TRC Agenda Packet 1.27.2021TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA
January 27, 2021
New Hanover County’s Technical Review Committee (TRC) will meet Wednesday, January 13,
2021 at 2:00 p.m. at 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110, to discuss the below items.
PLEASE NOTE:
This meeting will be conducted remotely via teleconference. Interested parties can contact the Planning
and Land Use Department at 910-798-7165 for more information.
2:00 p.m. Item 1: Scotts Hill Village Amenity Center – Commercial Site Plan
Request by Tunstall Consulting Engineers, P.C. for a site plan for an amenity center
consisting of a pool house, pool, and outdoor recreation area. The subject property
is located on the corner of Cobble Ridge Drive and Pandion Drive, consists of 0.56
acres, and is zoned R-15.
2:10 p.m. Item 2: Tidalwalk Sidewalk Modification Request
Request by Ward and Smith, P.A. on behalf of the Tidalwalk Home Owners
Association, Inc. to amend the sidewalk requirements for the Tidalwalk subdivision
located in the 7900 block of Myrtle Grove Road.
Future Items:
February 17th TRC Meeting
o Oyster Point Preliminary Plan Modification
Proposal to add one lot to the Oyster Point performance development for a
total of 53 units.
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To: Phil Norris and Zach Canady – Norris & Tunstall Consulting Engineers, P.C.
(pnorris@ntengineers.com/zcanady@ntengineers.com)
From: Ron Meredith
Current Planner
Date: January 22, 2021
Subject: Scotts Hill Village Amenity Center – Cobble Ridge Drive and Pandion Drive
– Commercial Site Plan – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the January 27, 2021 TRC meeting.
Please note: following the TRC meeting, a revised site plan addressing each of the below items must be
resubmitted prior to receiving approval.
Planning, Ron Meredith 910-798-7441
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Please update the site data table to account for all required changes below.
b. Please update the separation between the proposed pool and the proposed pool house
from four to five feet, per Section 4.4.4.B of the New Hanover County Unified Development
Ordinance (UDO). Please be aware that New Hanover County Building Safety may have
additional requirements for separation.
2. Please submit a landscape plan to include:
a. Screening:
i. If there are any dumpster or trash receptacle storage areas, they must be screened
in accordance with Section 5.4.4.
b. Parking Lot Perimeter Landscaping:
i. Please provided a landscaped strip along any side of a parking lot abutting land in
a Residential zoning district. The perimeter landscaping strip shall be a minimum
of ten feet in width.
c. Parking Lot Interiors:
i. Please provide landscaped areas in the interior of parking lot to equal to eight
percent of the total area to be used for parking.
d. Street yard:
i. Please provide primary and secondary street yard plantings in accordance with
Section 5.4.6.
e. Foundation plantings:
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i. Please provide foundation planting area totaling 12 percent of the area of the
building face adjacent to the parking area.
3. Tree Retention:
a. A minimum of 15 trees at least 2” DBH must be retained or planted on the parcel where
development occurs for each acre or proportionate area disturbed.
4. Before the building permit can be issued, documentation must be provided to illustrate that street
lighting, all exterior lighting, and indoor lighting visible from outside shall be designed and located
so that the maximum illumination measured in foot candles at ground level at lot lines abutting R-
15 parcels do not surpass .05.
5. Is there any intention of installing signage? If so, please show the location and note any proposed
sign is subject to Section 5.6.
6. Parking/Loading:
a. Please be aware that you can reduce the parking drive isle width to 22’ Per Section 5.1.4.B.
b. Please add parking blocks to prevent vehicles from encroaching more than one foot into
planting islands or landscaped yards.
7. General comments:
a. If no regulated trees are proposed to be removed, a Tree Removal Permit will not be
required.
Fire Services, David Stone 910-798-7458
1. All new structures must comply with Section 510 of the NC Fire code. Emergency Responder Radio
Coverage survey must be conducted and results given to the Building Safety Fire Plan Reviewer. (It
is highly recommended that a pre-construction survey be conducted however a pre-construction
survey is not required).
2. All new structures must comply with Appendix J of the NC Fire Code, Building Information Signs.
3. Fire apparatus access roads cannot exceed a 10 percent grade with the approval of the Fire Chief.
4. If building is to be sprinklered, proposed FDC locations will need to be on site plan submitted for
TRC review and must approved by the Fire Marshal’s Office.
5. Sprinklered buildings shall be monitored by a UL Certificated fire alarm system. The UL runner
service information must be submitted prior to building final.
6. No gates or traffic calming devices without TRC approval.
7. If there is no fire hydrant within 400 feet of the structure a fire hydrant will need to be added.
8. Proposed fire Hydrant locations will need to be added to the site plan before being submitted for
TRC review. Existing fire hydrants need to be reflected on the site plan.
9. All Fire Hydrants installed are to be equipped with a 5in. Storz connection on the 4.5 steamer per
CFPUA and NHC Fire requirements.
10. A Knox box must be installed on sprinklered buildings.
NHC Engineering (Stormwater), Jim Iannucci 910-798-7142
1. Stormwater and Sediment and Erosion Control Plans will be required to be updated for this project.
2. Properly sized easements required for all stormwater conveyances carrying off-site
runoff. Stormwater Services program will begin maintaining these conveyances (not in permitted
systems) beginning in July 2021.
