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CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE
PLANNING COMMISSION
Monday, October 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware
REVISED AGENDA
This Agenda was Revised to add a second Request for Extension of Planning Commission Approval as
Item #4 for S-23-21 BHD Operations Facility at Garrison Oak Drive. The subsequent agenda items were
then renumbered. The Meeting start time was also corrected.
Written comments are accepted via mail to City of Dover – Planning Commission, P.O. Box 475 Dover
DE 19903 and via email at CompPlan@dover.de.us.
IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE
The Planning Commission Meeting for October 20, 2025 will be held at City Hall in City Council
Chambers at 7:00 PM and as a Virtual Meeting using Webex, an audio/video conferencing system as an
electronic means of communication. The public is welcome to attend. See participation information below
to join by phone or computer.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
City of Dover Planning Commission Meeting of October 20, 2025
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CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA as REVISED
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Adoption of Minutes of September 15, 2025
COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS
Meeting Reminder: The next Planning Commission regular meeting date is Monday, November 17,
2025 at 7:00PM.
Update on City Council Actions
Department of Planning & Inspections Updates
EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
2. The IPA Planning Education Certificate Series is being offered by the University of Delaware
Institute for Public Administration on Tuesdays, October 14, 2025 thru November 18, 2025
9:00AM to 12 Noon at the Kent County Levy Court Building. Contact the Planning Office for
registration.
2025 Delaware Planning Conference and Annual Meeting by the APA DE - American Planning
Association Delaware Chapter on December 3, 2025 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Bally's
Dover Casino Resort - Rollins Center.
OPENING REMARKS CONCERNING MEETING PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
Requests for Extension of Planning Commission Approval
3. S-23-20 Cold Storage Warehouse at 451 Garrison Oak Drive - Request for a One-Year
Extension of the Planning Commission Approval granted November 20, 2023 of the Site
Development Plan for a 165,000 SF Warehouse with associated site improvements. The site
is located at Lot 8 of the Garrison Oak Business & Technology Park. The property is zoned
IPM-2 (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone – Business and Technology Center) and partially
subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone: Tier 2 Primary Wellhead
Protection Area). The property of 11.53 acres is located on the south side Garrison Oak
Drive. The owner of record is the City of Dover; and the equitable owner is SLS Equity
Partners. Property Address: 451 Garrison Oak Drive. Tax Parcel: LC-05-068.00-02-08.00-
000. Council District 3. Waiver Requests Approved: Partial Elimination of Upright Curbing
and Reduction of Parking Requirement. Approved: Performance Standards Review
Application. The site was granted two variances to reduce setbacks related to building height
and to increase the maximum lot coverage to 71% (Board of Adjustment Application V-23-
05).
4. S-23-21 BHD Operations Facility at 250 Garrison Oak Drive - Request for a One-Year
Extension of the Planning Commission Approval granted November 20, 2025 of a Site
Development Plan for a 6,000 SF Office Building with 4,000 SF Truck Maintenance Garage,
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parking and storage area for collection trucks and containers, a refueling station, and with
associated site improvements. The site is located at Lot 11 of the Garrison Oak Business &
Technology Park. The property is zoned IPM-2 (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone –
Business and Technology Center). The property of 10.755 acres is located on the west side of
Garrison Oak Drive. The owner of record is Trash Gurls, Inc. Property Address: 250
Garrison Oak Drive. Tax Parcel: LC-05-068.00-02-11.00-000. Council District 3. Approved:
Performance Standards Review Application.
NEW APPLICATIONS
5. Z-25-01 Lands of Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. at 600 South State Street: Rezoning
RGO/SWPOZ to IO/SWPOZ - Public Hearing and Review for Recommendation to City
Council of a Rezoning application for a parcel of land consisting of 1.0053 acres +/-. The
property is zoned RGO (General Residence and Office Zone) and partially subject to the
SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone). The proposed zoning for the property is IO
(Institutional and Office Zone) and partially subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection
Overlay Zone). The property is located at the southwest corner of South State Street and South
Street. The owner of record is Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. Property Address: 600 South
State Street. Tax Parcel: ED-05-077.13-01-48.00-000. Council District 2. Ordinance #2025-15.
