Applicant DAC Meeting Agenda 10-7-2020
Development Advisory Committee (DAC). Oct 7, 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: October 2, 2020
TO: Applicants and Interested Parties
FROM: Planning Office
SUBJECT: Meeting Announcement for
Applicant D.A.C. Meeting of Wednesday, October 07, 2020
The Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) will hold an applicant meeting on Wednesday,
October 07, 2020 at 10:00 AM to review and comment on the following application that will be
considered by the Planning Commission at its meeting of October 19, 2020.
The Applicant Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Meeting for Wednesday, October 07,
2020 at 10:00 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.
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.
Public Participation Information To Attend City of Dover
Applicant Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Meeting of October 07, 2020
Public Participation Information: Dial 1-408-418-9388
Event number/Access code: 173 814 7870
Event Password: DoverAppDAC
Event Link: https://cityofdoverde.webex.com/cityofdoverde/onstage/g.php?MTID=eb15c7b9437632871
164770e22bfa84c5
The Planning Office provided the submitted Application to our Department and Agency reviewers and
the Application is on file in the Planning Office. This meeting will focus on any questions regarding the
DRAFT DAC Report & Comments that are expected to be released to the Applicants on October 2, 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 Elimination of
Upright Curbing; Consideration of Performance Standards Review Application. This Site was
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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 #2020-13.
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 was completed by the City Council on
September 28, 2020 and the Public Hearing dates set for Planning Commission on
October 19, 2020 and City Council on November 9, 2020.
The Planning Commission Meeting will be held as a Virtual Meeting on October 19, 2020 at 6:00
P.M. with participation information to be released in the future.
Please be advised that the Planning Commission meeting agenda will include other items in addition to
the item above. Applicants will receive a packet of information for the Planning Commission meeting
including the meeting agenda and Final D.A.C. Report.
CC to Applicants: Judy VanValkenburg Mike Metzing; Bayhealth
G&M WDC, LLC. Stephen G. Davies, P.E. Medical Center, Inc.
Jamie L.Sechler, P.E. Jim McLaughlin; JACJIM, Gregory V. Moore, P.E.
Jeff Coleman LLC
Craig Johnson