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City of Dover, Delaware
Department of Planning and
Inspections & Recreation
2014 Annual Report
Planning, Inspections
& Recreation
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I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 3
II. DIVISION REPORTS ........................................................................................................................... 4
Personnel.......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Building Inspections .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Fire Marshals……………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….. 5
Code Enforcement & Property Maintenance……………………………………………………………………………………………………..... 6
Licensing and Permi ng……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7
Planning Division………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8
III. INITIATIVES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ...................................................................................................... 9
2008 Comprehensive Plan Implementation .................................................................................................................. 13
Major Development Projects…………………………………………………………………………………………… 14
Other Major Project Ac vi es…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14
IV. 2014 COMMITTEE REPORTS .......................................................................................................... 18
Planning Commission..………………………………………………………………………………………….………18
Board of Adjustment………..…………………………………………………………………………………………...18
Historic District Commission…………………………………………………………………………………………...19
Recreation Division ………………………………………………………………………………………..…………...20
V. COMMISSION ACTIVITY .................................................................................................................. 23
Board of Adjustment ..........................................................................................................................................................
Historic District Commission……………………………………………………………………………………………...
Planning Commission Site Plan Applications……………………………………………………….………………...…
Miscellaneous Planning Applications……………………………………………………………….………..…………. .
Conditional Uses…………………………………………………………………………………….……………….. .......
Subdivisions…………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………....
Rezoning Applications………………………………………………………………………….…………………..……..
Unified Signs…………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………
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Planning, Inspections & Recreation
2014 Annual Report
Introduction
2014 was an exciting and productive year for the Planning & Inspections and Parks & Recreation depart-
ments, although signs of economic growth continued to be slow and inconsistent.
As in prior years, institutional projects continued strong, contributing to the local economy. Notable con-
struction projects included:
Dover High School construction complete
Continued expansion at Bayhealth
Beginning construction of the Applied Optics Building at Delaware State University
Home2 Suites opened at the corner of East Loockerman Street and South DuPont Highway in September.
Renovation work began on the former Uno’s restaurant site and Dover Litho site to renovate these sites for
new retail businesses. Progress continued on Uzin Utz Manufacturing and the Garrison Energy Center, as
well as the infrastructure related to the Garrison Oak Technology Park. New apartment construction began
on the Leander Lakes Apartments, just west of the Dover High School. So while growth was not as strong
as it was during the robust economy, several major projects have provided indications that the economy is
moving in the right direction.
In 2014, the Planning and Inspections Department spent a lot of time and effort preparing for the new Down-
town Development District (DDD) Program. City staff worked closely with the Governor’s Office and area
legislators to provide feedback as the program was being developed. Once the General Assembly approved
the legislation establishing the DDD program, staff worked hard to create a competitive application for Do-
ver’s DDD designation. The timing of this was perfect, as the Restoring Central Dover planning effort was
completed in October, just in time for submission with the City’s DDD application. With this plan and the
DDD program, there is an increased energy surrounding Dover’s downtown revitalization efforts.
The Parks and Recreation staff continued to work to develop programs to meet the diverse recreation needs
of Dover’s residents. The Department has continued to work to develop and build on partnerships with enti-
ties such as the Capital School District, Wesley College, Delaware State University, Dover YMCA, Dela-
ware Senior Olympics, and Delaware Special Olympics. These partnerships have allowed for our Camp
Small Wonder participants to take swimming lessons through the YMCA and have allowed us to grow our
sports leagues in cooperation with the Capital School District.
The City has continued to aggressively address vacant and dangerous buildings. Six buildings and two pools
were demolished by the City of Dover, and ten other buildings (including several pools) were either repaired
or demolished by the owner due to dangerous building enforcement by the City. The Department’s proactive
approach to vacant building registrations has been effective in getting banks and management companies to
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register vacant buildings and pay the associated fees in a timely manner. We continue to be hopeful that a turn-
around in the economy and the energy created by the Downtown Development District will minimize the chal-
lenges that dangerous and vacant buildings present to our neighborhoods and that lots where buildings have
been demolished will be sites for new construction.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ann Marie Townshend, AICP
Director of Planning & Community Development
Building Inspections
Staff: Mike McGregor Building Inspector II; Greg
Akers, Chief Building Inspector / Plans Examiner; and
Chris Scott, Licensed Plumbing / HVAC Inspector II.
New Construction, Renovations, Additions and Tenant
Fit Outs: Mr. Akers: supervises construction inspec-
tors, reviews construction documents and permits, meets
with design professionals regarding construction pro-
jects and Dover’s permit process. Mr. McGregor: reviews plans and permits, performs inspections of
commercial, residential and manufactured buildings. Mr. Scott’s responsibilities include plans review and per-
Personnel Changes
The continued dedication and professionalism of the staff of the Department of Planning, Inspections and
Recreation is a critical element in providing services to the community. These qualities allow staff to suc-
cessfully interact with the residents of our City and support continued community improvement. There were
a number of staffing changes within the Department during 2014. The change is as follows:
William Cook was hired as a Planner I in the Planning Department effective February 10, 2014.
Dave Truax retired from the City after 24 years of service on May 16, 2014.
Sam Gonzalez retired from the City after 17 years of service on June 6, 2014.
Tim Mullaney Jr. was appointed as Fire Marshal on August 11, 2014.
Jason Osika was promoted from Inspector I/Deputy Fire Marshal to Inspector II/Deputy Fire Mar-
shal effective October 27, 2014.
Matthew Brown was transferred from Inspector I/Code Enforcement Officer to Inspector I/Deputy
Fire Marshal effective October 27, 2014.
Velvet Bowen was hired as an Inspector I in Code Enforcement effective October 27, 2014.
Jared Boesenberg was hired as an Inspector I in Code Enforcement effective December 1, 2014.
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formance of plumbing and HVAC inspections for commercial and residential buildings under construc-
tion. The combined efforts of all staff resulted in the performance of 3,242 building inspections, 3,052
plumbing/mechanical inspections and 128 C/O inspections this year. 1,704 permits were issued in 2014.
Additional Duties: The Building Inspections staff assists in revitalizing existing structures through the
plans and permits process, respond to inquiries related to construction, assists in property damage as-
sessment after significant damage causing events occur, and enforces licensing of contractors and de-
sign professionals. The team provides guidance, support and proper enforcement of the codes for con-
struction and or repairs regulated by the Building and Life Safety Codes.
Summary Description: “Building and Life Safety Codes address occupancy, structural strength, means
of egress, sanitation, adequate lighting and ventilation, accessibility, energy conservation and life safety
in regard to new and existing buildings, facilities and systems. These issues are specific to structures
and adjacent structures as they may relate.”
