TRC Agenda Packet 4.21.2021TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA
April 21, 2021
New Hanover County’s Technical Review Committee (TRC) will meet Wednesday, April 21,
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: Wrightsboro Commons Phase 1 & 2 – Preliminary Site Plan
Request by BRC Wrightsboro Commons LLC and Paramounte Engineering for a
preliminary site plan for Phase 1 & 2 of Wrightsboro Commons. Phase 1 consist of
226 apartment units. The property is located in the 2500 block of Castle Hayne
Road, consists of 12.3 acres, and is zoned UMXZ. Phase 2 consists of 72 apartment
units. The property located on Riverside Drive, consists of 10.5 acres, and is zoned
R-15.
2:30 p.m. Item 2: Battleship Cycles & Marine – Commercial Site Plan
Request by CFB Powersports LLC and Intracoastal Engineering, PLLC. for a site plan
for a vehicle and boat dealership. The subject property located at 7775 Market
Street, consists of 2.3 acres, and is zoned (CZD) B-2.
Future Items:
• May 5th TRC Meeting
o The Covenant Senior Housing - Site Plan
▪ Site plan for a senior housing development consisting of 68 total units within 17
quadruplex buildings located at 3120 Alex Trask Drive.
o Primrose School of Wilmington – Daycare/Preschool – Site Plan
▪ Site plan for a daycare/preschool facility located at 7984 Market Street.
o Plantation Village Redevelopment Phase 1 – Site Plan
▪ Site plan for the first phase of the Plantation Village redevelopment. Phase 1
includes the addition of 4 apartment buildings (totaling 44 units) and a hobby shop,
relocation of the maintenance building, and expansion of the Commons building
located at 1200 Porters Neck Road.
o Cape Fear Christian Church Addition – Site Plan
▪ Site plan for a new 6,000 sf sanctuary building at the Cape Fear Christian Church
located at 811 N. College Road.
o NHC Landfill Redevelopment – Site Plan
▪ Site plan for the redevelopment of the convenience center at the NHC Landfill
located at 5210 Hwy 421.
o Coastal Carolina Development – Preliminary Plan
▪ Preliminary plan for the Coastal Carolina Development to add three lots on
Shenandoah Street adjacent Brittany Woods/Shenandoah Woods located near the
intersection of Sherman Oaks Drive and Shenandoah Street.
o Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity Restore – Site Plan
▪ Site plan for a new 21,800 sf retail building for the Habitat Restore located at
6138 Carolina Beach Rd.
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To: Jim Cirello, RLA – Paramounte Engineering, Inc. (jcirello@paramounte-eng.com)
Tom Flanagan – BRC Wrightsboro Commons, LLC (tflanagan@blueridgecompanies.com)
From: Brad Schuler
Senior Planner
Date: April 16, 2021
Subject: Wrightsboro Commons Phase 1 & 2 - Preliminary Plan – UMXZ – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the April 21, 2021 TRC meeting. Additional comments
may be made upon further review of subsequent revisions.
Please note: following the TRC meeting, a revised preliminary plan addressing each of the below items
must be resubmitted prior to receiving plan approval.
Planning, Brad Schuler 910-798-7444
Phase 1:
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Please update the zoning and ownership information on sheet SV-1.
b. Please remove “proposed” from the zoning note on the site data table.
c. Please remove the CAMA Land Use Classification from the stie data table.
d. Please remove the existing cell tower area from the area credited for open space.
e. Please add the height of the structures to the plan and note the maximum height standard
of 45 feet.
f. Please label the crosswalks. Crosswalks should be installed along the driveways on
Riverside Drive.
g. It appears the bufferyard conflicts with the stormwater facility.
2. Will Building 8 interfere with the existing parking for the commercial building at 2535 Castle Hayne
Road? Please illustrate the western parking area for that building on the site plan.
3. Please provide sidewalks along the accessways connecting to Castle Hayne Road. The sidewalks
should be extended to connect to the multi-use path.
