TRC Agenda Packet 10.6.21TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA
October 6, 2021
New Hanover County’s Technical Review Committee (TRC) will meet Wednesday, October 6, 2021
at 2:00 p.m. to discuss the below items.
PLEASE NOTE:
This meeting will be conducted remotely via teleconference Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.
Interested parties can contact the Planning and Land Use Department at 910-798-7165 for more information.
2:00 p.m. Item 1: Comet Apartments – Commercial Site Plan
Request by Seth Coker, WPE Holdings, LLC, for a multi-family development with 325 units. The subject
property is located at 9000 Market Street. It consists of 19.04 acres and is zoned (CZD) RMF-MH. The
applicant is Seth Coker with WPE Holdings, LLC (scoker@cometdev.com) 910.763.6571. The planner
assigned is Ron Meredith, Current Planner (rmeredith@nhcgov.com) 910.798.7441.
Items Heading to the Planning Board for Consideration: (October 7, 2021)
• Rezoning Request (Z21-12): Request by James Yopp on behalf of Jack Carlisle and Rockhill Road
Investments, LLC, to rezone approximately 117.58 acres of land located at 1320, 1330, and
1340 Rockhill Road from R-20, Residential District to R-15, Residential District.
Future Items: (10/20 mtg items)
• County Warehouse and Office (Amy Doss, Current Planner): Commercial Site Plan for an emergency
logistics center at 3950 Juvenile Center Road. It consists of 8.55 acres and is zoned I-2. the applicant
is Kevin Caison with new Hanover County (kcaison@nchgov.com) 910.798-4338. The planner
assigned is Amy Doss, Current Planner (adoss@nhcgov.com) 910.798.7223.
This meeting is open to the public by calling 1-336-218-2051 and entering Conference ID: 365 292 767#
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To: Allison Engebretson, Paramount Engineering aengebretson@paramounte-eng.com
Brad Schuler, Paramount Engineering bshculer@paramounte-eng.com
Seth Coker, Comet Development scoker@cometdev.com
From: Ron Meredith
Current Planner
Date: October 1st, 2021
Subject: Comet – Preliminary Plan/Commercial Site Plan – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the October 6th, 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 preliminary plan approval.
Planning, Ron Meredith 910-798-7441
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. It appears that the trash compactor leader is pointing to the open space.
b. Please turn on the building layers for the garages on the eastern side of the property.
2. Please complete the application requirements below.
a. Please label the existing zoning of the adjacent parcels.
b. Please place a note concerning the datum of reference, please be aware that the elevation
must be tied to North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) and horizontal
coordinates must be tied to the North Carolina Grid System.
c. Please be sure to label all loading spaces, outdoor storage areas, and ground level
mechanical equipment; fences and walls used for screening or decorative purposes
(including height and material)
d. Please label the open space or common areas, and bufferyards.
e. Please label all existing wells and septic systems including repair area. Please work with
environmental health on the correct abandonment procedures, if applicable.
f. Please label all other utilities within or adjacent to the property.
g. Please label the location of all environmental areas of concern including conservation
resources, CAMA, 404 and 401 wetlands as defined by the appropriate agency.
h. Please label the boundary of any Special Flood Hazard Areas including the Base Flood
Elevation.
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3. Landscaping:
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. Landscaping required to comply with other sections of the
ordinance (streetyard, buffering, etc.) can be credited to meet this standard. Please
address compliance with the required and proposed calculations.
b. Screening:
i. Please show the trash receptacles screening, UDO Section 5.4.4.B.
a. Please include the type and height of the dumpster screening.
c. Buffers
i. Please be aware that proposed residential use must provide a type A opaque
transitional buffer to the existing single-family detached or undeveloped land on
the adjacent R-15. Please show this buffering on the landscape plan.
d. Interior landscaping
i. Please label all interior landscaped areas for verification of the 8% requirement.
ii. Please block or curb all parking spaces to prevent vehicles from encroaching more
than one foot into planting islands or landscaped yards.
4. Tree Retention:
a. Please be aware that a Tree Removal Permit is required before the issuance of any clearing,
grading, building permits, and or other authorizations, UDO Section 5.3.5.B.
5. Easements:
a. UDO Section 6.2.2, please label all Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, and Water Main Utility
Easements.
6. Please indicate the AM and PM peak hour trips within the Site Data Table.
7. Please clearly indicate the location for any proposed signage, if applicable, UDO Section 5.6.
8. UDO Section 6.2.2.A.15, please provide the location for the mail kiosk.
9. UDO Section 5.7.3.H, please indicate if there are any Historical and Archaeological Sites located on
the subject tract.
