TRC Agenda Packet 2.16.2022TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA
February 16, 2022
New Hanover County’s Technical Review Committee (TRC) will meet Wednesday, February 16, 2022
at 2:00 p.m. to discuss the below items.
PLEASE NOTE:
This meeting will be conducted remotely via teleconference Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.
Interested parties can contact the Planning and Land Use Department at 910-798-7165 for more information.
Item 1: Warehouse (F&B Group, LLC) – Commercial Site Plan – Preliminary Plan
Request by William B. Fuller Jr, with F&B Group for a warehouse. The subject property is located at 3012
Hall Watters Drive. It consists of 2.2 acres zoned I-2. The applicant is William B. Fuller Jr, with F&B Group.
(wbfuller@gmail.com). The planner assigned is Zach Dickerson (zdickerson@nhcgov.com, 910-798-7450).
Item 2: Canopy Point – Commercial Site Plan – Preliminary Plan
Request by Tim Clark, McKim & Creed, for a multi-family development. The subject property is located at
205 and 217 Middle Sound Road. It consists of 4.77 acres total and is zoned CZD RMF-M. The applicant is
Tim Clark, with McKim & Creed (tclark@mckimcreed.com). The planner assigned is Julian Griffee
(jgriffee@nhcgov.com, 910-798-7444).
Following our agenda items, we will have a brief overview and discussion of the Bee Safe Storage
commercial sketch plan with Brad Schuler of Paramounte Engineering, Inc.
This meeting is open to the public by calling 1-336-218-2051 and entering Conference ID: 530881514#
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To: William B Fuller, Jr. (910-763-0380), wbfullerjr@gmail.com
From: Zach Dickerson, Current Planner
Egov # SITECN-22-000004
Date: February 16, 2022
Subject: 3012 Hall Watters Drive – F&B Group Warehouse– I-2 – Commercial Site Plan – TRC
Review
The following comments have been received for the February 16th, 2022 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, Zach Dickerson 910-798-7450
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Please label adjacent parcels with Parcel ID, Address and Zoning Information.
b. Please provide details of sight triangle for ingress and egress to the parking lot, UDO
Section 5.4.2.E.
c. Please label curbing on western side of parking lot, or add additional curb stops.
d. Please clearly show the ROW to the south of the site.
2. Setbacks
a. Please show setback on Layout Plan.
3. Please note any sign is subject to Section 5.6. of the UDO and note any other planned locations of
signs.
4. Will the sidewalk be ADA accessible?
5. Please provide all NCDOT approvals upon receipt. Please be aware that no building permit will be
issued until NCDOT has issued the Driveway Permit approval.
6. Before the building permit can be issued, a lighting plan 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 a lot line does not
surpass 2.0, UDO Section 5.5.
a. Please note that per section 5.10.8 B, no lighting may be installed that would make it
difficult for flyers to distinguish between airport lights and others.
7. Easements:
a. Per Section 6.2.2, please label Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, and Water Main Utility
Easements.
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8. Landscaping:
a. Please provide landscape plan as referenced in Site Data Table on C0, to include street
yard, interior parking, foundation and screening.
9. Please include the total number of trips for this use per the ITE trip generator. If so, will this new
project be covered under the existing TIA?
10. Warehousing:
a. Please add this note to the plan, “Storage of live animals, explosives, and flammable gases
or liquids is prohibited in warehousing in the B-2 and CS Districts.”
Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-508-0234
1. Fuller Warehouse - 3012 Hall Watters Drive - Proposed Warehouse. I conducted a site visit today.
Upon my review of the plans County Fire is good with the proposal with the following comments:
a. If building is sprinklered, a fire hydrant shall be within 100 feet of the FDC.
b. No high Piled Storage allowed unless permitted through this office.
c. A Section 510 study is required for Emergency Radio Coverage for First Responders
d. Appendix J guidelines are required to be followed, Building Information Signage.
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. A land disturbing and stormwater permit issued by the County will be required. Please submit
for permits as the design is completed.
2. A modification to stormwater ATC #14-08/08/17 will be required. Note Regional Pond #5 is sized
for a maximum 80% impervious coverage per lot.
3. 0.25’ of freeboard between the drop inlet tops adjacent the building isn’t recommended. A
minimum of 1’ is recommended between the site’s low point and the finished floor elevation of
the building.
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 and sewer available.
4. At this time capacity is available; DWQ permit application will require a Planning FTSE.
5. Capacity is also dependent on the analysis of the pipe collection system (gravity and force
mains).
6. 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.
7. 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, Patrick Wurzel 910-398-9100
1. We are currently working on the driveway permit with the engineer.
Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732
1. Environmental Health has no records of any septic systems or wells on Hall Watters Dr. Site will
need to connect to public water and sewer or individual well and septic permits must be applied
through the COAST online portal.
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WMPO, Scott James 910-473-5130
1. No comments provided.
Planning (Addressing), Katherine May 910-798-7443
1. The current address 3012 Hall Watters is acceptable.
2. If a utility meter is to be installed, contact Planning for utility address.
Brad Shaver USACOE brad.e.shaver@usace.army.mil
1. has never been to or asked to visit the Hall Watters property.
