Any public street or private drive which is more than 200 feet and serves as the primary means of ingress/egress for a minimum of 4 homes/dwellings will be required to have a street name. This development has 1 private drives/roads which require an approved street name. Please submit 3-4 names for review as soon as possible.
All street names must be approved by the City of Wilmington. Proposed street names should be submitted to one of the following City employees for approval:
Approved street names must be properly labeled on all final construction plans and final plats submitted to the City. Failure to properly label the names may result in the re-submittal or re-recording of a construction plan or plat.
Street name signs for public and private streets must be erected before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued. Contact Traffic Engineering at 910.341.7888 for information about street signs for this project.
Street names may not duplicate, sound-alike, or be similar to any other street name or development name in New Hanover County (Addressing Standards and Procedures, Section 2.2.5).
Street names must be a minimum of three (3) characters and a maximum of twenty-four (24) characters in length (Addressing Standards and Procedures, Section 2.2.1 and 2.2.2).
Street names should avoid the use of special characters, such as hyphens, apostrophes, or periods (Addressing Standards and Procedures, Section 2.2.3).
Street names should avoid the use of words or syllables that may be confused with directional or street type designations (i.e. Northglen Dr or Circle Dr) (Addressing Standards and Procedures, Section 2.2.4).
Continuous streets passing from one existing subdivision to a new one should continue the same name (Addressing Standards and Procedures, Section 2.3.4).
The Addressing Standards and Procedures Manual for the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County can be found online by clicking here. Please reference this document for additional information about street suffix usage (Section 2.4.1) and other details or rules regarding street naming and addressing.
See attached for comments
Please address the following comments:
- Show all hydrants within 500’ of the building(s) by road. (Residential) I think you have added a hydrant in an adequate location. However it appears to possibly be two different icons for hydrants on the plan, please clarify and notate.
- Hydrant must be within 300’ of the building(s), measured as the truck drives (Commercial) Same clarification needed for the neighborhood Retail Store.
Please add a Fire & Life Safety Notes section to the plans with the following:
- Fire Hydrants to be installed per City of Wilmington ordinance and CFPUA Standards
- 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
- Landscaping or parking cannot block or impede fire hydrants. A 3-foot clear space shall be maintained around the circumference of the hydrant
- Additional fire protection and/or accessibility requirements may be required due to any special circumstances concerning the project.
Please contact Chris Walker at 343-3918 or email at chris.walker@wilmingtonnc.gov with any questions.