Staff DAC Agenda 6-28-17

MEMORANDUM Department of Planning & Inspections P.O. Box 475 Dover, Delaware 19903 Phone: 302.736.7196 Fax: 302.736.4217 DATE: June 16, 2017 TO: Development Advisory Committee FROM: Planning Office SUBJECT: D.A.C. Meeting of WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2017 ***Please note change in Meeting Room*** The Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) will hold a staff meeting on WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2017 at 10:00 AM in the City Hall CAUCUS ROOM of City Hall to review and comment on the following applications that will be considered by the Planning Commission at its meeting of Monday, July 17, 2017. Participation in the D.A.C. meetings is limited to agency reviewers and project applicants. While the public is welcome to attend, public comment will not be accepted. The opportunity for public comment will be available at the Planning Commission meeting. 1) SB-17-02 Minor Subdivision Plan for Panera Bread Restaurant at 545 North DuPont Highway - Review of a Minor Subdivision Plan application to permit the subdivision of an 0.86 acre (37,341 S.F.) lot from the 8.417 acre parcel. The new lot coincides with the pad site area of Capitol Commons that is under development as the Panera Bread Restaurant. The property is located on the east side of North DuPont Highway north of Townsend Boulevard. The property is zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone) and subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone – Tier 3: Excellent Recharge Area). The owner of record is Dover, DE Retail LLC c/o TLM Realty Corp. Property Addresses: 515 North DuPont Highway and 545 North DuPont Highway. Tax Parcel: ED-05-068.09-01-34.00-000. Council District 3. This application is associated with Site Plan S-16-02 Capital Commons that was granted conditional approval by the Planning Commission in February 2016 and Final Plan approval in May 2016 and with S-16-23 Panera Bread Restaurant that was granted conditional approval by the Planning Commission in November 2016 and Final Plan approval in April 2017. 2) S-17-18 Frito Lay Building at Tudor Business Park - Review of a Site Development Plan application to permit construction of a 4,278 S.F. one-story warehouse/office building and associated site improvements. This is to be an additional building within the Tudor Business Park. The property is zoned C-3 (Service Commercial Zone). The property is located on the south side of South Little Creek Road and is served by Otis Drive. The owner of record is Tudor Enterprises, LLC. Property Address: multiple addresses in Tudor Business Park on South Little Creek Road. Tax Parcel: ED-05-077.12-01-02.00-000. Council District 2. Waiver Request: Partial Elimination of Curbing.