Qualifications: Dover’s Building Inspectors are qualified via a combination of certifications and licens-
es. Our inspectors are required to achieve or exceed 45 hours of training within 3 year time periods in
order to remain current. These qualifications combined with years of experience in both private and
public sectors places them among the best in the industry.
Fire Marshal’s Office
Staff: Pictured Left to Right;
Jason Osika , Deputy Fire Marshal / Inspector II
Timothy P. Mullaney Jr., Fire Marshal / Inspector III
Matthew Brown, Deputy Fire Marshal / Inspector I
The Fire Marshal’s Office is responsible for conducting inspections annually in various occupancies
such as Apartments, Assembly, Daycares, Health Care, Industrial, Mercantile, Schools, Hotels & Mo-
tels, and Businesses. The Fire Marshal’s Office handles a variety of fire related complaints such as
over-crowding, blocked means of egress, fire lanes, and impaired fire protection. The sprinkler, fire
alarm, hood suppression, and other forms of fire protec-
tion are reviewed and tested by the Fire Marshal’s Office.
In addition to the inspection related responsibilities the
Fire Marshal’s Office is responsible for the investigation
into origin and cause of fires and explosions within the
City of Dover. The Fire Marshal’s Office consists of one
sworn law enforcement officer who oversees the criminal
aspects of the fire investigations.
For the year 2014, the following is a breakdown of in-
spections / complaints handled by the Fire Marshal’s Of-
fice: 379 Fire Code Inspections / Complaints handled, 77
Certificate of Occupancy Inspections, and Acceptances
Tests, 99 Administrative walkthrough inspections, and 180 Life Safety Inspections for a total of 635
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inspections /complaints handled for the year with 551
deficiencies found and corrected. In addition, this office
reviewed a total of 81 Fire Protection Permits for new
or modifications to fire protection systems in the City of
Dover.
Fire Investigations for 2014 were as follows:
Fire Type Number Value of Loss
Accidental 44 $1,206,000
Incendiary 21 $171,600
Undetermined 6 $70,500
TOTAL 71 $1,448,100
640 Nimitz Road
Code Enforcement & Property Maintenance
Staff: Tim Taraila, Inspector III/Code Enforcement
Supervisor; Ron Coburn, Inspector II/Vacant Buildings;
David McGinnis, Inspector I; Velvet Bowen, Inspector I
& Jared Boesenberg, Inspector I.
The Code Enforcement Officers entered a total of 4,007
cases into the H.T.E. system with regard to violations of
the Dover Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordi-
nance. Based on the data demonstrating the reason for
the inspections, more than 71 percent of cases are initi-
ated by staff within the Department of Planning and In- Kirby & Holloway Family Restaurant
656 N. DuPont Highway
spections. This includes the Code Enforcement, Fire
Marshal, Licensing and Planning staff. Within these Types of Inspections/Cases Entered
cases, 8,184 inspections were performed for code com-
Annual Rental Housing Inspections 398
pliance. All cases entered must have an origination
code, such as a citizen complaint or an officer’s obser- Property Maintenance Exterior 560
vation. See chart for breakdown of the reasons for in-
spections, the number of inspections performed by the Tall Grass and Weeds 924
Code Enforcement Inspections staff, and a list of the No Valid Business License 108
different types of inspections conducted. After strug-
gling with how to respond to complaints that involve No Valid Building Permit
79
violations inside owner-occupied dwelling, particularly
those involving insanitary conditions that create prob- Zoning 104
lems for neighbors, the Code Enforcement Division was
Dover City Ordinances 652
successful in obtaining search warrants through Court 7
to gain access to dwellings. While this is a tool that will All Others 1182
be used only when all other routes of addressing these
Total 4,007
violations are unsuccessful, it will allow the Code En-
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forcement Division to address complaints that previously
would have had insufficient resolution.
In addition, the Property Maintenance and Code Enforce-
ment Officers conducted another 361 inspections relating
to Fence and Sign Permits. The Officers also assisted in
the collection of Itinerant Merchant Licenses during the
two Race Operations conducted at Dover International
Speedway. These operations were conducted during the
spring and fall NASCAR sporting events.
Vacant Buildings:
As part of the Vacant Buildings program the Code Enforce- Causes for Inspections
ment Officers registered in 2014 a total of 277 buildings
Citizen/Tenant complaint 738
within the City limits of Dover and collected $104,000.00
dollars in registration fees from these registrations. Since Electric Department Referral 241
the program began in 2007, a total of 1,406 structures have Other Agency Referral 173
been registered as vacant. Currently, staff estimates that
there are approximately 300 of these structures still vacant. Staff Initiated 2,855
Numerous previous registered vacant buildings have come TOTAL 4,007
into code compliance by either being re-occupied or by be-
ing demolished.
Dangerous Buildings and Demolitions:
41 buildings or structures were active on the Dangerous
Building list during 2014. Of these, the 12 structures were
demolished, 8 by the City and 4 by the owner, with 6 addi-
tional structures coming into code compliance by renova-
tions or abatement.
Licensing and Permitting
Staff: Angie Mangan, Office Assistant II, Debbie Krueger,
Office Assistant II; and Kristen Mullaney, Licensing &
Permitting Supervisor;
Demolished by the City: 238 N New St Repaired by Owner
101 S Queen St 640 Nimitz Rd 43 S Kirkwood St
27 N New St Demolished by Owner 830 Maple Pkwy
814 Maple Pkwy (Pool) 1131 Bay Rd, Lot #147 383 N Dupont Hwy
123 Blue Beach Dr (Pool) 39 N New St 803 Westview Terrance (Pool)
12 N New St 627 Nimitz Rd 231 Mifflin Rd (Pool)
1210 White Oak Rd 44 Girl Scout Ln 409 S Dupont Hwy
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The Permit and Licensing staff is the first
contact most customers have with the Depart-
ment of Planning and Inspections and with the
City of Dover.
This staff is responsible for the receipt and
processing of all Permits, Business Licenses,
Occupancy Permits, and Rental Dwelling Per-
mits. In 2014, we can estimate that they com-
pleted more than 24,446 transactions involv-
ing applications, processing and issuing of
permits and licenses. In addition to these
transactions, they scheduled 7,406 building
inspections, received property maintenance complaints and fielded and directed the telephone calls for all
personnel in the Planning and Inspections Department. They responded directly to questions regarding all of
the above and scheduled appointments and meetings as required. The charts included are examples of just
some of the important work done by this staff. Their contributions to customer service are immeasurable.
While much of their work cannot be directly quantified, without their efforts, the Department could not
function. They present a high standard of prompt and courteous service.
