Pickleball TRC Comments
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To: Charles D. Cazier, PE – Intracoastal Engineering, PLLC
(charlie@intracoastalengineering.com)
From: Amy Doss
Current Planner
Date: October 28, 2022
Energov #: SITECN-22-000048
PID: R01800-002-001-000
Subject: Tidewater Pickleball – Indoor/Outdoor Recreational Facility – 5000 N. College Rd. –
Commercial Site Plan – TRC Review
The following comments have been received for the November 2, 2022, 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, Amy Doss 910-798-7571
Please update the plan with the following general corrections:
1. Parking surpasses the County’s requirement.
2. Zoning: CZD CB (Z22-12)/Vacant.
3. Building Height: 26’ or 2 stories, site plan in compliance.
4. Uses (3):
a. The first defined use is Indoor Recreational Facility: A commercial establishment that
provides indoor facilities for recreation, entertainment (except adult entertainment), or
amusement, including but not limited to: bowling alleys, pool rooms, indoor sports
gymnasiums, movie theaters and live theaters, indoor skating rinks, video arcades, and
indoor shooting ranges.
b. The second defined use is Outdoor Recreational Facility: Uses that provide commercial
recreation or amusement outdoors (except adult entertainment), including but not limited
to: drive-in movie theater, amusement park or theme park, fairgrounds, miniature golf
establishments, golf driving ranges, water slides, and batting cages.
c. The third defined use is Restaurant: Establishments where food and beverages are
prepared and sold on a retail basis for consumption on or off premises as its principal
business.
5. General Comments:
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a. Please change the title to Commercial Site Plan.
b. Please note: 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. Once verified,
please add a note to the site plan indicating as such.
c. Please label ADA accessible ramps on sidewalks.
d. Please show the location of all signs and note any proposed sign is subject to Section 5.6.
of the UDO. ADA parking signs shown, are any wayfinding or additional signs proposed at
this time?
e. Please label all open spaces.
f. Please label all fences and walls used for screening or decorative purposes (including
height and material). Specifically, what type of fence is enclosing the courts?
g. Please clearly label all loading spaces, dumpsters, outdoor storage areas, and ground level
mechanical equipment.
h. Please label all pedestrian circulation areas including sidewalks. Are there paved sidewalks
between the courts?
i. Please label water and sewer services (including type, size).
j. Please label wells and septic systems including repair area.
k. Please label all storm pipes, sewer pipes, water pipes, underground utilities, manholes,
monitoring wells, and drainage features.
l. Please label stormwater management features.
m. Please label fire hydrants and fire apparatus access to buildings.
n. Please label all radii.
o. Please not on the site plan the rezoning for this property, case Z22-12, is subject to the
following two conditions:
i. The hours of operation will be limited to 7AM-9PM.
ii. The restaurant and clubhouse may only operate as an accessory use to an
operational outdoor recreational facility.
6. Landscape notes:
a. Please provide a detailed landscape plan schedule illustrating the requirements for interior
landscaping, street yards, foundation planting, and buffers have been met.
7. Tree Retention:
a. Please apply for a Tree Removal Permit.
b. 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.
c. Please clearly illustrate what trees are being preserved and what trees are proposed to
remain.
d. All specimen trees located within subject tract are required to be illustrated as well. UDO
Section 5.3.5.C The removal of any specimen tree is prohibited on any parcel unless
exempt according to Section 10.3.11, Variance Zoning and Subdivision. If a specimen tree
is removed without a permit, the penalty for this violation shall be twice the mitigation
fee.
e. Please be aware that there are optional incentives for retaining trees on site, UDO Section
5.3.8.A.2.
f. Please see the chart below indicating the documented, significant, and specimen trees
regulated by the County.
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g. Per UDO 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. Please add a note to the Landscape Plan showing has this
requirement has been met.
Please note that required landscaping for the project can be credited to meet this
requirement, however, required landscaping does not count towards mitigation, if
applicable.
h. Per UDO Section 5.3.6.B, please be aware that prior to any construction activity
protection fencing is required around protected trees or tree stands. The fencing shall be
a minimum of four feet and shall remain in place through completion of construction
activities.
i. Tree inventory plans are required to reflect the trees being retained and the trees being
removed clearly. Please see the example below, which illustrate the trees with the X’s
being removed and the trees and the trees being preserved showing the protection in the
correct placement.
j. Please include the tree data within a table as shown below.