Staff DAC Agenda for June 28, 2017 Page 2 of 3 3) S-17-19 Bay Road Office Park Master Plan – Review of a Site Development Master Plan to permit phased construction of Bay Road Office Park to consist of four buildings in four phases. The buildings proposed include 25,120 S.F. office building, a 17,500 S.F. office building, a 16,250 S.F. office building, and a 15,000 S.F. flex/warehouse building. The subject properties consist of a 5.00 acre +/- parcel and a 1.46 acre +/- parcel. The properties are zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone). The property is located on the southwest side of Bay Road and south of Miller Drive with access from Cowgill Street and Martin Street. The owner of record is Bay Road One, LLC. Property Address: 550 Bay Road. Tax Parcels: ED- 05-077.00-01-10.01-000 and ED-05-077.00-01-11.00-000. Council District 2. Waiver Request: Elimination of Opaque Barrier Component. Waiver to be Requested: Reduction of Arterial Street Buffer. This project has also filed a variance request with the Board of Adjustment as Phase 1 of the project will exceed the maximum allowable parking; however, the remaining phases and full build-out of the project does not. 4) S-17-20 Bay Road Commercial at 560 and 600 Bay Road – Review of a Site Development Plan to permit construction of a 120,046 S.F. of commercial development on a 12.9366 acre +/- parcel currently named Bay Road Commercial. The development is proposed to include two restaurants of 4,200 S.F. and 6,400 S.F., a 70,646 S.F. grocery store, a 18,000 S.F. multi- tenant building segment and a 20,800 S.F. multi-tenant building segment. The property is zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone). The property is located on the southwest side of Bay Road. The owner of record is S H E Holdings, LLC c/o Mike Longwill and the equitable owner is Bayroadcap, LLC c/o Bill Krapf. Property Addresses: 560 Bay Road and 600 Bay Road. Tax Parcels: ED-05-077.00-01-09.00-000 and ED-05-077.00-01-10.00-000. Council District 2. Waiver Request: Reduction of Arterial Street Buffer. This application is associated with S-14-08 Woodland Tree Clearing Plan of 560 Bay Road granted conditional approval by the Planning Commission in April 2014 and Final Plan approval in April 2017. A previous application S-10-03 South Dover Plaza for development of the property has expired. 5) S-17-21 DIYA Apartments at 1302, 1310 and 1324 Forrest Avenue - Review of a Site Development Plan application to permit construction of a 7,000 S.F. one-story retail building and a three story apartment building of 44 units as well as associated site improvements. A Parcel Consolidation Plan will be required to consolidate the five parcels into one 2.61-acre parcel. The property is zoned C-2A (Limited Central Commercial Zone) and is subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). It is located on the south side of Forrest Avenue west of Independence Boulevard and adjacent to June Lane. The owner of record is Margaret H. Johnson and equitable owner is MAC Rentals, LLC. Property Addresses:1302, 1310 and 1324 Forrest Avenue. Tax Parcels: ED-05-076.10-01-01.00-000, ED-05-076.10-01-02.00- 000, ED-05-076.10-01-03.00-000, ED-05-076.10-01-04.00-000, ED-05-076.10-01-04.01- 000. Council District 1. Waiver to be Requested: Partial Elimination of Upright Curbing. This application is the subject of Application V-17-09 to the Board of Adjustment on March 15, 2017 and June 21, 2017 regarding variances for maximum allowed number of stories and allowable height of buildings located with the COZ-1. The following application will be rejoining the Development Advisory Committee and Planning Commission Review process. Information on this proposal was previously provided and comments from some reviewers received. Contact the Planning Office with any questions pertaining to this application.

Staff DAC Agenda for June 28, 2017 Page 3 of 3 6) C-17-02 Shell’s Early Learning Center at 868 South State Street - Review of a Conditional Use Site Plan to construct a 1,038 SF addition to an existing 2,598 SF Day Care Center. Other proposed improvements include demolition of an existing garage and construction of additional parking. The applicant proposes a Day Care Center that can accommodate 83 children. The property is zoned R-8 (One-Family Residence Zone) and is located on the west side of South State Street north of Wyoming Avenue. The owner of record is 868 State Street LLC. Property Address: 868 South State Street. Tax Parcel: ED-05-077.17-03-49.00-000. Council District 2. This project requested variances from the Board of Adjustment to permit the maximum number of children in a Day Care Center in a residential zone to increase from 50 to 83, and to permit the maximum building coverage for a conditional use in a One-family Residential Zone to increase from 20% to 23.7%. The requested variances were approved on May 17, 2017. Please be reminded that we will meet with the applicants on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 10:00 AM in the City Hall Conference Room of City Hall, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover. Please plan to attend this meeting as well. CC: Planning Staff Electric Department Jim Galvin Milton Melendez Inspections Staff Tax Assessor Kent County Mapping Gregg Moore Fire Marshal Police Chief Kevin Coyle Ami Sebastian-Hauer Acting City Manager Patricia Marney Jim Sullivan Office of State Planning Mayor Mark Nowak Eileen Butler State Historic Preservation Office City Clerk Dover Fire Chief Cathy Smith Capital School District City Council Jared Adkins Shane Breakie Caesar Rodney School District City Comptroller Elaine Webb Mike Clevens Fred Tolbert Sharon Duca Todd Sammons Sarah Keifer Dean Holden Jason Lyon Stephen Wright Matt Jordan