10. Illumination, please provide a light plan, light plans are required in the All new non-residential,
mixed-use, and multi-family developments:
a. UDO Section 5.5.3.A, please submit a lighting plan, submittal of this document is required
in conjunction with an application for site plan approval or zoning compliance approval or
whichever comes first.
b. UDO Section 5.5.4, please submit a lighting plan to illustrate all exterior lighting and indoor
lighting visible from outside. Please be aware that these lighting types must be designed
and located so that the maximum illumination at a lot line is no greater than 0.5-foot
candles adjacent to the R-15 and 2.0-foot candles adjacent to all other uses.
c. UDO Section 5 .5.4, street lighting is exempt from the illumination standards mentioned
above, but please take into consideration the placement of these lights as well.
11. Please verify that there are no Class IV soils located on the site. There does appear to be
conservation resources located on the subject tract.
12. It is recommended to show ADA accessible connections to the sidewalks in the required locations.
13. Driveway permit, no building permit for any structure shall be issued which requires NCDOT
approval for a Driveway Permit until NCDOT has issued the approval. Evidence of approval shall
accompany the application for building permit.
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14. SHOD:
a. Please show all SHOD setbacks, all non-residential buildings and their accessory uses shall
be set back a minimum of 100 feet from the right-of-way of the designated highway.
b. Please show all perimeter setbacks and label the required SHOD 25-foot setback, no
building shall be located less than 25 feet from any property line.
c. Please be aware that setback may be reduced for those buildings, accessory uses, and off-
street parking by a maximum of 25 percent if additional plantings are provided along the
right-of-way.
15. TIA Improvements:
a. Please refer to the notes from Mr. Scott James for the timing of the installed
improvements.
Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-798-7448
1. I have reviewed the updated site plan and made a site visit yesterday. I approval the updated
plans. I am allowing them to remove one fire hydrant from the site plan that would be the one
on the south side of F Drive. They are installing one on the north side of Drive. Any questions
please feel free to contact me at any time.
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. Engineering’s review is incomplete as the site plan is missing the stormwater conveyance and
management features as required in the “site plan components” section of the checklist found
on page 3 of the application. An overview of the stormwater system is requested at the TRC
meeting.
2. A revision to the stormwater system authority to construct (ATC #264) is required for this
project. Please submit for an ATC as the design is completed.
3. There appears to be offsite stormwater drainage coming from the south along the existing ditch
at the property line. If this drainage will be routed through or around the site, a public drainage
easement sized in accordance with NHC Stormwater Manual will be required. Construction of
any offsite drainage conveyance measures that will be maintained by the county will need to be
observed during construction by Stormwater Services and a turnover meeting scheduled once
the system is ready to be conveyed to the county.
4. A revision to the land disturbing permit (GP 33-08) is required for this project. Please submit for
permit as the design is completed.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Bernice Johnson 910-332-6620
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. CFPUA water available; no CFPUA sewer available.
4. CFPUA Meter Sizing Form will be required.
5. CFPUA Master Planning will be in touch with Engineer regarding capacity.
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New Hanover County Environmental Health Marie Hemmen 910-798-6664
1. 8924 Market St. is adjacent to this property (at the front S. corner) and may be connected to a
private water supply well. Any proposed future sewer lines and manholes within the adjacent
50 FT CFPUA easement shall maintain setbacks to any existing wells at this property.
2. There are no other wells or septic systems that appear to be affected by this proposed
development.
New Hanover County Environmental Health Andrea Thomas 910-798-6663
1. Future project amenities, which could consist of public swimming pools/spas/pods, will be
required to submit detailed plans, applications and equipment specification sheets for plan
review and approval before construction. Approval of the pool 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.
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 (ensure protective stem length from
US 17 is met)
c. A NCDOT Encroachment Agreement is required for any utility connections or installation
within NCDOT right-of-way.
d. NCDOT Driveway Permits are now submitted through the NCDOT Driveway website.
https://connect.ncdot.gov/municipalities/Utilities/Pages/help.aspx
US Army Corps of Engineers Brad Shaver
1. No comment from the Corps.
Planning (Addressing), Dylan McDonnell 910-798-7223
1. Please provide a list of street names with alternatives.
2. Please provide the number of units for each level of each building, e.g. Building 1 has 24 units
with 8 on each floor.
3. Addresses will be assigned after TRC approval.
WMPO, Scott James 910-341-7890
1. The TIA was not revised: instead NCDOT/WMPO accepted the technical memorandum
determination that the change in land use did not significantly alter the peak hour traffic
demand of the development.
2. Accordingly, the prior list of recommended improvements remained acceptable.
3. This applicant could be considered “grandfathered” with respect to the prior TIA analysis, or the
beneficiary of a “TIA waiver with conditions.”
4. The conditions being to provide the list of improvements from the prior TIA (attached).
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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