4. Please explain the note regarding the multi-use path requiring coordination from NCDOT.
5. Please note that HVAC equipment shall not be located on facades with street frontage. In addition,
utility meters, transformers, and fixed trash receptacles must be screened from public rights-of-
way by plantings or opaque fencing.
6. All exterior lighting in the project shall be designed to not exceed 0.5 foot candles when measured
at the property lines abutting the existing single-family developments and 2.0 foot candles at the
property lines abutting all other uses (see Section 5.5). Please provide documentation to confirm
compliance with this regulation.
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7. Pervious pavement materials, vegetated bio-infiltration parking lot islands, or infiltration systems
shall be used to minimize pollutant runoff from surface parking areas to the extent that soil
permeability, depth to groundwater, or site constraints allow.
8. Are any traffic calming devices proposed for the development?
9. A tree removal permit is required for the removal of any regulated trees and one must be obtained
prior to any land disturbance activities. Please note that specimen trees can not be removed unless
a variance is obtained from the Board of Adjustment. Removal of specimen and significant trees
requires mitigation.
10. Please illustrate the location of any fixed trash containment areas and note the proposed
screening. These areas must be placed on the rear or side of the building and shall be completely
enclosed and screened from view of public rights-of-way with an opaque fence, wall, or plant
materials. The enclosure must be at least one foot taller than the highest point of the trash
receptacle.
11. Has the architectural design of the buildings been completed at this time? Please note that building
facades exceeding 30 feet in width along rights-of-way shall be divided into distinct areas utilizing
methods including façade offsets, pilasters, changes in materials, etc. In addition, metal panels or
unparged or non-architectural, non-decorative concrete block shall be prohibited on facades
visible from the public right-of-way.
12. Street trees must be provided along the rights-of-way at a rate of one tree per 30 feet of frontage.
13. For the parking lot interior planting calculations, please include the impervious surface area
provided.
14. FYI - The UDO was recently amended to allow more flexibility in the minimum parking standards.
Required parking can now be reduced with a parking demand study. See Section 5.1.3 for more
information.
Phase 2:
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Please remove the CAMA Land Use Classification from the stie data table.
b. Please add the height of the structures to the plan and note the maximum height standard
of 40 feet.
c. Please illustrate the existing sidewalks located along Riverside Drive.
d. There appears to be tree within the parking area adjacent building 1.
2. Please add a note on the plan indicating the multi-family units were approved as part of the
Riverside performance residential development and the project area is included within the density
and recreation area calculations for the overall development.
3. Please update the open space and density calculations to reflect the previous approvals for
Riverside and the recreation space standards in place at that time.
4. Please extend the sidewalks to the existing sidewalks along Riverside Drive.
5. The approved TIA for the development requires a right-turn lane to be installed on Riverside Drive
at Castle Hayne Road (currently striped). What is the status of this improvement?
6. Please illustrate on the plan areas where existing trees will remain. These areas can be credited
toward the bufferyard standards.
7. For the parking lot interior planting calculations, please include the impervious surface area
provided.
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Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-798-7448
1. Demolition of existing buildings shall follow Chapter 33 - Safety during Construction, renovations
and Demolition of Existing structures
2. I see 3 fire hydrants on the plan. There shall be a fire hydrant within 100 feet of all Fire Dept.
Connections for the sprinkler systems.
3. A Section 510 study is required per the 2018 North Carolina Fire Code for first responder radio
coverage
4. Please follow the Guidelines of the 2018 North Carolina Fire Code Appendix J - Building
Information Signs.
5. At this point of the review the plans meet the fire code provisions of the TRC.
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
Phase 1:
1. A land disturbing permit and a stormwater system authority to construct is required for this
project. Please submit for permits as the design is completed.
2. The existing southern offsite drainage routed through the site will need a drainage easement to
assist with the mission of new Stormwater Services department starting in July.
3. If offsite drainage is routed around the stormwater management facility, the next downstream
culvert located on Chadwick Avenue will need to be evaluated for impacts to the revised upstream
drainage patterns and hydrology. Should the culvert be found to be undersized, a design may be
necessary for the replacement of the culvert.
