The name William Booth can be used for the new future public street, however, the "BLVD" can not be used, per the standard. Suffixes that can be used for this roadway are Ave, Dr, Rd or St.
Please update to one of the above 4 suffixes, and show on future submittals.
SALVATION ARMY CORPS COMMUNITY CENTER & CENTER OF HOPE [Subdivision Plan Review]
Initial Review Note
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.
BASE INFORMATION:
• The site is within 250’ of a street intersections. Revise all sheets to accurately illustrate the existing conditions on and surrounding this parcel. Show all adjacent traffic signs, lane configurations, traffic control devices, pavement markings and power poles/street lights for the intersections of N 30th St/Spaulding Dr and Kornegay Ave/Martin Luther King Jr Pky on the site inventory plan. Please refer to the Technical Standards and Specifications Manual (link is below) Ch. VII C.1.a.2.for specific information and distance requirements. Contact Traffic Engineering at 341-7888 if you need assistance locating these elements.
https://www.wilmingtonnc.gov/home/showdocument?id=1910
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 910-398-9100. Please note additional comments may be forthcoming once coordination occurs.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS – NEW ROADS:
1. The intersections of N 30th St/Spaulding Dr and N 30th St/Proposed William Booth Blv are closer than the 400’ minimum distance per the City’s technical standards. [7-5 CofW Tech Stds]. A variance may be required.
2. Show a cross-section detail showing the existing street and the proposed widening.
3. Show a vertical profile for each of the proposed streets.
4. Install wheelchair ramp at corner of N 30th St and Proposed William Booth Blv per NCDOT and/or City standards. Connect sidewalk with ramp.
5. ‘Stop’ sign and stop bar shall be installed at the intersection of N 30th St and William Booth Blv for William Booth Blv vehicular traffic. [MUTCD]
6. Site plan indicates that proposed ROW William Booth Blv will not be connected to the Kornegay Ave and will be terminated for future connection. In these circumstances ‘End of roadway’ markers at the northern end of street, ‘No outlet’ signage at the intersection of N 30th St and Proposed William Booth Blv [MUTCD] and a turnaround shall be required at the northern end of proposed ROW.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS – ACCESS (driveway, sidewalk, and sight distance):
7. Show appropriate City standard detail(s) on plan. [SD 3-03.3 & 3-03.4 CofWTSSM]
8. Dimension driveway tapers widths. [Sec.18-530 CofW LDC]
9. Provide dimension for the width of plaza.
10. Provide dimension for the width of sidewalk.
11. Provide sidewalk detail SD 3-10 on the plan.
12. Provide curbing detail SD 3-11 on the plan.
13. Show and apply the City’s 20’x70’ sight distance triangle at each driveway and the City’s 46’x46’ sight distance triangle at each street corner intersection on the site plan and landscaping plan. [Sec.18-529(c)(3)CofW LDC] Add a note indicating that all proposed vegetation within sight triangles shall not interfere with clear visual sight lines from 30"-10'. [Sec.18-556 CofW LDC]
TECHNICAL STANDARDS – PARKING:
14. Dimension parking radii. [Sec. 18-529(b)(2) CofW LDC]
15. The minimum radius is 25’ for any portion of a parking lot adjacent to a travel way (i.e. islands at the end of a parking bay) for parking that is open to the public. If the travel way will not be used for emergency service vehicles or truck traffic, you may request a tighter radius, the minimum is 15’. This request must be made in writing (an email message is acceptable). [Chapter VII, Detail SD 15-13 CofWTSSM]
16. Please show all the traffic control devices and pavement marking showing the traffic flow for this project.
17. Provide a turning movement analysis of an emergency vehicle for this development.
18. Handicap ramps shall be installed at the end of sidewalks within parking facility.
19. Appropriate pavement markings/signage will be required wherever pavement is approaching the entrance of the building facility.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS – Barrier Free Design:
20. Parking summary indicates ADA compliant spaces but site plan is missing the location details.
21. International symbol of Accessibility parking space marking is required as per fig. 3B-22 of MUTCD.
22. Please show location of accessible ramp(s) and parking signs and provide details on the plan.
23. Show the typical handicap sign detail on the plan as per ADA and City standards. [Sheets A1 of 5 and A2 of 5, CofW Sign Specification]
https://www.wilmingtonnc.gov/home/showdocument?id=3940
24. Sidewalk as proposed where adjacent to 90 degree parking spaces shall meet ADA requirements. An allowance for a 2.5’ vehicle overhang must be considered. 4' of the sidewalk must remain clear for pedestrian use. [Chapter VII, Detail SD 15-13 CofWTSSM]
25. 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]
STREET LIGHTING [City of Wilmington Street Lighting Policy]:
1. The standard streetlight shall be a DEP enclosed cutoff (Cobra type), high pressure sodium vapor (HPSV) or DEP designated LED equivalent fixture installed within the recommended range of mounting heights for the specific fixture. The standard streetlight shall be installed on a wooden pole in areas served from overhead facilities and on a fiberglass pole in areas served from underground facilities.
2. A layout for the Standard street lighting has been provided with the review. Minimum of 8 (eight) street lights are required for this sub-division. Although, developers may choose to provide any extra lights or ornamental. Any installations above the criteria of Standard street lighting, will be considered as non-standard and has to conform to the City’s non-standard street lighting procedure as per the policy.
3. Developers shall bear any installation costs associated with streetlights, if applicable. In areas served from underground facilities, the developers shall pay the one-time underground contribution charge, if applicable.
