BOA Agenda 3-20-19

CITY OF DOVER BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AGENDA Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 9:00 AM City Hall, Council Chambers 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES of January 23, 2019 Meeting COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS 1. Reminder: The next Board of Adjustment regular meeting is scheduled for April 17, 2019 at 9:00am in the City Council Chambers. NEW BUSINESS Applicant #V-19-01 545 North DuPont Highway. Carla Menard and Ken Sisk have requested a variance from the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, Article 5 §4.7 pertaining to permitted signs. Specifically, the applicants seek to permit one (1) additional wall sign over the maximum two (2) wall signs allowed for a building with a single street frontage. The property is located on the east side of North DuPont Highway north of Townsend Boulevard. It is 0.86 acres +/- in size and is currently occupied by a Panera Bread Restaurant. Subject property is zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone) and subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone). Tax Parcel: ED-05- 068.09-01-34.01-000. The owner of record is Dover DE Retail, LLC C/O Lemek Slower Lower LLC. A substantially similar variance was reviewed by the Board of Adjustment on November 15, 2017 and received partial approval. A requested revision to the partially approved variance was subsequently reviewed by the Board on December 20, 2017 and was denied. Both the approval and the denial have expired without the approved sign being installed. Applicant #V-19-02 1160 South DuPont Highway and 59 Roosevelt Avenue. Richard W. Arndt and Patricia S. Arndt have requested variances from the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, Article 4 §4.15 pertaining to the bulk standards of the C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone). Specifically, the applicants seek to decrease the minimum required lot depth of 1160 South DuPont Highway from 150 feet to 144 feet, and the minimum required lot width from 150 feet to 135 feet. For 59 Roosevelt Avenue, the applicants are requesting a decrease of the minimum required lot depth from 150 feet to 90 feet, a decrease of the minimum required lot width from 150 feet to 50 feet, and an increase in maximum lot coverage from 75% to 87%. The variances are being requested so that approximately 3,150 SF of land may be transferred from 59 Roosevelt Avenue to 1160 North DuPont Highway, and the Roosevelt Avenue property then sold. Subject properties are zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone). Tax Parcels: ED-05-077.17- 05-75.00-000 and ED-05-077.17-05-74.00-000. The owners of record for both properties are Richard W. Arndt and Patricia S. Arndt. Applicant #V-19-03 106 Willis Road. Howard Joseph has requested two variances from the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, Article 4 § 4.3 pertaining to the bulk standards of the RG-2 (General Residence) Zone. Specifically, the applicant seeks to subdivide the property into two duplex lots each with a lot area of 3,750 SF, which is less than the minimum 5,000 SF required under the zoning. The applicant also seeks to permit a 5-foot side yard on each lot, which is less than the minimum 10-foot wide side yard required under the zoning. The 0.17-acre vacant property is located on the west side of Willis Road, north of Division Street. Subject property is zoned RG-2 (General Residence Zone). Tax Parcel: ED-05-068.19-01-23.00-000. The owner of record is 1944 Builder LLC.

Board of Adjustment Agenda March 20, 2019 Page 2 of 2 ADJOURN 29 Del. C. § 10004(e)(2) THE AGENDA ITEMS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.