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MEMORANDUM Department of Planning & Inspections P.O. Box 475 Dover, Delaware 19903 Phone: 302.736.7196 Fax: 302.736.4217 DATE: July 1, 2016 TO: Applicants to the Planning Commission FROM: Planning Office SUBJECT: D.A.C. Meeting of WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2016 The Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) will hold a meeting with the applicants on WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2016 at 10:00 AM in the City Hall Conference Room of City Hall to review and comment on the following applications which will be considered by the Planning Commission at its meeting of Monday, July 18, 2016. Please review the DRAFT Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C) Report provided for your project and be prepared to discuss any questions or concerns. 1) US-16-03 Outback Steakhouse Restaurant Signage at Dover Town Center - Review of a Unified Comprehensive Signage Plan application which would amend the applicant’s existing approved Signage Plan (US-15-02) to permit construction and implementation of signage for a pad site restaurant at Dover Town Center. The new signage would consist of five wall signs totaling 219.3 S.F. and a 32 S.F. tenant panel on a previously-approved north pylon sign serving the shopping center. The property is located on the west side of North DuPont Highway between KW Boulevard and Cedar Chase Drive. The property is zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone). The owner of record is Onix Dover LLC. Property Address: 1574 North DuPont Highway, Suite 800.Tax Parcel ED-05-057.00-01-05.01-000. Council District 4. This application is associated with Comprehensive Signage Plan US-15-02 approved by the Planning Commission on September 21, 2015 with Final Plan approval on October 28, 2015. 2) S-16-14 Lidl Grocery Store at North DuPont Highway and Kings Highway NE - Review of a Site Plan application to permit the construction of an approximately 36,185 S.F. retail grocery store and associated site improvements. The project is to include a Parcel Consolidation Plan to re-subdivide the six parcels on site into three and abandon the unimproved right-of-way known as Midland Road. Construction would involve demolition of all existing buildings on site. The property consists of 6.95 acres (7.275 acres prior to right-of-way dedication) and is located on a site bounded by North DuPont Highway, Maple Parkway, and Kings Highway. The property is zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone) and IO (Institutional and Office Zone) with all site improvements to occur in the C-4 zone. The owners of record are Davis H. Wood, Wells Fargo Bank NA, and Kings Highway Land Partners, LLC. The equitable owner is Lidl US Operations, LLC. Property Addresses: 122, 136, 140 and 162 North DuPont Highway and 321 Kings Highway NE. Tax Parcels: ED-05-068.18-01-20.00-000, ED-05-068.18-01-21.00-000, ED-05- 068.18-01-22.00-000, ED-05-068.18- 01-23.00-000, ED-05-068.18-01-24.00-000 and ED-05-

Applicant DAC Agenda for July 6, 2016 Page 2 of 3 068.18-01-25.00-000. Council District 2. 3) MI-16-10 Text Amendments: Manufactured Homes – Review of Text Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and the Dover Code of Ordinances, principally Zoning Ordinance Article 3, Section 8 – Mobile Home Park Zone (MHP) and Dover Code of Ordinances, Chapter 66 – Manufactured Homes and Trailers. Article 3, Section 8 is proposed to be renamed “Manufactured Housing Zone (MH)” and Chapter 66 is proposed to be renamed “Manufactured Homes, Mobile Homes, and Land Lease Communities.” The purpose of the text amendments is to update standards and terminology throughout the Dover Code as they relate to manufactured homes, and to implement standards for management and maintenance of land lease communities. Ordinance #2016-16. Public Hearing before the Planning Commission is scheduled for July 18, 2016, and Final Reading/Public Hearing is scheduled before City Council for August 8, 2016. A. A copy of the Proposed Ordinance #2016-16 is available on the City’s website www.cityofdover.de under the Government Heading: Ordinances, Resolutions & Tributes 4) MI-16-06 Abandonment of Topaz Circle Stub Street at Emerald Pointe – Review of a proposal to abandon the stub street connecting Topaz Circle and planned street Senior Way. The abandonment would result in the Emerald Pointe subdivision having only one connection onto a major road, McKee Road and would eliminate the interconnection to The Arbors via the planned street of Senior Way and to College Road. This matter was referred by the Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee of City Council to the Development Advisory Committee and Planning Commission for a recommendation. Council District 1. Emerald Point Subdivision (SB-02-01) was approved by the Planning Commission in 2002 with Final Plan approvals in 2003-2004 and has since been developed. Application S-16-07 The Arbors Senior Garden Apartments was conditionally approved by the Planning Commission on March 21, 2016. This Abandonment Request was initially distributed for DAC review in May-June 2016. The application has rejoined the DAC Review process as a result of its referral for review by the City Council on June 27, 2016. 5) S-16-13 Revised Dunkin Donuts at 1116-1128 Forrest Avenue - Review of a Site Plan application to permit the construction of approximately 34,813 S.F. of retail and office space in four buildings and other site improvements. The project is to include a Parcel Consolidation Plan to merge the six parcels on site. The project’s initial phase consists of one 7,389 S.F. building with three tenant spaces, one of which will be occupied by a Dunkin Donuts. Construction would involve demolition of all existing buildings on site. The property consists of 7.7 acres and is located on the south side of Forrest Avenue west of Saulsbury Road. The property is zoned C-2A (Limited Central Commercial Zone) and is subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The owner of record is Ennis Business Associates, LLC. And developer/purchaser is Franchise Management Services, Inc. Property Addresses: 1116-1128 Forrest Avenue. Tax Parcels: ED-05-076.11-02-22.00-000, ED-05-076.11-02-59.00-000, ED- 05-076.11-02-20.00-000, ED-05-076.11-02-21.00-000, ED-05-076.11-02-23.00-000 and ED- 05-076.11-02-20.01-000. Council District 1. Please be advised that the Planning Commission meeting agenda will include other items in addition to the item listed above. As an applicant you will receive a packet of information for the

Applicant DAC Agenda for July 6, 2016 Page 3 of 3 Planning Commission meeting including the meeting agenda and Final D.A.C. Report. CC: Dean Pletz, Onix Dover LLC Doug Liberman, Larson Engineering Group, Inc. Shawn Smith, Site Enhancement Services Steve Jacobson, Bloomin Brands, Inc. David M. Kuklish, Bohler Enginering Brock Parker, Parker and Associates Will Kernodle, Parker and Associates Steve McGee, Franchise Management Services, Inc. Bruce Ennis, c/o Larry Thompson Nick Nistazos, Franchise Management Services, Inc. Fred Horn