Phase 2:
1. Since the site plan has changed from the originally approved plan a land disturbing permit and a
modification to the stormwater system authority to construct is required for this project. Please
submit for permits and include the ownership change form as the design is completed.
2. Should the stormwater management facility south of Riverside Dr be used, an agreement for
operation and maintenance between the two different owners will need to be developed.
3. Any offsite drainage routed through the site will need a drainage easement to assist with the
mission of new Stormwater Services department starting in July.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
1. CFPUA plan review required.
2. CFPUA Master Planning has been in discussion with Engineer regarding sewer capacity and
requirements for CFPUA sewer.
3. CFPUA water available.
NCDOT, Patrick Wurzel 910-398-9100
1. These preliminary comments and are based on the plans as submitted for the proposed site and
are subject to further review upon receipt of any additional information. Subsequently, additional
comments and/or requirements may be necessary for this site.
a. A NCDOT Driveway Permit is required. Submit a plan in accordance with pages 14 and 15
of the Policy on Street and Driveway Access to North Carolina Highways to include access
locations within 500’ of the proposed access on both sides of the State road. Submit to the
local NCDOT District Engineer’s Office.
b. Improvements are required from an approved TIA.
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c. If the subdivision roads will to petitioned to NCDOT in the future, plan approval is required
prior to construction.
d. A NCDOT Encroachment Agreement is required for any utility connections or installation
within NCDOT right-of-way.
e. NCDOT Driveway Permits are now submitted through the NCDOT Driveway website.
https://connect.ncdot.gov/municipalities/Utilities/Pages/help.aspx
Environmental Health, Marie Hemmen 910-798-6664
1. All new development/construction and appurtenances must meet the required state rule setbacks
to existing wells per 15A NCAC 02C and existing septic systems per CHAPTER 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH, SUBCHAPTER 18A - SANITATION SECTION .1900 - SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
SYSTEMS. The applicant shall identify on a survey all private utilities/on-site systems that exist
within 50-100 feet of all property lines prior to land disturbance. Please reach out to Environmental
Health for any records that may be available (including but not limited to 2523 Castle Hayne Rd,
107 and 109 Chadwick Ave.).
2. ALL WELLS: Prior to any clearing, grading, or construction activity, any wells (irrigation, private
water supply, etc.) that are existing must be located and marked on a survey and protected around
each well head/casing including (2515, 2523, 2525, 2529, 2531, 2535, 2539, 2541, 2545 Castle
Hayne Rd. ***Note that some of these properties may have multiple wells not in a well house.
Well Abandonment Permits are required by NHC Environmental Health. Well Abandonments must
be performed by someone certified to do this type of work. Please apply through NHC COAST for
all well abandonment permits. A site plan/survey is required showing well locations as part of the
application process.
3. Existing septic systems that require abandonment, shall be abandoned per NC Guidance memo:
https://ehs.ncpublichealth.com/oswp/docs/HowToAbandonASystem.pdf5. Please note all septic
tank locations on the site plan.
WMPO, Kayla Grubb 910-341-7890
1. NCDOT Projects:
a. Tip Projects in the Area: U-5863
i. Project Description: NC133 (Castle Hayne Road) from I-140/US 17 (WILMINGTON
BYPASS) TO SR 1310 (DIVISION DRIVE) IN WILMINGTON. WIDEN TO MULTI-LANES
ii. Construction Date: 2025
2. WMPO 2045 Projects: N/A
3. New Hanover County CTP: N/A
Planning (Addressing), John Townsend 910-798-7443
1. Streets A and B can be combined for the purpose of addressing and naming
2. An unduplicated name will need to be provided to Planning for approval, please provide several
options.
3. The number and layout of apartment units for each building will be required, e.g. Building 1 has 24
units with 8 on each floor.
4. Phase 2 apartments will also require an unduplicated street name as well as the number and layout
of apartment units.
