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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: April 28, 2017
TO: Applicants to the Planning Commission
FROM: Planning Office
SUBJECT: D.A.C. Meeting of WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2017
The Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) will hold a meeting with the applicants on
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2017 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, May 15, 2017.
Participation in the DAC 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.
Applicants: 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) Z-17-03 Lands of Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge at 1408, 1412, and 1416
College Road - Review and Recommendation for rezoning of three parcels located on the
southeast side of College Road. The properties are zoned R-8 (One Family Residence Zone)
and the proposed zoning is IO (Institutional and Office Zone). The owner of record is The
Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of
Delaware, Inc. Property Addresses: 1408 College Road, 1412 College Road, and 1416
College Road. Tax Parcels: ED-05-067.14-01-47.00-000, ED-05-067.18-01-11.00-000, and
ED-05-067.18-01-09.00-000. Council District 4. Ordinance #2017-05. For this zoning map
amendment, the First Reading was completed on April 24, 2017. Public Hearing before the
Planning Commission is scheduled for May 15, 2017 and Final Reading/Public Hearing is
scheduled before City Council for June 12, 2017.
2) SB-17-01 Minor Subdivision Plan at 749 West North Street - Review of a Minor Subdivision
Plan application to permit subdivision of a 23,144 S.F. lot into three (3) new lots of
approximately 7,400 S.F. +/- each. The property is zoned RG-1 (General Residence Zone)
and is located on the north side of West North Street east of Minima Street. The owner of
record is MauTiste, LLC. Property Address: 749 West North Street. Tax Parcel: ED-05-
076.12-03-59.00-000. Council District 4.
3) S-17-13 Longhorn Steakhouse at 505 North DuPont Highway - Review of a Site
Development Plan to permit construction of a 5,842 S.F. Longhorn Steakhouse restaurant
and related site improvements. The project site is part of the Capital Commons development
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and predominately located on a separate 24,257 S.F. parcel. The property is zoned C-4
(Highway Commercial Zone) and is located at the northeast corner of North DuPont
Highway and Townsend Boulevard. The owner of record is Dover, DE Retail LLC c/o TLM
Realty Corp. and the project developer is the Darden Corporation. Property Address: 505
North DuPont Highway. Tax parcel: ED-05-068.09-01-35.00-00. Council District 3. This
application is associated with Site Development Plan S-16-02 Capital Commons, granted
conditional approval by the Planning Commission in February 2016 and Final Plan
approval in May 2016. Site Development Plan S-16-23 Panera Bread, granted conditional
approval in November 2016 and Final Plan approval in April 2017, is similarly associated
with S-16-02.
4) S-17-12 Capital Station Dover at 50 North DuPont Highway - Review of a Site Development
Plan application to permit construction of 60,295 S.F. of commercial development to be
known as Capital Station, at the northwest corner of North DuPont Highway and Division
Street and also adjacent to Maple Parkway. The development is proposed to include a 23,310
S.F. retail and restaurant multi-tenant building, a 6,625 S.F. retail and restaurant multi-tenant
building, a 5,224 S.F. retail or restaurant building, a 6,080 S.F. restaurant building, and a
19,055 S.F. Aldi grocery store. Related site improvements include demolition of the former
Playtex factory and provision of parking, landscaping, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities
for the shopping center. The property is zoned SC-1 (Neighborhood Shopping Center Zone)
and subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone – Tier 1: Secondary
Wellhead Protection Area). The owner of record is Capital Station Dover LLC. Property
Address: 50 North DuPont Highway. Tax Parcel: ED-05-077.06-01-02.00-000. Council
District 2. Waiver Request: Reduction of Arterial Street Buffer. Potential Waivers to be
Requested: Partial Elimination of Sidewalks, Reduction of Bicycle Parking, and Reduction of
Impervious Surfaces for Redevelopment in Flood Plain. This property was the subject of Site
Development Plan S-14-03 Watertower Place aka "Tower Commons" granted conditional
approval by the Planning Commission on April 21, 2014; construction was not commenced
and the plan subsequently expired.
Please be advised that the Planning Commission meeting agenda will include other items in
addition to the items listed above. As an applicant you will receive a packet of information for
the Planning Commission meeting including the meeting agenda and Final D.A.C. Report.
CC: Isacce Morris, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
Michael Maupin, MauTiste Investment Group
Troy L. Adams, P.E., Mountain Consulting Group Inc.
Matt Spong, Landscape Architectural Services LLC
Robert Hey, Darden Corporation
David M. Kuklish, P.E., Bohler Engineering Inc.
Brian Finnegan, Capital Station Dover LLC
Mike Riemann, Becker Morgan Group Inc.