Planning Office
Staff: Ann Marie Townshend, Director of Planning & Community Development; Tracey Harvey, Planner I;
William Cook, Planner I; Maretta Savage-Purnell, Secretary II; Dawn Melson-Williams, Principal Planner.
Planning Applications/Boards
and Commissions
The Planning Office coordinates the
review and approval of all development
applications within the City and pro-
vides support to the Planning Commis-
sion, Board of Adjustment, and Historic
District Commission. During 2014, the
Planning Office processed 74 new ap-
plications and continued review on ap-
plications that had been submitted in previous years.
Community Development
The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) expands opportunities and housing choices
for low and moderate income persons living in Dover and protects the public health and welfare of Dover
citizens. It performs the following tasks:
Provide CDBG grants to sub-recipients that provide services to low/moderate income persons.
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Provides rehabilitation assistance to sub-recipients who service low/moderate income persons.
Provides housing assistance to emergency shelters for the homeless.
Provides sub-recipient grants to community non-profit organizations for projects in the City.
Permits Issued, 2010-2014
Business Licenses 2010‐2014 Rental Dwelling Permits 2010‐2014
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2014: Welcome to Dover!
Progress in Pictures
7th Day Adven st School Bayhealth at Blue Hen Corporate Center
CNB Bank Redevelopment of Dover Litho Building
Early College High School
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2014: Welcome to Dover!
Progress in Pictures
Family Dollar at 301 West Loockerman Street
Luther Village III on Babb Drive
Office Building by NBR Proper es Serenity Place on Mar n Street
Inner City
Cultural
League
Building
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2014: Welcome to Dover!
Progress in Pictures
Noodles
Uzin Utz Manufacturing facility
Lot 12 of Garrison Oak Technical Park
Renova ons at Winner Volkswagen Subaru
Garrison Energy
Center
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The following projects were completed during the program year:
Milford Housing Development Corporation (MHDC) Emergency Home Repairs—Emergency repairs
have been completed on eleven (11) owner occupied homes eliminating severe housing conditions that
constitute health and safety hazards year to date.
Milford Housing Development Corporation Homeowner Rehabilitation Program—Repairs were
completed on four (4) owner occupied homes bringing them in compliance with the City of Dover’s Prop-
erty Maintenance Code.
Homeownership Assistance Program—Throughout the year, six (6) families closed on homes using the
City of Dover’s Homeownership Assistance Program and purchased affordable housing in the City.
Dover Interfaith Mission to the Homeless—CDBG funds were utilized to cover the operations costs for
the homeless shelter. Over 172 homeless men were serviced throughout the program year.
NCALL Research— CDBG funds were provided for pre-purchase homeownership counseling to nine (9)
Dover residents.
Elizabeth Murphey School—CDBG funds were provided for renovations for one of the housing facilities
located on the campus that services at risk youth.
Restoring Central Dover Initiative—Restoring Central Dover is an initiative that was developed as a
community wide effort to establish a revitalization plan for central Dover. The plan will focus on afforda-
ble housing, business development, strong community and infrastructure needs for central Dover to be de-
veloped as a vibrant business corridor. NCALL Research is the lead agency that will implement the plan
and received a $90,000 grant from Wells Fargo in September 2013. The City was a stakeholder for this ini-
tiative and awarded NCALL $10,000 to support this initiative.
Comprehensive Plan Implementation Activities & Ordinance Development
The Planning Office is responsible for developing ordinances and other activities to implement the City’s 2008
Comprehensive Plan. In this regard, the following projects were priorities of the Planning Staff in 2014:
Bicycle & Pedestrian Sub-Committee – The Planning Office participates in the monthly meetings of the
Bicycle & Pedestrian Sub-Committee. In 2014, activities focused on the development of the Draft Bicycle
Plan and Draft Pedestrian Plan in conjunction with the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organi-
zation.
Capital City Trail – Through the coordinated efforts of the City Planning Office, the Dover/Kent County
MPO, and DelDOT construction of the Capital City Trail continued. The first section of the trail from Pub-
lic Safety Boulevard to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was completed. By the end of 2014 other phases
of this multi-purpose trail system were under construction adjacent to the Delaware Public Archives park-
ing area and along Park Drive. This completes the trail system from the St. Jones Greenway Isaacs Branch
trail to Silver Lake Park.
Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2014 - A series of addendums to the text of the Comprehensive Plan
were adopted by City Council on March 10, 2014. These Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2014 were
related to a number of ongoing planning projects including the following items: A. Central Dover Commu-
nity Plan with an addendum to Chapter 11 – Housing and Community Development Plan; B. Transporta-
tion Improvement District for the Route 13 and Bay Road Corridors with addendum to Chapter 9 - Trans-
portation Plan; C. Citywide Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment; and D. Dover Transit Center Neigh-
borhood Plan. One request was also received for an amendment to the Map 12-1: Land Development Plan;
however, after the Planning Commission hearing this request was withdrawn. (Application MI-14-01).
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In accordance with the approved procedure for annual amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, the Plan-
ning Office received in December 2014 a request to amend the Land Development Plan Map. That request
along with a staff initiated text amendment to Chapter 13 – Annexation Plan, will be processed as Compre-
hensive Plan Amendments 2015 (MI-15-01).
Floodplain Regulations Ordinance Development - A series of text amendments to the City’s Floodplain
Regulations to be in compliance with FEMA’s regulations for the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) were developed by Planning staff with additional technical assistance provided by DNREC and
their flood ordinance consultant. The Ordinance #2014-09 was adopted by City Council on June 9, 2014 to
amend the Dover Code of Ordinances, Chapter 50 – Floods and other related chapters. These adopted text
amendments were accepted by FEMA as being in compliance with the regulations of the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). This review and update of the City’s Floodplain Regulations was required as
new FIRM Maps (Flood Insurance Rate maps) that became effective in July 7, 2014.
New Community Flood Insurance Rate Maps - As of July 7, 2014 a new series of Community Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM Maps) became effective for the City of Dover. These official maps depict the
location of Special Flood Hazard Areas and the risk premium zones for our community showing Special
Flood Hazard Areas (100-year floodplain), flood hazard risk zones and other flood-related information.
Several map panels for the City were updated as the result of recent flood studies completed for areas of
Kent County. The FIRM Maps are available on the website http://msc.fema.gov
Application to Certified Local Government Program - The Planning Office presented information on
the Certified Local Government (CLG) program to the Planning Commission and Historic District Com-
mission in August. Staff worked on gathering the information for the Certified Local Government applica-
tion and the resume information from the Historic District Commission members. At the end of 2014, the
DRAFT application for the Certified Local Government (CLG) application was complete and pending re-
view for submission.
