Agenda

CITY OF DOVER PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Monday, September 15, 2014 – 7:00 P.M. City Hall Council Chambers 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING of August 18, 2014 ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF QUARTERLY WORKSHOP of September 15, 2014. COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS 1) Reminder: The next Planning Commission regular meeting is scheduled for MONDAY, October 20, 2014 at 7:00pm in the City Council Chambers. 2) Update on City Council Actions 3) Update on Planning activities OPENING REMARKS CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS OLD BUSINESS 1) Requests for Extensions of Planning Commission Approval: None Received NEW DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS 1) S-14-18 Tall Pines at 1655 and1665 Kenton Rd – Public Hearing and Review of Site Development Application to permit a multi-family residential development consisting of two (2) three story buildings with a total of 24 units on a 2.34 acre +/- parcel. The property is zoned RG-2 (General Residence Zone). The property is on the south side of Kenton Road and the north side of Chestnut Grove Road located west of the intersection of the two roads. The owner of record is Woodbrook Ventures, LLC. Property Addresses: 1655 and 1665 Kenton Road. Tax Parcel: ED-05-066.00-01-11.00-000. Council District 1. Waiver Request: Elimination of Sidewalks. A previous Site Development Plan S-04-33 and Parcel Consolidation Plan were approved by the Planning Commission in December 2004. Some site improvements and foundation work began but then ceased, therefore the original plan expired. 2) MI-14-12 Text Amendment: PND Buffer and Setbacks – Public Hearing and Review for Recommendation to City Council of Text Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, Article 3 Section 24 – Planned Neighborhood Design Option (PND), Subsection 24.62 – Buffers, Article 4 – Zoning Bulk and Parking Regulations, Subsections 4.10 and 4.11. The proposed

City of Dover Planning Commission Agenda Public Hearing: September 15, 2014 Page 2 of 2 ordinance revisions would remove the required 40-foot buffer around the perimeter of developments utilizing the PND Option and would reduce the front and rear yards for houses being constructed under the PND Option. Ordinance #2014-18. Staff Amendment #1 proposed. 3) MI-14-14 Text Amendment: Site Plan Development Approval – Public Hearing and Review for Recommendation to City Council of Text Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, Article 10 Section 2 – Site Plan Development Approval. The proposed ordinance revision corrects the intent of Ordinance #2014-08 which rewrote commercial and office zone regulations and administrative processes. The adopted ordinance allows for existing building expansion by up to 15% to be reviewed administratively, but omitted a similar provision for impervious surfaces. The proposed amendment would also allow for expansion of up to 15% of impervious cover on a site to be reviewed administratively. Ordinance #2014-20. NEW BUSINESS ADJOURN 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. Posted Agenda: posted September 5, 2014 at 12:00 noon