Site plan approval is required for the construction, reconstruction, revision, or enlargement of:
Contact the development review team to schedule a preliminary review of your development concept before submitting for Pre-TRC review. The purpose of this meeting is to confirm that the proposed use is permitted, identify any supplemental standards that may apply (e.g. tree removal, parking, landscaping), and provide general guidance on the proposed concept.
The goal of formal Technical Review Committee (TRC) review is to approve or conditionally approve a site plan application at the TRC meeting.
All site plan review applications must be submitted electronically by emailing the Development Review team.
All application components (e.g. application, site plan, stormwater permit application, landscape plan, building elevations, waiver request letter, tree removal permit, TIA scoping letter, etc.) must be submitted individually and named accordingly.
Please contact the Development Review team to make arrangements for files that exceed email limits.
Professional seals (engineers, land surveyors, architects, etc) on digital plans must be redacted from digital copies submitted to the city for review. Please be sure to mark, strike through, or otherwise conceal any professional seal located on your digital (re)submittals (e.g., PDF).
Application Fees(PDF, 107KB) must be paid in full prior to commencement of formal review of a site plan by the Technical Review Committee (TRC).
Fees must be verified in advance of submitting a formal site plan review application as part of the required pre-TRC consultation or in correspondence with the assigned planner.
If you plan to pay in advance, planning staff must first notify the collections department to enable acceptance of payments.
Payment by Phone (910. 343.4745)
Payment in Person
Payment by Mail
929 North Front Street, 1st Floor Wilmington, NC 28401
Applications must be received prior to 1:00 PM on Wednesday to be included in the review cycle.
Applications received after the Wednesday deadline will be included with the following week's review cycle submissions.