Staff DAC Agenda 6-26-19

MEMORANDUM Department of Planning & Inspections P.O. Box 475 Dover, Delaware 19903 Phone: 302.736.7196 Fax: 302.736.4217 DATE: June 14, 2019 TO: Development Advisory Committee FROM: Planning Office SUBJECT: D.A.C. Meeting of WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 The Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) will hold a staff meeting on WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 at 10:00 AM in the CAUCUS ROOM of City Hall, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover to review and comment on the following applications that will be considered by the Planning Commission at its meeting of Monday, July 15, 2019. Participation in the D.A.C. 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. 1) C-19-03 Lands of TDM, LLC: Student Home at 230 North Governors Avenue – Review of a Conditional Use Plan Application to permit the conversion of an existing one-family residential dwelling into a Student Home for four (4) persons at 230 North Governors Avenue. The subject property consists of 3,458 SF and is located on the west side of North Governors Avenue, south of Mary Street. The property is zoned RG-1 (General Residence Zone). The owner of record is TDM, LLC. Property Address: 230 North Governors Avenue. Tax Parcel: ED-05-076.08-02-70.00-000. Council District 4. 2) C-19-04 Assemblée Chretienne International Ministry at 1209 Walker Road – Review of a Conditional Use Plan Application to permit a place of worship in an existing 1,556 SF vacant building to the rear of 1203-1209 Walker Road. The portion of the property to be leased to the place of worship consists 1.9 acres and is in the northwest corner of the parcel. Parking is to be provided in an existing paved area in front of the building. The front of the parcel and the main building on the property is occupied by Dover Place, a senior assisted living facility. The property is zoned R-8 (General Residence Zone). The owner of record is Kent Lifecare, LLC. Property Address: 1203-1209 Walker Road. Tax Parcel: ED-05-067.18-01- 76.00-000. Council District 4. The property was developed as C-98-02 Capitol Place Assisted Living Community: Planned Neighborhood Design – Senior Citizen Housing Option. 3) C-19-05 Luther Village Parking Lot Expansion at Babb Drive – Review of a Conditional Use Site Plan Application to permit the construction of an additional 10,609 +/- SF of paved parking area providing thirty-four (34) parking spaces for a total of ninety-nine (99) parking

Staff DAC Agenda for June 26, 2019 Page 2 of 3 spaces in the Luther Village Phase III area. The subject property area consists of 2.85 acres +/- and is located east of John Hunn Brown Road and northwest of Babb Drive as a portion of the Luther Village complex. The property is zoned RG-2 (General Residence Zone). The owner of record is Luther Village III of Dover. Property Address: 101 Babb Drive – Building 3. Tax Parcel: ED-05-077.06-02-90.03-000. Council District 2. Waiver Request: Partial Elimination of Upright Curbing. Luther Village Planned Neighborhood Design – Senior Citizen Housing Option is to consist of 524 apartment units in a total of nine phases; it was previously established by applications C-02-02 and C-13-03. Luther Village Phases 1, 2, and 3 have been constructed (Applications S-03-07, S-7-10, and C-13-03). 4) C-19-06 Calvary Baptist Church of Dover at 2285 Forrest Avenue – Review of a Conditional Use Site Plan Application to permit the construction of a 40,026 +/- SF place of worship and associated site improvements at 2285 Forrest Avenue. The subject property is 75.51 acres +/- and is located on the south side Forrest Avenue west of Dover High Drive. The property is zoned R-10 (One Family Residence Zone) and is subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The owner of record is Calvary Baptist Church of Dover Inc. Property Address: 2285 Forrest Avenue. Tax Parcel: ED-05-075.00-01-06.00-000. Council District 1. Waiver Request: Partial Elimination of Upright Curbing. 5) S-19-13 Office Building at 223 and 225 West Division Street – Review of a Site Development Plan and Lot Consolidation Plan Application to construct a three-story 7,671 SF office building together with associated site improvements. The subject properties to be combined total 5,120 feet and are located north side of West Division Street east of North New Street. The property is zoned C-1A (Limited Commercial Zone). The owner of record is NCALL, Inc. Property Addresses: 223 West Division Street and 225 West Division Street. Tax Parcels: ED-05-076.08-05-28.00-000 and ED-05-076.08-05-29.00-000. Council District 4. Waiver Requests: Elimination of Curbing, Consideration of Tree Mitigation Plan. Two variances were approved by the Board of Adjustment at their April 2019 meeting. The variances are from Zoning Ordinance, Article 4 §4.14 pertaining to the bulk standards of the C-1A zone: to allow an increase in the maximum permitted number of stories from two (2) to three (3), and to allow an increase in the maximum permitted building height from thirty (30) feet to thirty- four (34) feet (V-19-04). 6) S-19-14 Northgate Center Lot 1: Office and Retail Building at 101 Stover Boulevard – Review of a Site Development Plan Application to construct a two-story 32,400 SF office and retail building together with associated site improvements. The project is Lot 1 located in the Northgate Center (previously known as the Stover Professional Campus). The subject property is 2.0 acres +/- and located at the northeast corner of Stover Boulevard and Bay Road. The property is zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone) and subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone). The owner of record is 605 South Bay Road, LLC. Property Address:101 Stover Boulevard. Tax Parcel: ED-05-077.00-03-01.00-000. Council District 2. Waiver Request: Reduction of Arterial Street Buffer. The property was part of the development of Subdivision Application SB-05-05F Stover Professional Park. 7) S-19-15 White Oak Property: Apartments and Townhouses on 3 parcels of land on White Oak Road – Review of a Site Development Plan Application to construct a three-story apartment building to contain twenty-four (24) dwelling units as well as eight (8) townhouse units, comprising thirty-two (32) total dwelling units and associated site improvements. The