Delaware Population Consortium - Planning Staff continued to attend the Delaware Population Consorti-
um (DPC) meetings. The Consortium reviews population and demographic information in preparation to
provide 30-year population and employment projections for the State, counties, and selected municipalities
including the City of Dover. At the DPC Annual Meeting on October 30th, the Consortium adopted the
yearly population projections and the Population Projection Series covering 2010-2040. The DPC esti-
mates the population of Dover to be 37,540 people (as of July 1, 2014). It is expected that a cost sharing
formula will be developed for all DPC member agencies to assist in funding the development of the yearly
projections beginning in 2015.
Ordinance Amendments – A number of text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance occurred in 2014. The
process of text amendment and ordinance adoption involves research by the Planning Staff, consultation
with stakeholders on specific topics, review by City Council Committees and then formal review and pub-
lic hearings by the Planning Commission (for recommendation) and City Council (final action). See sum-
mary table as follows for 2014 activity.
Major Projects and Construction Activity
New Dover High School Project (C-10-05, S-11-18, MI-13-18)
Construction activities related to site improvements and the building construction activities continued in
2014 at the new Dover High School project site. The monthly coordination meetings (January –November)
on the project were held by City Staff with project construction managers, the Capital School District, and
the other involved City and State agencies.
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The Planning Staff continued to work with the Capital School District and DelDOT regarding pedestrian safe-
ty concerns for the school project. The sidewalk improvement project for the north side of Route 8 was de-
signed by DelDOT and bid in May. In June, the sidewalk improvement project for the north side of Route 8
began with the East Entrance construction with the installation of the HAWK signal following in the summer
months. During early August Staff assisted in the educational outreach regarding the HAWK signal, ensuring
the availability of accessible pedestrian pathways from Village of Westover and Village of Cannon Mill to the
school property,
In Spring 2014, meetings discussed the requirements for the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy from all in-
volved agencies. Specific inspections related to occupying the school building began in May 2014 and contin-
ued through the summer. The project faced significant compliance issues with DNREC regarding erosion and
sediment control issues on the project site. Fire Marshal’s Office worked with the District regarding outstand-
ing fire protection items and how to authorize furniture move-in and building occupation. The Planning Office
began Site inspections in June for compliance with the approved Site Development Plan. In July 2014, a Tem-
porary Certificate of Occupancy was issued with conditions and limitations on the authorized use of the high
school building and its immediate environs. This allowed for limited to move-in and unpacking activities,
preparation for school activities and student registration only. With a Temporary Certificate Occupancy of
File Number & Topic Text Amendment Ac on Date
Ordinance
MI‐14‐02 Professional Offices added as condi onal Zoning Ordinance Ar cle 3 Adopted: May 27,
Ordinance #2014‐05 uses in RG‐1 and RG‐2 for areas of Gover‐ Sec on 2.4(d) 2014
nors Avenue and Route 8 with restric ons
MI‐14‐03 Light motor vehicle service as accessory use Zoning Ordinance Ar cle 3 Adopted a er
Ordinance #2014‐06 in SC‐2 zone Sec on 17.32 amendments: May
12, 2014
MI‐14‐08 Updates to provisions for flood hazard are‐ Dover Code of Ordinances Adopted: June 9,
Ordinance #2014‐09 as (Coincides with new effec ve FIRM Chapter 50—Floods and 2014
Maps) Chapter 22—Buildings and New FIRM Map Pan‐
building Regula ons els: Effec ve date
July 7, 2014
MI‐14‐10 Revisions to Commercial Zones: IO, C‐1, C‐ Zoning Ordinance Ar cle 3 Adopted: July 14,
Ordinance #2014‐08 1A, C‐2, C‐2A, C‐3, C‐4, CPO including uses Sec ons 10‐16 and 26: 2014
and bulk standards Ar cle 4 Sec ons 4.14 and
Revisions to Site Development Plan process 4.15; Ar cle 10 Sec on 2;
Ar cle 12 Defini ons
MI‐14‐12 Eliminates 40 . perimeter buffer require‐ Zoning Ordinance Ar cle 3 Adopted: October
Ordinance #2014‐18 ment in PND Sec on 24.62; Ar cle 4 27, 2014
Revisions to front and rear setbacks in PND Sec ons 4.10 and 4.11
(Retroac ve to previously approved PND
projects)
MI‐14‐13 Added provisions to make it unlawful to Dover Code of Ordiances Adopted: Septem‐
Ordinance #2014‐19 sweep, blow, or otherwise discharge grass Chapter 98‐(c) ber 8, 2014
clippings to street, sidewalk, storm drains &
watercourses
MI‐14‐14 Revisions to requirements for Site Develop‐ Zoning Ordinance Ar cle Adopted: October
Ordinance #2014‐20 ment Plan review by Planning Commission 10 Sec on 2.1 13, 2014
(related to impervious surface
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August 21, 2014, the use and occupancy of the New Dover High School Building was allowed for the opening
of the school to students.
The stadium and athletic field areas remained under construction during the summer months and Staff visited
the site almost weekly to assess progress. In a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy was issued August 21,
2014 with conditions and limitations on the authorized use of the stadium and athletic field areas.
These Temporary Certificates of Occupancy (high school building and stadium/athletic field site areas) were
extended multiple times through the end of 2014 and currently remain in place. In the fall and winter project
site work remained to be completed for the baseball/softball field areas, eastern areas of the site, tree plantings,
and other site stabilization work. In 2015 upon completion of the site work at the New Dover High School,
City Staff will complete final inspections.
Garrison Oak Technical Park
The construction of the infrastructure for the Garrison Oak Technical Park began in 2014. The overall
subdivision of the Technical Park into fifteen (15) lots occurred with Subdivision Plan SB-09-06F. The
capital improvements to this City owned property include a new City street and utility infrastructure
(water, sewer, and electric) to serve the Technical Park. The construction includes the loop road known as
Garrison Oak Drive which interconnects to White Oak Road in two locations and stormwater management
facilities. Also a sanitary sewer pump station and water tower are planned for the location. The Dover Sun
Park exists already within the Technical Park and during 2014 construction continued on the development
of Lot 7 for the Garrison Energy Center and Lot 12 for the Uzin Utz Manufacturing facility.
Garrison Energy Center (Master Plan S-12-03/ Phase 1 S-12-17)
The Planning Staff participated in weekly/bi-weekly coordination conference calls with Calpine regarding
the Garrison Energy Center project at 450 Garrison Oak Drive (Lot 7 of the Garrison Oak Technical Park).