NHC Engineering (Land Disturbance), Beth Wetherill, 910-798-7432
1. It does not appear this project has been submitted for a land disturbing permit at this time.
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Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
1. If any of the following items was not completed for the clubhouse, during the overall project plan
review, the following items will be required:
a. CFPUA plan review required.
b. CFPUA water and sewer available.
c. CFPUA Meter Sizing Form will be required.
NCDOT, Patrick Wurzel, 910-398-9100
1. No comments.
Environmental Health, Marie Hemmen 910-798-6664
1. There are no private wells or septic in this area and property will be served by CFPUA
Environmental Health, Andrea Thomas 910-798-6663
1. Future project amenities, which could consist of public swimming pools/spas/pods or public
food/drink service establishments, will be required to submit detailed plans, applications and
equipment specification sheets for plan review and approval before construction. Approval of the
pool and/or food service will be necessary before approval of all related structures, which may
include buildings housing bathrooms, pool equipment room, pool chemical storage, pool decking
and enclosure (fence/gates).
2. Please plan accordingly when submitting for permits in order to reduce delays due to non-
submittals for the pool or food service.
3. Please see the following websites for applications and forms which are required in the submittal
process-
4. NHC COAST information page, Forms tab- NHC Environmental Health section
https://www.nhcgov.com/coast/
5. NC DHHS Environmental Health Section Plan Review Unit (approval of plans for franchised or chain
food establishments)
6. https://ehs.ncpublichealth.com/faf/food/planreview/index.htm
WMPO, Kayla Grubb 910-341-7890
1. NCDOT Projects:
a. TIP Projects in the Area: U-4902D
i. Project Description: US 17 (Market St) from SR 1403 (MIDDLE SOUND LOOP
ROAD) TO SR 2290 (MENDEHNALL DRIVE)/ SR 2734 (MARSH OAKS DRIVE).
ii. Construction Date: Under construction
b. TIP Projects in the Area: W-5803B
i. Project Description: US US 17 BETWEEN NEW HANOVER / PENDER COUNTY LINE
AND MILE POST 19.3 IN ONSLOW COUNTY. INSTALL SHOULDER RUMBLE STRIPS
ii. Construction Date: 2022
2. WMPO 2040 Projects:
a. Projects in the Area: R-10 (TIP #U-4902 same as above)
i. Project Description: US 17 (Market St) Access Management from Military Cutoff
Rd to Porters Neck Rd
b. Projects in the Area: BP-65
i. Project Description: Bike/ped improvements at US 17 (Market St) and Porters
Neck Rd
3. New Hanover County CTP: N/A
4. TIA: A TIA will not be required.
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Planning (Addressing), John Townsend 910-798-7443
1. Please contact addressing when address is needed.
Comments not received at this time from:
NCDEQ, Chad Coburn
New Hanover Soil & Water, Dru Harrison
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila
USACE, Rachel Capito
New Hanover County Schools, Laura Severt
ASHEVILLE GREENVILLE NEW BERN RALEIGH WILMINGTON
www.wardandsmith.com
SAMUEL B. FRANCK, Attorney at Law
127 Racine Drive
University Corporate Center (28403)
Post Office Box 7068
Wilmington, NC 28406-7068
P: 910.794.4835
F: 910.794.4877
sbf@wardandsmith.com
January 19, 2021
New Hanover County Technical Review Committee
c/o Mr. Brad Schuler, Senior Planner
230 Government Center Drive
Suite 110
Wilmington, NC 28403
RE: Tidalwalk
Our File 181586-00001
Dear Mr. Schuler:
Our firm represents the Tidalwalk Home Owners Association, Inc. (the "Association").
On behalf of our client, I write to request revision to the TRC approval for this
planned community with regard to the sidewalks contemplated therein. Consistent
with the discussions between my client and the County engineering staff, we ask that
the sidewalk improvements that are contemplated in the subdivision and grading
approvals for the Tidalwalk planned community be adapted consistent with the
attached sketch plan.
This change is justified for several reasons. First, Tidalwalk is a gated planned
community, without through traffic, and the sidewalks serve only the residents of
that community. Second, there are significant wetlands around the community,
which are impacted by any changes to impervious surface, including any additional
sidewalks. And, third, the developer failed to install the sidewalks, has left the
community, and the remainder of the bond provided by the developer to the County is
not sufficient to fund sidewalks in all the locations originally contemplated on the
approved grading plan.
The location of the sidewalks to be installed, as reflected on this revised plan, are the
product of discussions and site visit meetings with the County engineer, Jim
Iannuchi, in the fall of 2020.
I am also requesting that the funds provided by the developer, MREC-Tidal Walk,
LLC in satisfaction of the bond required for installation of bonded improvement to the
TidalWalk planned community be released to Association to be utilized for
construction and improvement of sidewalks and other previously bonded
Brad Schuler
January 19, 2021
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infrastructure improvements. The Association agrees to hold the County harmless
for release of the remaining bond funds, and for approval of the revision to the
original grading plan.
Yours truly,
Samuel B. Franck
ND: 4847-9947-2847, v. 1