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Comments not received at this time from:
Emergency Services & E911, Steve Still
NCDEQ, Chad Coburn
New Hanover Soil & Water, Dru Harrison
USACE, Rachel Capito
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila
New Hanover County Schools, Laura Severt
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To: Charlie Cazier, PE – Intracoastal Engineering PLLC charlie@intracoastalengineering.com
From: Ron Meredith
Current Planner
Date: April 16th, 2021
Subject: Battleship Cycles & Marine – 7775 Market Street – Commercial Site Plan – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the April 21st, 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 existing zoning of the property, the land use, and zoning of the adjacent
parcels.
b. Please add the site plan revision dates.
c. Please label what datum the elevations are tied to. Elevations must be tied to North
American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) and horizontal coordinates must be tied to
the North Carolina Grid System.
2. Parking:
a. Please include in the site data table the parking standard per Section 5.1.2.A of the UDO.
The boat dealer use requires 3 spaces per 1,000 sf for the sales, leasing, and office area.
The display of boats/vehicles can not take place in the minimum required parking areas.
b. Also, please be aware that Section 5.1.3 does give options to provide an alternative parking
plan to allow for reduced parking.
c. Please verify all Parking Dimensions per Section 5.1.4.B
i. Please be aware that the drive isles are much larger than the UDO requires. To
save on impervious, you may want to consider reducing the drive isle widths.
ii. It appears that the parking stall depth perpendicular to the curb is longer than
required on the 60-degree parking.
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3. Landscape Plan:
a. Please submit a landscape plan to include:
i. Interior landscaping,
ii. Bufferyards,
iii. Foundation landscaping, and
iv. Streetyard landscaping.
b. Buffering
i. Please label the Transitional Buffer as a Type A: Opaque Buffer.
c. Screening per Section 5.4.4.:
i. Please provide screening from the proposed dumpster from the public right-of-
way or property with vegetative, berms, fencing, walls, and/or any combination
thereof to a height of at least eight feet. Please provide a detail of the proposed
screening.
ii. Please show the proposed locations for the HVAC systems. Screening may be
required from view from the property line of an existing residential use by means
of a 100 percent opaque solid wall.
4. Tree Retention:
a. Section 5.3.4.C of the UDO requires 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.
i. Please note that required landscaping for the project can be credited to meet this
requirement.
b. Please be aware that there are new tree retention requirements with the UDO that have
updated the classifications of regulated trees. Please see Section 5.3.4 for more specifics.
In addition, trees preserved on the site may be credited toward mitigation.
c. Please be aware that a Tree Removal Permit is required prior to any land disturbance
activities. Please provide the specific species (Loblolly Pine, Long Leaf Pine, etc.) of the
trees to be removed or retained to determine required mitigation.
d. Please see the attached tree mitigation worksheet to help determine and verify required
mitigation.
5. SHOD standards:
a. Is there any intention of installing new signage? If so, the installation of any sign will be
subject to the standards outlined in Section 5.6 of the UDO and additional standards are
in 3.5.3 of the UDO because of the SHOD.
b. Please show a SHOD line on the plat.
c. Staff had allowed for encroachments into the SHOD to save the 41-inch Oak Tree. Please
reference Section 5.3.4.b of the UDO in the site data table. The Planning Director may
permit or require a reduction in required street yards, landscape islands, foundation
plantings, setbacks, or other dimensional, parking, or landscaping standards for the
purpose of retaining significant or specimen trees.
d. Please list the total ground area covered by principal buildings and all accessory buildings,
please be aware that the coverage shall not exceed 50% of the site. Please add this data
into the site data table as well.
e. Please clearly label the outside storage area. Please be aware that outdoor storage areas
are required to be in accordance with the UDO regulations regarding the special highway
overlay districts. Please add the requirements below to the plat notes.
i. Outside storage can be permitted if it is located directly to the rear of the principal
building and is not visible from the designated highway.
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ii. The outside storage area shall not occupy an area wider than the principal building
or larger than one-half the area of the principal building.
iii. A 3-row screen shall be provided in accordance with the standards of Section 5.4,
Landscaping and Buffering.
iv. No storage shall be permitted above the height of the screen.
v. Junk yards and scrap processors are not permitted.