The Final/Final Administrative Site Plan approval for the Garrison Energy Center Phase 1 was granted on
September 6, 2013 subject to conditions of approval. As of January 2014 construction activities continue
with many Foundation Building Permits for the project continuing to be received for review and inspec-
tion. In August 2014, the Planning Office received an Administrative Site Plan (S-14-20) for the addition
of a Fuel Oil Tank as an alternate fuel source; the proposal remains under review with the technical review
agencies for final permitting including receipt of State DNREC permits for the Above Ground Storage
Tank. Associated with the project, the planting of 378 trees of the Tree Mitigation Park are being planted
in off-site locations in Dover. The Garrison Energy Center anticipates commencement of operation in mid-
2015.
Uzin Utz (Site Plan S-13-20)
Planning Staff attended the groundbreaking ceremony in May for the Uzin Utz Manufacturing facility to
be constructed at 200 Garrison Oak Drive (Lot 12 of the Garrison Oak Technical Park). The Final Site
Plan approval was issued on June 23, 2014 and preparation for site construction activities began. Building
Permit #14-477 was issued shortly thereafter and construction and the associated inspections are on-going.
A variance regarding fence height for the project was approved by the Board of Adjustment in October (V-
14-12).
Other Construction Activities
A significant number of large construction projects began and were progressing in 2014. To begin each
project, the Planning Staff conducts a City of Dover Pre-Construction meeting to introduce project manag-
ers and contractors to the various City departments and construction permitting and inspection procedures.
The following projects began in 2014:
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Delaware State University Applied Optics Research Building project: Phase 2 Building 1 (S-13-
02). With its construction, the project will add a 27,660 SF research building to the campus.
Family Dollar project at 300 West Loockerman Street: Project to demolish the existing building
and construct a new retail commercial building. (HI-13-02, S-13-12)
Luther Village Planned Neighborhood Design – Senior Citizen Housing Option, Phase 3 project:
Construction of the third apartment building with residential activity building on the site off Babb
Drive. This building will add 48 apartment units to Luther Village. (C-13-03)
North Street Pocket Park (S-13-10) located at 301 South Governors Avenue: A previous vacant lot
was transformed with brick paving, tree planting, landscaping, and seating areas.
Leander Lakes Apartment complex project: The 240 unit apartment complex will be located south
of Forrest Avenue/Route 8 and west of Dover High Drive. The project includes the construction of
the next segment of Dover High Drive to connect to Tribbitt Street. Site work on the stormwater
management ponds and infrastructure began in late August 2014 with Building issued for two
apartment buildings and the Community Center building. (S-12-18)
Office at 6 South State Street: Permits were issued in early August for the site improvements to cre-
ate a parking lot associated with the conversion of the building at 6 South State Street to office
space. (HI-14-03 and S-14-11).
Nottingham Meadows Subdivision: In September a series of Building Permits were issued for con-
struction of single family detached houses within the Nottingham Meadows subdivision. Construc-
tion is resuming on the vacant lots in this subdivision under a new owner with K. Hovnanian
Homes as the builder. (MI-13-10 and SB-04-01)
Solid Rock Baptist Church Community Center Building at 109 N. West Street: Construction of a
community center building as associated parking lot. (S-13-05)
New Showroom and Service Building for Winner Ford at 591 South DuPont Highway: Project in-
volves demolition of existing showroom building and construction of a new showroom and service
building in its place. (S-14-02)
Office Building at 850 New Burton Road: Construction of a new office building by NBR Properties.
Including the demolition of the old Kirk Plumbing building on the property. (S-14-01)
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Boards and Commissions
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission con-
sists of nine members with Col. Planning Commission Applications
Robert Welsh as Chairman and 2014
Fred Tolbert as Vice-Chairman. Rezoning, 3
Unified Sign, 1
The Planning Commission met
monthly in 2014. The Planning
Conditional
Commission reviewed 34 appli- Site Plans, 13
Uses, 4
cations for 2014. The Commis-
sion reviewed 13 Site Plans, 4
Conditional Use Plans, 4 Minor
Subdivisions, 5
Subdivision Plans, 1 Major Sub-
division Plan, 1 Comprehensive
Miscellaneous,
Unified Sign Plans, and 8 Mis- Total Reviewed: 34 8
cellaneous applications. The Site
Plans reviewed by the Planning
Commission included the redevelopment of the Playtex property at Division Street and North DuPont High-
way, site improvements related to the renovation of 6 South State Street, and new showrooms for Winner
Ford and Winner Volkswagen. The Conditional Use applications personal services on Loockerman Street, a
professional office on Kings Highway, and an pavilion at the YMCA’s Kent Swim site (formerly Kent Swim
Club). The Planning Commission made recommendation to City Council on 3 Rezonings. There were an
additional eleven applications that were submitted to the Planning Office for administrative review. This in-
cluded 11 Administrative Site Plan, two ordinance revisions not reviewed by the Planning Commission, one
Miscellaneous application, one PND Conceptual Sketch Plan, and 3 information files.
Board of Adjustment
The Planning Office received 14 applications to the Board of Adjustment in 2014. Three of theses were ap-
peals of the City Planner’s decisions; and eleven were applications for variance. Of those, all eleven vari-
ances were approved; two appeals were re-
solved in favor of the City Planner’s decision;
and one appeal was dismissed by the Board. Board of Adjustment Applications
Of the variances heard by the Board, three Appeals 2014
were sign variances, one was a parking vari- Dismissed, 1
ance, and the remainder were standard area
Appeals
variances. The Board of Adjustment has a nar- Denied, 2
row focus in its role, as specified by the Zon-
ing Ordinance and Delaware Code. The Board
strictly applies the legal standard prescribed by
code, which has helped to keep the volume of
applications submitted to the Board relatively
low. Approved
Total Applications: 14 Variances, 11
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Historic District Commission
The City of Dover, Delaware Historic District Commission consists of five members: Col. Dick Scrafford,
Chazz Salkin, Ann Baker Horsey, Joe McDaniel, and Terry Jackson. George Fisher was a Commission mem-
ber completing his term in June 2014; Ann Baker Horsey was appointed in his
place. During 2014 Dick Scrafford served as Chairman and Chazz Salkin
served as Vice-Chairman. At the Commission’s Annual Meeting in November
2014, Chazz Salkin was elected as Chairman and Joe McDaniel as Vice-
Chairman. Planning Staff with the Historic District Commission worked on
preparation of the application for Certified Local Government (CLG) status.
The application submission is expected to be complete in early 2015.