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8. Please be aware that no building permit will be issued until NCDOT has issued the Driveway Permit
approval.
9. Parking/Loading:
a. It appears that the parking count exceeds the ordinance standards- is permeable
pavement a consideration for the excess parking? This is not a requirement, just a staff
note.
b. Please provide a typical parking space detail to demonstrate dimensions comply with UDO
Table 5.1.4.B. This is noted on notes sheet C5.1, but would also be helpful on the overall
site plan that shows all the parking spaces.
c. Please provide dimensions of parking lot aisle to demonstrate compliance with UDO Table
5.1.4.B.
d. Please show the location of any off-street loading berths if present on site, please refer to
Section 5.1.5 of the UDO for the specifications.
10. Lighting:
a. 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 residential lot line does not surpass 0.5, UDO Section 5.5. Please refer to
Table 5.5.4.B of the UDO for additional standards. Provide documentation from the lighting
provider stating they will provide a lighting plan to comply with the County’s UDO
standards as stated above.
Fire Services, Ray Griswold 910-798-7448
1. A Section 510 study shall be required – Emergency First Responder Radio coverage.
2. Please follow the Guidelines of Appendix J – Building Information Signage.
3. There is no public water supply at this time in this area of the county. Fire hydrant requirements
have been waved.
4. No overflow parking allowed in / on the entrance to the facility. Parking only in marked spaces
shall be allowed.
NHC Engineering, Galen Jamison 910-798-7072
1. A land disturbing and a stormwater permit issued by the County are required for this project.
Please submit for permits as the design is completed. Please check with NC DEQ for the
requirements of a state stormwater permit.
2. There existing ditch that bisects the parcel appears to carry offsite stormwater and may qualify
for NHC Stormwater Services maintenance. A public drainage easement sized in accordance with
NHC Stormwater Manual will be required. Any construction of the 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. Please add a plan note and show in plan view to ensure county
construction observation and a turnover meeting occurs. Note, should the applicant elect to
maintain the ditch themselves, the POA covenants shall indicate the operation and maintenance
roles and responsibilities.
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.
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3. CFPUA sewer available via FM to FM connection; CFPUA water is not available without a
mainline extension.
NCDOT, Nick Drees/Mike Frank, 910-398-9100
1. An 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.
2. An NCDOT Encroachment Agreement is required for any utility connections or installation within
NCDOT right-of-way.
3. NCDOT Driveway Permits, and Encroachments are submitted through the NCDOT Portal.
4. Stem length from r/w line per policy is 100’, it a variance is allowed the stem length can be
shortened depending on conditions.
5. Shift driveway north to not encroach on the next parcel, keep in mind of the crossline.
6. NCDOT Hydraulics Unit will need to review the site.
Environmental Health, Dustin Fenske 910-798-6732
1. Site plan reflects the site will connect to a public sewer system via a force main connection. The
site plan reflects a proposed well for water supplies. The well will need to be permitted by either
the State Public Water Supply section or local Environmental Health, depending on specifics of
the businesses. The well will need to be applied for through the appropriate agency and permit
obtained prior to building permit issuance. All other infrastructure developments do not affect
surrounding properties well or septic systems.
7. The restaurant will need to submit plans and gain approvals/permitting through Environmental
Health Food Protection Division.
WMPO, Jamar Johnson 910-343-3915
Addressing, Katherine May 910-798-7443
1. The current address is acceptable.
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2. Please make note of any utility meters requiring a separate utility address.
USACE, Brad Shaver 910-251-4611
1. Based on the description of wetlands to be filled I assume a USACE permit will be required
before construction.
Comments not received at this time from:
Emergency Services & E911, Steven Still
NCDEQ, Chad Coburn
New Hanover Soil & Water, Dru Harrison
NCDEMLR, Dan Sams
DCM, Tanya Pietila
New Hanover County Schools, Laura Severt