The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance occurred on September 22, 2025 and Public
Hearings are scheduled for Planning Commission on October 20, 2025 and City Council on
November 10, 2025.
6. S-25-12 Blue Hen Corporate Center Pad Sites Master Plan (as Revised) - Public Hearing and
Review of a Site Development Master Plan application for three parcels of land with frontage
on Bay Road consisting of a total of 23.61 acres ±. The properties are zoned SC-2 (Community
Shopping Center Zone) and with certain areas subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection
Overlay Zone Tier 3 – Excellent Recharge Areas). The proposed project would set the sites for
four 8,000 SF buildings (Buildings 1 – 4) and associated 450 parking spaces to be placed on the
pad sites located at the Blue Hen Corporate Center. Development is proposed in no specific
phase order because it will be built to suit as tenants approach the developer. The property is
located on the east side of Bay Road and south of Blue Hen Boulevard. The owners of record is
Blue Hen CC, LLC, and Blue Hen Mall, LLC. Property Addresses: 631 Bay Road and 655 Bay
Road and another listed as 655 Bay Road (S-10). Tax Parcels: ED-05-077.00-01-19.08-000,
ED-05-077.00-01-19.04-000, and ED-05-077.00-01-19.05-000. Council District 2. Waiver
Requested: Partial Elimination of Upright Curbing.
7. S-25-14 LivSmart Extended Stay Hotel at 530 and 540 Bay Road – Public Hearing and Review
of Site Development Plan for new 5-story hotel of 113 rooms as a Hilton LivSmart Extended
Stay Hotel and with associated parking lot and site improvements. The project will involve the
consolidation of two parcels totaling 2.20 acres +/-. The properties are zoned C-4 (Highway
Commercial Zone) and are located at the southwest corner of Miller Road and Bay Road with
Martin Street to the west. The owners of record are Bay Road Four, LLC and Bay Road Three,
LLC and the equitable owner is Weathervane Capital Partners. Property Addresses: 530 Bay
Road and 540 Bay Road. Tax Parcels: ED-05-077.00-01-45.00-000 and ED-05-077.10-01-
10.02-000. Council District 2. Waiver Requests: Reduction of Arterial Street Buffer and
Elimination of Loading Berth. The most recent application was S-21-05 Bay Road Office Park
Master Plan (Revised) granted conditional approval by the Planning Commission in May
2021; it is expired.
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8. S-25-15 7-Eleven with Fuel Pumps at 736 and 738 N. DuPont Highway and 1021 & 1027 N.
State Street – Public Hearing and Review of Site Development Plan for redevelopment of four
parcels (to be consolidated) for a 4,816 SF convenience retail store with fuel pumps under a
canopy and associated site improvements. The existing buildings on the properties will be
demolished. The properties are located on the east side of North State Street and west of
DuPont Highway. The properties are zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone). The owner of
record is Harrington Four Seasons, LLC and the equitable owner is Dover DuPont State, LLC.
Property Addresses: 736 N. Dupont Highway, 738 N. DuPont Highway, 1021 N. State Street
and 1027 N. DuPont Highway. Tax Parcels: ED-05-068.09-01-07.00-000, ED-05-068.09-01-
06.00-000, ED-05-068.09-01-04.01-000 and ED-05-068.09-01-04.00-000. Council District 3.
Waiver Requests: Reduction of Arterial Street Buffer and Partial Elimination of Upright
Curbing.
NEW BUSINESS
9. Update on Appointments to the Architectural Review Oversight Subcommittee of Planning
Commission
ADJOURN
Posted Agenda: October 10, 2025
Posted Revised Agenda: October 13, 2025
THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. PURSUANT TO
29 DEL. C. §10004(e)(2), THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION
OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH ARISE AT THE
TIME OF THE MEETING