The Historic District Commission held seven meetings in 2014 reviewing five
(5) applications for Architectural Review Certificates. This included the refer-
ral of two Sign Permits for review of sign proposals. However, in each case
the matter was resolved without Commission consultation for the signage at
22-24 West Loockerman Street for EZ Pass (sign redesign resolved with Staff)
and the signage at 300 West Loockerman Street for Family Dollar (permit
withdrawn and sign revised to comply). One project was reviewed for Archi-
tectural Review Certification involving construction of a parking lot and land-
scaping improvements at 6 South State Street (HI-14-03/S-14-11). In March
2014, the Historic District Commission determined the Kirby & Holloway
Sign at 656 North DuPont Highway to be a Historic & Significant sign under the provisions of the Zoning Or-
dinance, Article 5 Section 4.12 (HI-14-02) allowing the sign to maintain its legal non-conforming status indef-
initely for its current form and location. One Historic Property Tax Credit application was approved for 54 The
Green associated with a brickwork repair project (HI-14-05).
Of the sixty-eight (68) Building Permits issued in the Historic District in 2014, forty-nine (49) required Archi-
tectural Review Certification for such projects as signs, temporary signs, exterior finish/siding/trimwork reno-
vation and façade renovations. A more detailed breakdown of permits handled administratively by Staff versus
those reviewed by the Historic District Commission is included in the Appendix.
Activity in the Historic District
The construction of several major projects previously reviewed by the Historic District Commission continued
to bring changes to Downtown Dover in 2014. The Family Dollar opened in a new commercial building con-
structed at 300 West Loockerman Street (HI-13-
02) after demolition of the previous commercial Architecural Review
building on the property and construction was
completed of the North Street Pocket Park at the Certification Permits Issued
southeast corner of North Street and South Gov-
ernors Avenue (HI-13-05). Other projects in-
2014 Building Permits by Staff
Sign Permits by Staff
cluded brick repair and restoration of the South
State Street façade of the Wesley United Meth- Building Permits by HDC
odist Church at 209 South State Street and the 5 and Planning Commission
Building Permits by HDC
renovations and restoration to convert the exist- 21 (0)
ing building at 6 South State Street to office 42 Sign Permits by HDC (0)
space (HI-14-03).
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Parks & Recreation
The full-time Parks and Recreation staff includes Ann Marie
Townshend, Carolyn Courtney, Sherwanda Rachal-Speaks,
Wayne Voshell, Steve Pickering, and Peggy O’Brien.
We also have four part-time staff and up to 20 seasonal/
temporary employees. Check out our stats...
The Parks & Recreation division is responsible for the John W. Pitts 48,065 patrons & visitors were recorded in
the John W. Pitts Recreation Center
Recreation Center, a variety of indoor & outdoor sports leagues for
youth and adults, fitness programs, spring break and summer camps, 3,000 (approx.) adults & youth participated
in our basketball, field hockey, lacrosse,
an afterschool program at Towne Point Elementary school, bus trips softball and volleyball leagues
and fun activities for youth and their families at affordable rates and Schutte Park hosted 6 schools with 9
schedules to meet the needs of the City of Dover and surrounding teams, with 120 cadets participating.
areas.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans - Partnering with the Kent County
MPO and DelDOT to promote safe & convenient transportation al-
ternatives with public involvement, we have developed recommen-
dations and implementation strategies within the Bicycle and Pedes-
trian Plans. We’ve identified gaps and important segments needed
and potential funding sources to make it happen. Hosting a series of
workshops the Bicycle Pedestrian Subcommittee has been working
to prepare final documents for City Council to review in 2015.
Food Smart Families - Partnering with the University of Delaware
and the Delaware 4-H Club, we hosted a Food Smart Families night
at the JWP. Families were encouraged to sample healthy food op-
tions, learn how to make healthy snacks & shakes along with family
meal preparations. Attendees received a free bag of healthy grocer-
ies and recipes.
Cross County Meets at Schutte Park - Schutte Park hosted two
(2) High School Cross Country Tri Meets in October. The first of
which hosted 78 runners from Dover, Cape Henlopen and Smyrna
High Schools. The second meet hosted 83 runners for Dover, Cae-
sar Rodney, and Lake Forest High Schools. Additionally, the Kent
County High School Cross Country Championship was held at
Schutte with 196 runners representing Caesar Rodney, Dover, Lake
Forest, Milford, Polytech, St. Thomas More, and Smyrna High
Schools.
Challenger Football - In partnership with the Dover High School
Football players, cheerleaders, and band members, we hosted 18 par-
ticipants for the annual Challenger Football game. Participants were
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from Kent County Community School and John S. Charlton School.
Spring & Summer Performing Arts Series - Ensuring the 2014 series continued its 38th year of providing
family style entertainment to our constituents, yet, still affordable to the city, we solicited sponsors for the
2014 season and it paid off. Eden Hill Medical Center our Gold Level sponsor topped the chart with Calpine,
PNC Bank and the YMCA of Dover as our Silver Level sponsors. We noted 2,800 spectators for the 15 week
season!
Programming News….
New in 2014, we introduced Insanity Live® to our customers. It quickly became quite popular among our fit-
ness patrons.
Offering a little something new for our seniors, we introduced Senior Softball Open Gym for the 55+ crowd.
Tuesday & Thursday mornings, January through April, these co-eds shared in the fun & safety of indoor soft-
ball. As the season grew so did the number of participants. We’re looking forward to bringing this back in
2015.
Our summer camp programs offered families a variety of day camp options for 2014. We are looking forward
to expanding our participation in 2015 with the installation of air conditioning at the John W Pitts Center.
Of course, our basketball, softball, field hockey (indoor & outdoor), lacrosse (indoor & outdoor), and indoor
volleyball leagues continued to provide team enjoyment to more than 2900 people in 2014.
Our annual trip the Philadelphia Flower Show sold out quickly and the seasonal trips to New York City always
seem to please.
Planning for Our Future….
Recreation Needs Assessment— Hosting workshops and an online survey
to garner what our constituents felt we were doing right, where we needed
do better and where they would like to see growth of amenities such as in-
door restrooms, a skate park, a splash pad or additional indoor facilities. Our
preliminary report noted that people seem generally supportive that pro-
grams should be supported by a mix of fees, grants, and taxes. Respondents
also indicated that fundraising and seeking business sponsorships should be
sought to support programs. There is also significant support for City resi-
dents paying a lower program fee than non-residents of Dover. Based on the
responses, a skate park and splash pad seem best suited for Schutte Park and/
or Dover Park. The comments also indicate a demand for a dog park. Com-
ments provided also indicate that we could do a better job of informing the
public about our programs. The assessment will be completed in 2015.
Mallard Pond— July 29th we hosted an open house in Mallard Pond Park.
