08 Sep 2008
City Wilmington Updates Site Plan Form
CITY OF WILMINGTON UPDATED SITE PLAN ACCEPTANCE FORM The City of Wilmington Development Services Department has recently updated their Site Plan Acceptance Form to include the requirement for a tree inventory/survey to be submitted as part of the site plan acceptance procedure. This has always been a requirement of the Site Inventory section of the
04 Sep 2008
EMC Stormwater Discussion
The Environmental Management Commission will meet next week in Raleigh. One of the items on their agenda includes a discussion of SB 1967 (Improve Coastal Stormwater Bill) and SB 845 (Environmental Technical Corrections Bill) The agenda includes a comparison chart created by DWQ which is attached below. CSR comparison chart (EMC mtg 9-08)
02 Sep 2008
NHC Tree Changes
NEW HANOVER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD PASSES AMENDMENTS TO TREE PROVISIONS At the August meeting of the New Hanover County Planning Board, County Planning staff presented a proposal that would amend the County’s tree protection ordinance by giving more “teeth” to enforcement mechanisms. Based on issues identified by BASE and concerns expressed by the Planning Board,
19 Aug 2008
Conceptual Inlet Hazard Zone Rules
The Division of Coastal Management took tentative steps toward new development rules around inlets by unveiling its preliminary conceptual rules in July. The proposed rules, which are purported as a much needed overhaul, includes expanding the Inlet-Hazard areas (IHA), and limiting the size of structures and boosting setback requirements in the newly refined IHA areas.
13 Aug 2008
Emerging Sewer Issues in NHC
This morning, at the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s monthly meeting, the Authority Board heard an update from CFPUA staff regarding several emerging sewer capacity issues in the County. In January, the state of North Carolina revised its forms and evaluation methods for issuing additional capacity for wastewater systems. Specifically, the state established a revised
11 Aug 2008
2008 Environmental Corrections Bill Signed
Governor Mike Easley signed into law SB 845 (S.L. 2008 – 198) Amend Environmental Laws / Environmental Technical Corrections Act over the weekend. With the passage of this law it further clarifies the role that the Environmental Management Commission as well as the Environmental Rules Review Commission can play in adopting further stormwater related rules
11 Aug 2008
Governor Signs Stormwater Bill
This Saturday, August 9th, Governor Easley signed this legislation into law along with 15 other bills. This Rule will now go into effect on October 1st. In order to help you to understand how this Rule affects your ability to buy, sell, develop and build on land in the 20 coastal counties, BASE has scheduled
08 Aug 2008
Wilmington CBD Changes
CITY OF WILMINGTON PASSES CENTRAL BUSINESSS DISTRICT REGULATION AMENDMENTS After months of roundtable meetings and discussion, Wilmington City Council passed the revised Central Business District (CBD) regulations at its meeting on August 5, 2008. Following lengthy discussion from City staff and Council, the decision was made to pull several specific items from the regulation before
22 Jul 2008
2008 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SUCCESSES
BASE worked in concert with your state home builders association (NCHBA) at the General Assembly again this year on a myriad of industry-related issues. We were the only Southeastern NC organization in Raleigh representing your industry on issues affecting your ability to be successful in your business – your membership at work for you! To
14 Jul 2008
CFPUA FEES & CAPACITY PLAN
Last Friday, at the request of a letter from BASE Chairman Jeff Stokley, the new Cape Fear Public Utility Authority held an informational meeting for the development community to discuss its newly adopted policies, fees and capacity planning. Significant issues of concern have continued to arise following this meeting. To address these concerns, BASE Chairman