City of Wilmington - Project Tracking

Urban forestry would prefer an understory species other than crepemyrtle within the 11th St. ROW.

• Please include landscape plan and elevations with future submittals. Be sure signature blocks are on all plan sheets.
• Please label elevations as north, south, east, and west so it is clear which side of the building each pertains to.
• The canopy is subject to building design standards. Please provide elevation for fuel canopy.
• Provide list of what each building material is (e.g. EX 1, EX 1-A, EX 2).
• Structural metal panels are not permitted.
• Provide brick colors/types.
• Street trees are required along all frontages. Show trees located along Market and 10^th streets. Existing trees can be used but must be supplemented to meet UMX requirement (1 tree per 30 feet of frontage). The proposed Crape Myrtles along S. 11^th Street are fine as long as they are the tree form (please note). Canopy trees are required along Market and S. 10^th Streets. Canopy trees should be selected from Sec. 18-196 (f)(3).
• The code requires that a minimum of 75% of the trees used for parking lot landscaping be canopy trees. Also, Crape Myrtles are considered a small shade tree and are presumed to shade a circular area of 314 square feet (Sec. 18-481 (j)) not the 707 square feet allowed for canopy trees. Crape Myrtles used to satisfy the shading requirements can take credit for the portion of the canopy that overlays the parking area, in this 157 square feet each.
• The waiver for the streetyard is intended to allow buildings to be placed adjacent to the street right-of-way (sidewalk). Since the majority of the site does not have a building frontage along the right-of-way, a streetyard will be required. Since Article 8 does not specify a specific multiplier for UMX, please provide/extend the screening buffer along all frontages, excluding building frontages and driveways.
• Bufferyard requires (2) rows of planted materials consisting of a combination of trees and shrubs at a minimum height of three (3) feet at initial planting and give at least fifty (50) percent visual opacity of the fence at planting. Buffer vegetation mustl be located between the fence and the common property line. Please show location and height of bufferyard fence (must be 8’-10’).
• Show compliance with UMX site lighting standard. Show locations and provide detail for poles and fixtures.
• Note location of utility and HVAC equipment. Add note to plan.
• Show compliance with Sec. 18-204 (c) (6) g. One of the three options must be employed. If you believe that none of these options is feasible on site we will need an infiltration test report for the justification. 

FAMILY FARE MARKET ST [TRC Plan Review #3]

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All comments are based on adopted policy documents, specific City of Wilmington Land Development Code (CofW LDC) and City of Wilmington Technical Standards and Specifications Manual (CofWTSSM) requirements in effect at the time of this review.  These have been noted after the comment as appropriate for your ease in further research.   The City Engineer may administratively approve dimensional variance requests per LDC Sec. 18-348.  If the Applicant feels further interpretation is in order, please contact Transportation Planning directly to discuss in additional detail. Please apply for all administrative variances in writing, an email is acceptable or this may be included on the plan set.  Please see Sec. 18-348 of the Land Development Code for the information required to process a variance request.

NCDOT: 

It is the Applicant’s responsibility to coordinate directly with NCDOT to determine if any driveway permits/ revisions/ review processes are required.  Contact NCDOT at 910. 251.2655. Please note additional comments may be forthcoming once coordination occurs.

TECHNICAL STANDARDS – DRIVEWAY ACCESS (Non-Major Thoroughfares):

1.       The driveway curb return must be at least 6.5’ from intersecting property lines at the street corner as measured in accordance with CofW Standard Detail 8-07. [Chapter VII, C, Table 5 Note #6. CofWTSSM]

TECHNICAL STANDARDS – ACCESS (driveway, sidewalk, and sight distance):

2.       Add a note indicating that all proposed vegetation within sight triangles shall not interfere with clear visual sight lines from 30"-10'. [Sec.18-566 CofW LDC]                                                   

TECHNICAL STANDARDS – PARKING:

3.       Please add dimensions to the Handicap parking space and accessible aisle. (Dimension parking stalls, radii and parking aisles). [Sec. 18-529(b)(2) CofW LDC]

TECHNICAL STANDARDS – Barrier Free Design:

4.       Please show location of handicap ramp(s) and signs and provide details on the plan.

5.       Note/label the plan with spot elevations that clearly indicate the accessible route from the HC space(s) to the building. [Sec. 18-529(b)(2) CofW LDC]

GENERAL NOTES TO ADD TO THE PLAN:

A.      All pavement markings in public rights-of-way and for driveways are to be thermoplastic and meet City and/or NCDOT standards.  [Detail SD-13 CofW Tech Stds]

B.      All signs and pavement markings in areas open to public traffic are to meet MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) standards. [Detail SD 15-13 CofW Tech Stds]

C.      All traffic control signs and markings off the right-of-way are to be maintained by the property owner in accordance with MUTCD standards.

D.      All parking stall markings and lane arrows within the parking areas shall be white. 

E.       A utility cut permit is required for each open cut of a City street.  Note this on the plan and contact 341-5888 for more details.  In certain cases an entire resurfacing of the area being open cut may be required.

F.       Any broken or missing sidewalk panels, driveway panels and curbing will be replaced.

G.     A landscaping plan indicating the location of required street trees shall be submitted to the City of Wilmington Traffic Engineering Division and Parks and Recreation Department for review and approval prior to the recording of the final plat.   [SD 15-14 CofW Tech Stds]

H.      Contact Traffic Engineering at 341-7888 forty-eight hours prior to any excavation in the right of way.

MISCELLANEOUS:

v  Permitting of business identification signage is a separate process.  NCDOT/ City of Wilmington will not allow obstructions within the right of way.

v  Contact Traffic Engineering at 341-7888, to discuss street lighting options. 

v  Include appropriate City of Wilmington approval stamps prior to submitting final plans.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can be of further assistance as this development moves through the review process.