Looking for input on the a proposed connected trail system and the installation of playground equipment, we
felt taking the meeting location to the neighborhood would be a great opportunity for neighbors to meet and
discuss the needs of their neighborhood park. Children were invited to participate by picking out and drawing
the playground equipment they would like to see installed. Approximately, 25 attended this open house and
gave plenty of feedback and suggestions for the playground location and trail connections.
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Mirror Lake— Dover’s Mirror Lake had become polluted with mercury and other pollutants over the years.
The Silver Lake Commission worked with Rick Greene of DRNEC to implement an innovative solution to
remediate the toxins. In late 2013 working into 2014, shore line improvements and 79 tons of activated car-
bon granules were injected into the lake bed. This project being a first of its kind in Delaware has shown posi-
tive early results. Initial testing results indicate pollution levels have decreased about 60 percent. Keep watch-
ing to fascinating project as we embark on this venture to protect and clean our waterways.
Revenues
$75,600 Leagues
$26,240 General Recreation
$18,600 Field/Building Rentals
$ 6,560 Trips
$13,500 Sports
$16,889 Camps
$50,160 Youth Connections &
Camp Small Wonder
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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 2014
File # Applicant Location Type Action Date
V‐14‐01 Lands of Joe Burden Sr. 128 S Queen St Appeal Postponed 1/15/2014
Denied 3/19/2014
V‐14‐02 Lockerman East Sign Variance 554 E Loockerman St Area Variance Approved 1/15/2014
222 S DuPont Hwy
V‐14‐03 Lands of UAMEC/ Ruth C. Evans 222 W Reed St Area Variance Approved w/Conditions 2/19/2014
V‐14‐04 Winner VW/Subaru 1387 N DuPont Hwy Area Variance Approved 2/19/2014
V‐14‐05 Lands of Thomas Bugbee Sherril Brekk 74 Laurel Dr Area Variance Approved 3/19/2014
V‐14‐06 Super 8 Motel 348 N DuPont Hwy Area Variance Approved 5/21/2014
V‐14‐07 Lands of Nicholas Adams 547 Pennsylvania Ave Area Variance Tabled 06/18/2014
Approved 7/23/2014
V‐14‐08 Fain Auto Sales LLC 1235 S Bay Rd Appeal Denied 7/16/2014
V‐14‐09 Ferguson Enterprises Inc 10 Maggies Way Area Variance Appoved 8/20/2014
V‐14‐10 Lands of Mathew E. Mitten 4.9 ac on S Lafferty Ln Appeal Deferred 9/17/2014
Dismissed 11/19/2014
V‐14‐11 Dover Family Properties LLC 1084‐1086 South State St Area Variance Approved 9/17/2014
V‐14‐12 Uzin Utz Mgfrg North America 200 Garrison Oak Dr Area Variance Approved 10/15/2014
V‐14‐13 Playtex Parking 185 Saulsbury Rd Area Variance Approved 12/17/2014
V‐14‐14 Compass Pointe 800 N State St Area Variance Approved 12/17/2014
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION 2014
File # Plan Name Location Type Historic District Commission Action Date
HI‐14‐01 Referral of Permit 14‐148 EZ‐Pass 22‐24 W Loockerman St Signage Consultation on ARC 2/20/2014
Signage
HI‐14‐02 Kirby and Holloway Sign 656 N DuPont Hwy Signage Determination of Historic or Cultural Significance 3/20/2014
HI‐14‐03 Dr. Henry Ridgely House 6 S State St Parking Recommend Approval of ARC 4/17/2014
HI‐14‐04 Referral of Permit 14‐279 Family 300 W Loockerman St Signage Consultation on ARC 6/19/2014
Dollar
HI‐14‐05 Tax Credit Application 54 The Green Application Historic District Review and Approval 11/20/2014
HI‐14‐06 Wayside Planning: The Green First The Green Presentation Presentation to HDC 11/20/2014
State National Monument Park
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SITE PLANS 2014
File # Plan Name Location Type Bldg Sq Ft Action Date
S‐14‐01 NBR Properties LLC 850 New Burton Rd Medical Office Building 20,000 S.F. PC Approved 2/18/2014
S‐14‐02 Winner Ford New Showroom 591 S DuPont Hwy Automotive Showroom 31,000 S.F. PC Approved 2/18/2014
S‐14‐03 Watertower Place 50 N DuPont Hwy New Construction 35,850 S.F. Conditional Approval 4/21/2014
formerly Tower Commons
S‐14‐04 Kent County Community School Addition 901 Forrest Ave Building Addition 18,280 S.F. PC Approved 3/17/2014
S‐14‐05 Winner New Volkswagen Showroom 1387 N DuPont Hwy New Construction 20,178 S.F. PC Approved 3/17/2014
S‐14‐06 Redevelopment, Former Dover Litho 1211 N DuPont Hwy Renovation 11,105 S.F. Administrative Review 9/16/2014
S‐14‐07 DelDOT Central District New Garage 800 Bay Rd Administrative Site Plan 2,920 S.F. Administrative Review 5/28/2014
S‐14‐08 Woodland Tree Clearing Plan 560 Bay Rd Tree Clearing Plan PC Approved 4/21/2014
S‐14‐09 Grace Presbyterian Church 350 McKee Rd Administrative Site Plan Administrative Review Pending
Picnic Pavilion
S‐14‐10 Kent County Community School Addition‐ 615‐1 Carver Rd Administrative Site Plan Administrative Review 7/30/2014
Main Building`
S‐14‐11 Lands of 6 South State Street 6 S State St Site Improvements Conditional Approval 5/19/2014
S‐14‐12 Jolly Joe's Addition 1160 White Oak Rd Building Addition 4,327 S.F. Conditional Approval 6/16/2014
S‐14‐13 DAS Wireless Communication Facility 1131 N DuPont Hwy Antenna Administrative Review 7/21/2014
S‐14‐14 Kirby & Holloway 656 N DuPont Hwy Administrative Site Plan Administrative Review 12/2/2014
S‐14‐15 Sunshine Home Daycare 370 Mimosa Ave Administrative Site Plan Administrative Review Pending
S‐14‐16 Dover Family Cosmetic Dental 1084 S State St Medical Office Building Conditional Approval 8/18/2014
