Satff DAC Meeting Agenda 9-30-2020
Development Advisory Committee (DAC). Sep 30, 2020.
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MEMORANDUM
City of Dover, Delaware
Department of Planning & Inspections
P.O. Box 475 Dover, Delaware 19903
Phone: 302.736.7196 Fax: 302.736.4217
DATE: September 18, 2020
TO: Development Advisory Committee
FROM: Planning Office
SUBJECT: Distribution of Plans for Review and Meeting Announcement
D.A.C. Meeting of Wednesday, September 30, 2020
The Staff Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Meeting for Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at
9:00 AM will be held only as a Virtual Meeting using WebEx. Regular DAC member participants will
receive a specific invitation to attend meeting as a Panelist; see email for participation information.
Public Participation Information
To Attend City of Dover Staff Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Meeting of
September 30, 2020
Public Participation Information: Dial 1-408-418-9388
Event number/Access code: 173 494 0747
Event Password: DoverStaffDAC
https://cityofdoverde.webex.com/cityofdoverde/onstage/g.php?MTID=e9fa9cbb7cc2fa7252cf
Event Link: 2472f59a04c8f
The Planning Office will be providing the submitted Application to our Department and Agency reviewers
(by paper copy and/or electronic copy) so that technical review can continue. Comments should be
submitted electronically to the Planning Office via email directly to dmelson@dover.de.us or to
compplan@dover.de.us.
The Applicant Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) will also be held as a Virtual Meeting on
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 10:00AM with participation information to be released in the future.
These Applications are anticipated to be considered at the Planning Commission Meeting of October
19, 2020.
APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW:
1. S-20-08 Manufacturing Facility at 1436 New Burton Road - Review of a Site Development
Plan Application to permit the construction of a new 457,500 SF Manufacturing Facility (US
Corrugated of Delaware), parking, and other site improvements. The parcel totals 37.47 acres
+/- and is zoned IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone). The property is located on the
northeast side of the POW/MIA Parkway and west of New Burton Road. The property is
adjacent to the Railroad on the east. The owner of record is G&M WDC, LLC. Property
Address: 1436 New Burton Road. Tax Parcel Number: ED-05-085.00-01-07.00-000. Council
District 2. This property has received a Waiver from the requirements for PLUS review. Waiver
Requests: Reduction in Minimum Parking Requirements; Elimination of Sidewalk; Partial
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Elimination of Upright Curbing; Consideration of Performance Standards Review Application.
This Site was previously subject to Comprehensive Plan Amendment MI-16-01 and Rezoning
Application Z-16-02: Lands of Kesselring Company, LLC approved in 2016.
2. S-20-09 Union Wholesale Dover Facility at 679 Horsepond Road - Review of a proposed Site
Development Plan Application to permit construction of a 9,000 SF Warehouse and site
improvements adjacent to an existing 4,983 SF Warehouse and Office Building. The Plan also
shows additional parking and landscaping to meet code requirements. The property measures
2.003 acres +/- and is located on the east side of Horsepond Road approximately 630 feet south
of S. Little Creek Road. The property is zoned C-3 (Service Commercial Zone) and is subject
to the AEOZ (Airport Environs Overlay Zone): APZ II and Noise Zone B. The owner of record
is JACJIM, LLC. Property Address: 679 Horsepond Road. Tax Parcel Number: ED-05-078.00-
01-11.00-000. Council District 2. Waiver Request: Elimination of Sidewalk. The subject
property was recently annexed on June 8, 2020 (Application AX-20-03).
3. S-20-10 Bayhealth Staff Parking Lot Expansion at Scull Property - Review of a proposed Site
Development Master Plan Application to permit construction of 453 new parking spaces over
the course of three phases for the Bayhealth Medical Center Campus. This expands the existing
parking from 227 spaces to a total of 680 parking spaces on the Scull Property. Phase 1
proposes 290 parking spaces; Phase 2 proposes 72 new parking spaces and Phase 3 proposes an
additional 91 parking spaces and a connection to S. State Street at the South Street intersection.
The Plan shows the demolition of existing buildings in each phase for a total of seven (7)
buildings demolished including the Scull Mansion to accommodate the increased volume of
parking. The properties measure 11.43 acres +/- and are located on the east side of S. State
Street in the block between South Street and Scull Terrace. The properties are zoned IO
(Institutional and Office Zone) and subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay
Zone). The owners of record are Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. and KGH Development Corp.
The parcels are proposed to be consolidated before the project begins. Property Addresses: 605
S. State Street, 625 S. State Street, 100 Scull Terrace, and 150 Scull Terrace. Tax Parcel
Numbers: ED-05-077.13-01-49.00-000 and ED-05-077.13-01-51.00-000. Council District 2.
Waiver Requests: Elimination of Upright Curbing and the Elimination/Relocation of Bicycle
Parking. The site was the subject of Site Plan S-13-05 Lands of KGH Development Corp. at
625 S. State Street: Parking Lot Construction in 2013.
4. MI-20-06 Text Amendment: Wireless Communications Facilities - Review of Text
Amendments outlining provisions for Wireless Communications Facilities (WCF) by adding a
new Article 5 Section 23. Wireless Communications Facilities to the Zoning Ordinance and
completing other amendments to the Zoning Ordinance in Article 3 – District Regulations,
Section 20B - Industrial Park and Manufacturing Zone – Industrial aviation and aeronautics
center (IPM3); Article 5 Section 21 – Public utility infrastructure; and Article 12 – Definitions
and to the Dover Code of Ordinances, Chapter 98 – Street Sidewalks, Storm Sewers and Other
Public Places and Appendix F – Fees and Fines. This proposed Ordinance provides definitions;
establishes certain general and specific standards relating to the location, placement,
construction and maintenance of Small WCF, Non-Tower Based WCF, and Tower-Based
WCF; and provides for the regulations of WCF within the public rights-of-ways and outside
public rights-of-way on properties. Also associated with these provisions is a Draft Small
Wireless Communication Facility (SWCF) Design Manual. Ordinance #2020-pending.
Copies of Draft Ordinance #2020-pending and Draft SWCF Design Manual are available
from the Planning Office.
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The Proposed Ordinance was presented to the Council Committee of the Whole - Utility
Committee on September 15, 2020. First Reading is scheduled for the City Council on
September 28, 2020 where the Public Hearing dates will be set for Planning Commission
on October 19, 2020 and City Council on November 9, 2020.
CC: Planning Staff Electric Department Joshua Schwartz Matt Jordan
Inspections Staff Parks & Recreation Jim Galvin Milton Melendez
Fire Marshal Tax Assessor Kent County Mapping Anita Evans
City Manager Police Chief Beth Krumrine 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 Andrea Maucher
Sharon Duca Elaine Webb Jennifer Vandervort
Jason Lyon Todd Sammons Sarah Keifer