Staff DAC Agenda for June 26, 2019 Page 3 of 3 subject area of three parcels consists of 11.17 acres +/- and located north side of White Oak Road west of State Route 1. The properties are zoned C-2A (Limited Central Commercial Zone). The owner of record for all three (3) properties is Harman Brothers LLC. Property Addresses: 1317 White Oak Road and other not yet addressed properties on White Oak Road. Tax Parcels: ED-05-068.11-01-05.00-000, Tax Parcels: ED-05-068.11-01-03.00-000, and Tax Parcels: ED-05-068.11-01-01.00-000. Council District 3. Waiver Request: Reduction of Parking Requirement, Consideration of Cash-in-lieu of Partial Recreation Area Construction. Potential Waiver Request: Partial Elimination of Sidewalk. 8) MI-19-04 Text Amendment: Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone – Technology Center IPM-2 - Review of Text Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, Article 3 – District Regulations, Section 20A - Industrial Park and Manufacturing Zone – Technology Center (IPM-2); Article 4 Section 4.16 - Zoning Bulk and Parking Regulations; and Article 12 - Definitions. The proposed Ordinance allows for a broader range of potential uses in the IPM-2 zone while retaining the emphasis on technology versus general manufacturing uses. It also adds definitions for the following terms: logistics, warehouse, and warehousing. Ordinance #2019- 15. • A copy of the Proposed Ordinance #2019-15 is available on the City’s website www.cityofdover.com under the Government Heading: Ordinances, Resolutions & Tributes. https://www.cityofdover.com/ordinances-and-resolutions • The Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee reviewed the proposed Text Amendments on June 11, 2019 and First Reading is scheduled before City Council on June 24, 2019 where the future Public Hearing dates will be set. Please be reminded that we will meet with the applicants on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 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 Electric Department Stephen Wright Matt Jordan Inspections Staff Parks & Recreation Jim Galvin Milton Melendez Fire Marshal Tax Assessor Kent County Mapping Anita Evans City Manager Police Chief Michael Tholstrup Office of State Planning Mayor Patricia Marney Jim Sullivan State Historic Preservation Office City Clerk Mark Nowak Robert Ehemann Capital School District City Council Dover Fire Chief Cathy Smith Caesar Rodney School District City Comptroller Jared Adkins Shane Breakie Fred Tolbert Sharon Duca Elaine Webb Jennifer Vandervort Dr. Bobby Jones Jason Lyon Todd Sammons Sarah Keifer