4. The Planning, Development and Transportation Director or designee and the City Landscape Designer will coordinate plaza plantings and streetlight locations to minimize the obstruction of light by vegetation.
5. All the street light shall be installed within the public ROW.
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 11-03 and SD 15-13 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. 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.
E. A sign shall be placed at the northern boundary of the property indicating that a future connection will be opened when the property to the north develops. Please note this on the site plan.
F. Contact Traffic Engineering at 341-7888 forty-eight hours prior to any excavation in the right of way.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Contact Traffic Engineering at (910) 341-7888 to discuss street lighting options.
We will reserve comments on the parking lot, driveway geometry and other technical issues until a full construction drawing is submitted.
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.
Institutional and or community centers requires a sprinkler system. I did not see anything indicating a sprinkler system on the plan. Additionally please address the following comments:
- Show all FDC locations on the plan.
- FDC must be on the front of the building unless otherwise approved.
- Water flow analysis may be required to determine the correct water main size to meet sprinkler system demand and fire flow requirements due to the size of the project.
- Fire apparatus access road is greater than 150’. An approved fire apparatus turnaround must be provided.
- The type of Building Construction according to the International Building Code must be present on the plans.
The following Fire & Life Safety notes must be present on the plans:
- Contractor shall maintain an all-weather access for emergency vehicles at all times during construction
- New hydrants must be brought into service prior to combustible materials delivered to the job site
- A hydrant must be within 150' of the FDC (measured as the truck drives for practical use)
- FDC must be within 40' of fire apparatus placement
- Landscaping or parking cannot block or impede the FDC or fire hydrants. A 3-foot clear space shall be maintained around the circumference of the hydrant and FDC
- Additional fire protection and/or accessibility requirements may be required due to any special circumstances concerning the project.
- Private Underground Fire Lines require a separate underground fire line permit from the Wilmington Fire and Life Safety Division 910-343-0696
- All isolation valves within the “Hot Box” must be electrically supervised.
Please contact Chris Walker at 343-3918 or email at chris.walker@wilmingtonnc.gov with any questions.
SALVATION ARMY CORPS COMMUNITY CENTER & CENTER OF HOPE [TRC Plan Review]
Initial Review Note
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.
TRAFFIC IMPACT:
Per the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ite) Trip Generation 10th Edition, 2017, Microtrans trip Generation Software; the estimated Trip Generation for the proposed Community Center and Center of Hope Shelter land uses. Please use the PROPOSED USE + INTENSITY with the appropriate (ite land use code___) a format that shows ___ total driveway volume in the AM peak hours, ___ total driveway volume in the PM peak hours and ___ average weekday 2-way driveway volume.
If the total estimated trips for the project meets a minimum of 100 new trips in the AM or PM Peak Hour Period a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) may be required for this development.
NCDOT:
The site plan proposes to connect to the NCDOT TIP for the Scientific Park Drive Extension project. Please show the connection and details from this TIP project on the plan.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS – NEW ROADS:
1. The proposed William Booth Blvd, which appears to terminate without connecting to Kornegay Avenue, exceeds the maximum length of 500’ for a Cul-De-Sac. [Chapter VII, Sec.B (2) CofWTSSM] Please connect the street to the Kornegay Avenue intersection or provide a turnaround at the end of the street.
2. The proposed Non-residential Collector Street cross section does not have on-street parking locations marked on the site plan.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS – ACCESS (driveway, sidewalk, and sight distance):
3. The street cross section for the Non-residential Collector Street requires sidewalk on both sides of the street. Please revise the site plans to show sidewalk on both sides of William Booth Blvd per the SD for a Non –Residential Collector Street. [Detail SD 3-01.1) CofWTSSM]
4. Provide a sidewalk connection or internal sidewalk between the athletic fields/ courts and the public sidewalk on William Booth Blvd. The sidewalks must meet ADA requirements for accessibility.
5. Show the location of any proposed bleachers or other type seating adjacent to the softball fields, volleyball courts and soccer fields.
6. Please provide a hard surface or access road around each of the proposed buildings/ fields for Fire and Rescue Vehicle Access.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS – PARKING:
7. Please show the location of any proposed safety fencing along Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway or the Hurst Branch and Stormwater Ponds.
8. Drop off/pick up areas are required for daycare centers, schools and similar uses. [Sec.18-553 CofW LDC]
9. Portions of the proposed development do not appear to be in compliance with the 500’/800’ rule pertaining to the maximum length of a private drive/parking lot. [Chapter VII , C (4), pg 7-15 to 7-16 CofWTSSM]
10. Provide bicycle parking in accordance with Section 18-528 of the City of Wilmington Land development Code. Add the number required and proposed to the site development data. [Sec.18-528 CofW LDC] The 5 bicycle spaces proposed do not meet the requirements of the LDC for lot between 25 and 125 parking spaces. It is also recommended to have some bicycle parking spaces near the athletic fields.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS – Barrier Free Design:
11. Note/label the plan with spot elevations that clearly indicate the accessible route from the HC space(s) and buildings to the athletic fields and volleyball courts. [Sec. 18-529(b)(2) CofW LDC]
MISCELLANEOUS:
Permitting of business identification signage is a separate process. NCDOT/ City of Wilmington will not allow obstructions within the right of way.
Transportation Planning Staff will review the landscape plan once submitted for compliance with sight distance requirements.
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.