S‐14‐17 Office at 970 North State Street 970 N State St New Construction Conditional Approval 8/18/2014
S‐14‐18 Tall Pines 1655‐1665 Chestnut Multi‐Family 24 DU Conditional Approval 9/15/2014
Grove Rd
S‐14‐19 Playtex Products Expansion 185 Saulsbury Rd Administrative Site Plan 39,050 S.F. Administrative Review Pending
(Energizer Personal Care Division)
S‐14‐20 Garrison Energy Center 450 Garrison Oak Dr Administrative Site Plan Administrative Review Pending
Tank Location Update Lot 7
S‐14‐21 Weston Drive Mini Storage 200 Weston Dr Self‐Storage Facility 16,800 S.F. Conditional Approval 11/14/2014
S‐14‐22 Seskinore Development McKee Rd Multi‐Family 18 DU Conditional Approval 11/17/2014
S‐14‐23 CNB Phase II 800 S Governors Ave Administrative Site Plan Administrative Review 2/24/2014
S‐14‐24 DSU Baker Annex Addition 1200 N DuPont Hwy Administrative Site Plan 3,806 S.F. Administrative Review Pending
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MISCELLANEOUS 2014
File # Plan Name Location Type Action Date
MI‐14‐01 Lands of College Road Offices LLC 1205 McKee Rd Comprehensive Plan Amendement PC Recommended Denial 2/18/2014
Withdrawn by Applicant 2/10/2014
MI‐14‐02 Text Amendment: Conditional Uses in General Zoning Text Amendment PC Recommended Approval 4/21/2014
Residence Zones Ordinance 2014‐05 City Council Approval 5/12/2014
MI‐14‐03 Text Amendment: Permitted Uses in Shopping Zoning Text Amendment PC Recommended Approval 4/21/2014
Center Development Zones Ordinance 2014‐06 City Council Approval 5/12/2014
MI‐14‐04 Transportation Improvement District (TID) PC Recommended Approval 4/21/2014
MI‐14‐05 Recreation Needs Assessment PC Recommended Approval 4/21/2014
MI‐14‐06 The Grande PND‐SCHO Doveview Dr Apartments, Fourth Building City Council Approval 4/14/2014
Sketch Plan
MI‐14‐07 Dover International Speedway, Lots 3 & 18 1131 N DuPont Hwy Tree Clearing & Gravel Roads Information Plan 3/28/2014
MI‐14‐08 Text Amendment: Chapter 50 ‐ Floods Dover Code of Ordinances Legislative & Finance Committee 5/12/2014
Ordinance #2014‐09 Text Amendment, Chapter 50 City Council Approval 6/9/2014
MI‐14‐09 Demolition of Old Dover High School 1 Pat Lynn Dr Demolition 4/4/2014
MI‐14‐10 Text Amendments: Commercial Zones Zoning Text Amendment PRCE Committee 4/14/2014
Ordinance #2014‐08 Article(s) 3, 4, 10 5/12/2014
PC Recommended Approval 6/16/2014
City Council Approval 7/2014/2014
MI‐14‐11 Minor Lot Line Adjustment Plan Lafferty Ln Minor Lot Line Adjustment Administrative Review (Filed) 7/17/2014
Mitten & Thomas
MI‐14‐12 Text Amendments: PND Permiter Buffer and Zoning Text Amendment PRCE Committee 8/11/2014
Setbacks Article(s) 3, 4 PC Recommended Approval 9/15/2014
Ordinance #2014‐18 City Council Approval 10/27/2014
MI‐14‐13 Text Amendments: Sidewalk Maintenance and Dover Code of Ordinances Legislative & Finance Committee 8/11/2014
Landscaping Text Amendment, Chapter 98 City Council Approval 9/8/2014
Ordinance #2014‐19
MI‐14‐14 Text Amendment: Site Plan Development Zoning Text Amendment Legislative & Finance Committee 8/11/2014
Approval Article 10 §2 Planning Commission 9/15/2014
Ordinance #2014‐20 City Council Approval 10/13/2014
MI‐14‐15 Report to OSPC 2014 Municipal Development & Permit PC Information File 8/12/2014
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CONDITIONAL USE 2014
File # Plan Name Location Type Bldg Sq Ft Action Date
C‐14‐01 Personal Service Nail Salon 235 W Loockerman St Nail Salon 1,400 S.F. Approved w/Conditions 4/21/2014
C‐14‐02 YMCA of Delaware Kent Swim Club 825 Kenton Rd Pool 4,500 S.F. Approved w/Conditions 4/21/2014
C‐14‐03 Janaids Hair Salon 213 W Loockerman St Hair Salon 2,235 S.F. Approved w/Conditions 6/16/2014
C‐14‐04 Professional Offices at 109 E. Division St 109 E Division St Professional Office Space 118,234 S.F. Approved w/Conditions 6/16/2014
C‐14‐05 Faith House Outreach Center 15 S New St Church Existing Bldg Withdrawn 8/18/2014
C‐14‐06 Redevelopment of Walmart 1574 N Dupont Hwy Student Housing and Restaurants Existing Bldg Request to Hold by Applicant 11/26/2014
SUBDIVISIONS 2014
# Lots/
File # Plan Name Location Type Acreage Action Date
SB‐13‐06PThe Meadows Jefferson Terrace Major Preliminary Subdivision 5/4.23 ac Withdrawn 2/18/2014
3/149 +/‐ ac Postponed by Applicant 3/17/2014
PC Approval of 6 month 11/17/2014
SB‐14‐01 Dover Mall Minor Subdivision 1365 N DuPont Hwy Minor Subdivision extension
101 S New St 2 lots Conditional Approval 5/19/2014
SB‐14‐02 Union A.M.E. Church of Delaware 222 Reed St Minor Subdivision
SB‐14‐03 Lands of Robert and Kathleen Dunn 276 Troon Rd Minor Subdivision 2/0.620 ac Conditional Approval 6/16/2014
SB‐14‐04 Super 8 Motel 348 N DuPont Hwy Minor Subdivision 2/3.35 +/‐ ac Conditional Approval 7/21/2014
REZONINGS 2014
File # Applicant Location From/To Acres Action Date
Z‐14‐01 Lands of College Road Office LLC 1205 McKee Rd CPO to C2A 3.46 Withdrawn by Applicant 2/18/2014
Z‐14‐02 Lands of David & Susan Edgell 405 N State St R‐8 to RG‐1 0.258 PC Recommended Approval 2/18/2014
CC 3/10/2014
Z‐14‐03 West Division Holidngs LLC 603 W Division St M to C‐3 0.82 PC Recommended Approval 11/14/2014
CC 12/18/2014
Z‐14‐04 Lands of Faithwork LLC 21/27 Saulsbury Rd CPO to IO 0.75 PC Recommended Approval 12/15/2014
983 Forest St CC 02/09/2015
UNIFIED SIGNS 2014
File # Applicant Location Type Action Date
US‐14‐01 New Dover High School 1650 Forrest Ave Wall, Monument, Direction Signs PC Approved w/conditions 5/19/2014