Agenda

MEMORANDUM Department of Planning & Inspections P.O. Box 475 Dover, Delaware 19903 Phone: 302.736.7196 Fax: 302.736.4217 DATE: August 12, 2016 TO: Development Advisory Committee FROM: Planning Office SUBJECT: D.A.C. Meeting of WEDNESDAY, August 31, 2016 The Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) will hold a staff meeting on WEDNESDAY, August 31, 2016 at 10:00 AM in the City Hall Conference 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, September 19, 2016. 1) S-16-17 Parking Lot at 623 Fulton Street - Review of a Site Development Plan to replace an existing 11,600 S.F. +/- gravel parking lot with a thirty-four (34) space asphalt parking lot of the same area, with striping, parking bumpers, and lighting. The purpose of the parking lot is to provide parking for adjacent properties. The property consists of 0.33 acres and is located on the north side of Fulton Street east of Ridgely Street. The property is zoned IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone). The owner of record is Harrington Commercial, LLC. Property Address: 623 Fulton Street. Tax Parcel: ED-05-076.08-01-13.00-000. Council District 4. Waiver Requests: Elimination of Sidewalk Requirement and Elimination of Curbing Requirement. This application is associated with approved variance V-15-06 (granted March 18, 2015) to allow the property to use gravel surfacing for a specific time period. 2) S-16-18 Loockerman Way Redevelopment Master Plan: Two Mixed Use Buildings at 126 West Loockerman Street - Review of a Site Development Master Plan and Architectural Review Certification to permit in two phases the construction of retail and restaurant space and a total of twenty (20) apartment units in two mixed use buildings on the existing site known as Loockerman Way. Phase 1 is to consist of the three story 24,960 S.F. west building (5,860 S.F. +/- retail and eight (8) apartment units) while Phase 2 is to consist of the four story 29,272 S.F. east building (6,913 S.F. +/- retail and twelve (12) apartment units). Reconfiguration of the existing plaza on site and construction of additional parking are also proposed. The property consists of 1.14 acres and is located on the south side of West Loockerman Street between South Governors Avenue and South State Street. The property is zoned C-2 (Central Commercial Zone) and is subject to the H (Historic District zone). The owner of record is the Downtown Dover Partnership and the equitable owner is Loockerman Plaza, LLC. Property Address: 126 West Loockerman Street. Tax Parcel: ED-05-077.09-04- 06.00-000. Council Districts 4. Waiver Request: Reduction of Parking Requirement. This application is associated with application HI-16-05 to the Historic District Commission. On July 21, 2016, the Historic District Commission recommended approval an Architectural Review Certificate subject to conditions for this project.

Staff DAC Agenda for August 31, 2016 Page 2 of 2 3) S-16-19 Schutte Park Public Works Yard - Review of a Site Development Plan to permit construction of a maintenance building, a greenhouse, a salt barn, two truck wash stations, material storage, and other improvements at the City Department of Public Works Yard in Schutte Park. The total area of proposed new buildings is 7,855 S.F. The property consists of 104.33 acres and the project site (limit of disturbance) consists of 5.63 acres. The project site is located at the end of Electric Avenue inside Schutte Park. The property is zoned ROS (Recreational and Open Space Zone) and is subject to the SWPOZ-3 (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone- Tier 3 Excellent Recharge Area). The owner of record is the City of Dover. Property Address: 10 Electric Avenue. Tax Parcel: ED-05-076.00-01-06.00-000. Council District 2. Waiver Request: Reduction of Parking Requirement; Consideration of Area Subject to Tree Planting Requirement; and Consideration of a Tree Mitigation Plan Please be reminded that we will meet with the applicants on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 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 Inspections Staff Patricia Marney Shane Breakie Fire Marshal Mark Nowak Mike Clevens Scott Koenig Dover Fire Chief Sarah Keifer Mayor David Cahill Matt Jordan City Clerk Elaine Webb Milton Melendez City Council Todd Sammons Gregg Moore City Comptroller Wendy Polasko Ami Sebastian-Hauer Sharon Duca Sabrina Fite Office of State Planning Jason Lyon Jim Galvin State Historic Preservation Office Electric Department Kevin Coyle Capital School District Tax Assessor Jim Sullivan Caesar Rodney School District Chief Bernat Eileen Butler Fred Tolbert Cathy Smith Dean Holden