Comments not received at this time from:
WMPO, Scott James
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To: Tim Clark, McKim & Creed, Inc. tclark@mckimcreed.com
From: Julian Griffee
Current Planner
Date: February 11th, 2022
Energov #: SITECN-22-000005
Subject: Canopy Point – Preliminary Site Plan – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the February 16th, 2022 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, Julian Griffee 910-798-7444
1. Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
a. Zoning is referenced as ‘CD RMF-M', please correct to CZD RMF-M'.
b. Please show the site angles on the landscape plan.
2. Setback according to approved Concept Plan presented to BOC shows a rear setback of the building
to the property line as 73’. Submitted site plan indicates the building will be setback 71.11’.
3. Height
a. Building height is listed twice – 42' & 35’-4”; Please clarify.
4. Please complete the application requirements below.
a. Please label the existing land use(s) of the adjacent parcels.
b. 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)
c. Please label the open space or common areas, and bufferyards.
d. Please label all existing wells and septic systems including repair area. Please work with
environmental health on the correct abandonment procedures, if applicable.
e. Please label all other utilities within or adjacent to the property.
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5. 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.
b. Screening:
i. Please include the type and height of the dumpster screening, UDO Section
5.4.4.B.
c. Buffers
i. Please illustrate how the required buffers standards will be met. Please be aware
that proposed 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. If existing trees will be used, additional plantings
may be required in order to meet the opacity standards. Please include this as a
note on the Landscape plan.
ii. Please turn on the tree inventory layer on the Landscape Plan to showcase existing
trees within the buffer.
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.
e. Foundations Plantings:
i. Please labeled the square footages on the plan for verification.
f. Street Yard:
i. Please illustrate how the street yard requirement will be met. The information in
the site data table appears to be correct, however, is not reflected on the plan.
Street yard must be compliant with Section 5.4.6. of the UDO. Utilizing existing
trees is acceptable.
ii. Please turn on the tree inventory layer on the Landscape Plan to showcase existing
trees within the street yard.
6. Tree Retention:
a. Please apply for a tree removal permit.
a. 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.
b. Please be sure to include tree protection, UDO Section 5.3.6.
c. It appears that there are trees preserved, please refer to UDO section 5.3.8. Optional
Incentives for Retaining Trees.
7. Easements:
a. UDO Section 6.2.2, please label all Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, and Water Main Utility
Easements.
8. Please apply for the sign removal permit with Zoning, UDO Section 5.6., signage will be subject to
section standards.
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 for all new non-residential, mixed-
use, and multi-family developments:
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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. It is recommended to show ADA accessible connections to the sidewalks in the required locations.
12. 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.
13. TIA Improvements:
a. Please show the trip generation numbers and supply the exemption documentation which
the WMPO has mentioned in their comments.
Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-798-7448
1. The Residence at Canopy Point - 205 - 215 Middle Sound Loop - 72 unit - 3 story Multi Family
development I have reviewed the updated comments and County Fire approves this project.
Raymond Griswold Deputy Fire Marshal 1-24-22
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. A land disturbing permit issued by the County will be required and are currently under review.
Any additional information necessary will be requested from the engineer.
2. The stormwater permit application has been initially reviewed and request for additional
information was sent to the designer on February 1, 2022. Please resubmit the additional
information for permit issuance.
3. There appears to be offsite stormwater drainage coming from the east. 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 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. Is the tree to remain near the raised garden (SE corner of building) intended to be in the middle
of the sidewalk?
5. There are multiple locations of existing trees to remain that will have 2’ of fill placed adjacent
the trunk. Is the intent to keep the tree in a sump/ponding area? Will the area remain full of
water until the tree and evaporation remove rain water? What is the long term survivability of
these existing trees?
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. Project currently in CFPUA Plan Review.
4. CFPUA water and sewer available through mainline extension.
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5. At this time capacity is available; DWQ permit application will require a Planning FTSE.
6. Capacity is also dependent on the analysis of the pipe collection system (gravity and force
mains).
7. 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.
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.
NHC Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6664
1. Environmental Health records reflect both existing septic systems and wells located at 205 and
217 Middle Sound Loop Rd. Developer must express due diligence to locate, identify and protect
the septic systems and well heads during demolition. Both septic systems and wells must be
properly abandoned. Well abandonments/permits must be applied for through the COAST
online portal. Site must connect to public water and sewer or individual well and septic system
permits must be applied through the COAST online portal. Any infrastructure for this project
such as sewer mains and manholes along with storm water devices must maintain required
setbacks from adjacent properties well and septic systems.
WMPO, Jamar Johnson 910-343-3915
1. Waiver of a Traffic Impact Analysis issued on February 25, 2020.
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.
2. -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.
3. Verify that sight distance is met for design speed
4. A NCDOT Encroachment Agreement is required for any utility connections or installation within
NCDOT right-of-way.
5. NCDOT Driveway Permits are now submitted through the NCDOT Driveway website.
https://connect.ncdot.gov/municipalities/Utilities/Pages/help.aspx
Planning (Addressing), Katherine May 910-798-7443
1. Please provide at least 2 street names, one preferred and one alternative.
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.
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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, Brad Shaver
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila
New Hanover County Schools, Laura Severt