New Hanove County Contracted Traffic Engineering Services Comments
1. Please provide the exact number of employees for the proposed building to ensure accurate
trip generation estimates and determine whether a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) is required.
Response: Provided
TIA
Please provide the exact number of employees for the proposed building to ensure accurate trip
generation estimates and determine whether a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) is required.
Response: Four (4) employees proposed.
Sincerely,
Nick Lauretta, P.E., LEED AP
cc: Project File 1051.01