6. Please be sure to provide a light plan 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, and at a lot lines do not surpass 0.5 foot-candles for the
single family detached adjacent uses and 2.0 along other boundaries as specified in section 5.5.4
of the UDO.
7. Please be aware that no building permit will be issued until NCDOT has issued the Driveway Permit
approval.
8. Please show the location of the fence and notate access point to the secured area.
Fire Services, Raymond Griswold 910-508-0234
1. I have reviewed the plan and it meets county fires expectations.
2. During the Construction, a Section 510 study is required per the 2018 NC Fire Code for first
responder radio coverage.
3. Also please follow the guidelines of the 2018 Fire Code Appendix J - Building Information signs.
NHC Engineering (Stormwater), Galen Jamison 910-798-7142
1. A land disturbing permit is required for this project.
2. A stormwater system authority to construct application is currently under review. Preliminary
comments and a request for additional information has been forwarded the designer.
3. A construction easement with the adjacent property owner will be necessary.
4. Any offsite drainage routed through the site will need a drainage easement to assist with the
mission of new Stormwater Services department starting in July.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
1. CFPUA plan review required.
2. CFPUA is working with the Owner to provide a solution to tie in the sewer.
3. CFPUA water available.
NCDOT, Patrick Wurzel, 910-398-9100
1. These preliminary comments and are based on the plans as submitted for the proposed site and
are subject to further review upon receipt of any additional information. Subsequently, additional
comments and/or requirements may be necessary for this site.
a. A revised NCDOT Driveway Permit is required. Submit a plan in accordance with pages
14 and 15 of the Policy on Street and Driveway Access to North Carolina Highways to
include access locations within 500’ of the proposed access on both sides of the State
road. Submit to the local NCDOT District Engineer’s Office.
b. A NCDOT Encroachment Agreement is required for any utility connections or installation
within NCDOT right-of-way.
c. This parcel falls within the active U-4902D TIP project on Market Street.
d. NCDOT Driveway Permits are now submitted through the NCDOT Driveway website.
https://connect.ncdot.gov/municipalities/Utilities/Pages/help.aspx
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Environmental Health, Marie Hemmen 910-798-6664
1. All new construction and appurtenances must meet the required state rule setbacks to existing
on-site wells and septic systems on adjacent properties including 7780 and 7794 Alexander Rd
(per 15A NCAC 02C WELL RULES and existing septic systems per CHAPTER 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH, SUBCHAPTER 18A - SANITATION SECTION .1900 - SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
SYSTEMS).
2. The applicant shall identify on a survey if any of these private utilities/on-site systems exist within
50-100 feet of the property lines. Please reach out to Environmental Health for any records that
may be available for Alexander Rd.
3. Add NOTE: Existing septic system shall be abandoned per NC Guidance Memo:
https://ehs.ncpublichealth.com/oswp/docs/HowToAbandonASystem.pdf5.
4. Septic system shall be protected from destructive use until it can be properly abandoned when
the plumbing is tied to sewer.
5. Existing Wells (including irrigation wells): Prior to any clearing, grading, or construction activity,
any wells that are existing on the property must be located and marked on a survey and protected
around each well head/casing. If a well needs to be abandoned, Well Abandonment
6. Permits are required by NHC Environmental Health. Well Abandonments must be performed by
someone certified to do this type of work. Please apply through NHC COAST for all well permits
and/or well abandonment permits. A site plan/survey is required showing well locations as part
of the application process.
WMPO, Kayla Grubb 910-341-7890
1. NCDOT Projects:
a. Tip Projects in the Area: U-4902D
b. Project Description: US 17 (Market St) from SR 1403 (MIDDLE SOUND LOOP ROAD) TO
SR 2290 (MENDEHNALL DRIVE)/ SR 2734 (MARSH OAKS DRIVE)
c. Construction Date: Under construction
2. WMPO 2045 Projects:
N/A
3. New Hanover County CTP:
N/A
4. TIA:
A TIA will not be required based on the following trip generation:
Planning (Addressing), John Townsend 910-798-7443
1. Address will be assigned for property by the Planning Department when project is approved.
Contact Planning for address assignment.
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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