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CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE
PLANNING COMMISSION
Monday, May 17, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Virtual Meeting
AGENDA
Written comments are accepted via mail to City of Dover – Planning Commission, P.O. Box 475 Dover
DE 19903 and via email at CompPlan@dover.de.us.
VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE
The Planning Commission Meeting for May 17, 2021 will be held only as a Virtual Meeting using WebEx.
Representatives of each Project Application will receive a specific invitation to attend this meeting.
Regular Planning Commission member participants will receive a specific invitation to attend the meeting
as a Panelist. The public is welcome to attend the meeting using the Public Participation Information given
below.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
City of Dover Planning Commission Meeting of May 17, 2021
Dial: 1-408-418-9388
Event number/Access code: 129 102 4722
Event password: DoverPC
Event Address: http://bit.ly/PCMeeting051721
If you are new to WebEx get the app now at https://www.webex.com/ to be ready when the
meeting starts. For problems accessing the meeting, please call the Planning Office at (302) 736-
7196.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Adoption of Minutes of April 19, 2021
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COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS
Meeting Reminder: The next Planning Commission regular meeting date is June 21, 2021 at
7:00PM.
Update on City Council Actions
Department of Planning & Inspections Updates
OPENING REMARKS CONCERNING MEETING PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
Request Extension of Planning Commission Approval
2. C-19-06 Calvary Baptist Church of Dover at 2285 Forrest Avenue - Request for One-year
Extension of Plan Approval granted by the Planning Commission in July 2019 for a
Conditional Use Site Plan Application to permit the construction of a place of worship and
associated site improvements at 2285 Forrest Avenue for the Calvary Baptist Church of
Dover. 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.
NEW APPLICATIONS
3. AX-21-02 Lands of Edward C. and Joan N. Larrivee at 115 Fox Hall Drive – Public Hearing
and Review for Recommendation to City Council of an Annexation Request and Rezoning
Request for a parcel of land totaling 1.131 acres +/- located at 115 Fox Hall Drive, Dover. The
property is currently zoned RS-1 (Residential Single Family Zone) in Kent County. The
proposed zoning is R-20 (One Family Residence Zone). The property is located on the north
side of Fox Hall Drive and approximately 1600 feet west of Kenton Road. The annexation
category according to Dover’s 2019 Comprehensive Plan is Category 1: High Priority
Annexation Areas and the land use designation is Residential Low Density. The owners of
record are Edward C. and Joan N. Larrivee. Property Address: 115 Fox Hall Drive. Tax Parcel:
ED-00-076.05-01-01.00-000. Proposed Council District 1. Ordinance #2021-08 The First
Reading of this Annexation Request was held on April 12, 2021. Public Hearing before the
Planning Commission is scheduled for May 17, 2021 and City Council on June 14, 2021.
4. SB-21-02 Lands of Fountainview, LLC at 100 Ridgely Street: Minor Subdivision Plan - Public
Hearing and Review of a Minor Subdivision Plan to subdivide a property consisting of 7.3386
acres +/- into two parcels (Lot 1 and Lot 2). Lot 1 is to be 3.5429 acres+/- and encompasses the
east side of the property including an access easement area extending from the northern stub of
Ridgely Street. Lot 1 only has a street frontage of 40.12 feet on Ridgely Street. Lot 2 is to be
3.7957 acres+/- and encompasses the western residual portion of the property with frontage on
Ridgely Street and on unimproved segment of Fulton Street. The subject property is located at
the terminus of Ridgely Street and north of Fulton Street. The property is zoned IPM (Industrial
Park Manufacturing Zone). The owner of record is Fountainview, LLC c/o Morgan Shank.
Property Address: 100 Ridgely Street. Tax Parcel Number: ED-05-076.08-01-01.01-000.
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Council District 4. Waiver Requested: Subdivision Waiver to Reduce Required Lot Frontage
Width on a Public Street. Previous Applications for development of this property included S-
08-43 Warehouse Storage Buildings on Lands of Ridgely Street, LCC and S-00-19 Contractors
Office & Storage Building on Lands of Bandurski; both plans are expired.
5. C-21-04 Bay Pointe Apartments (One Building Concept) at 1080 and 1106 Bay Road - Public
Hearing and Review of a Conditional Use Site Plan Application and associated Lot
Consolidation Plan to permit the construction of one Multiple Dwelling-Unit (Apartment)
Building as a three-story 54,105 SF building with 54 apartment units and associated site
improvements. The proposed Apartment building requires Conditional Use review in the C-4
zoning district. The three existing lots to be consolidated total 3.302 +/- acres and are zoned C-
4 (Highway Commercial Zone). The property is located on the southwest side of Bay Road at
the intersection with Lafferty Lane. The owner of record is Patel Hospitality Properties.
Property Addresses: 1080 and 1106 Bay Road and an unaddressed parcel. Tax Parcel Numbers:
ED-05-086.00-01-18-00-000, ED-05-086.00-01-19.00-000, and ED-05-086.00-01-20.00-000.
Council District 2. For Consideration: Active Recreation Plan. Previous Application C-20-05
Bay Pointe Apartments (Two-Building Concept) was denied by the Planning Commission in
December 2020.
6. S-21-05 Bay Road Office Park Master Plan (Revised) – Public Hearing and Review of a Site
Development Master Plan as Revised to permit continued phased construction of Bay Road
Office Park to consist of three buildings in three phases. Phase 1 is complete with a 25,120 SF
Office Building, parking, stormwater management facility, and other site improvements. Phase
2 proposes a 25,606 SF Office Building with potential 4,800 SF building addition. Phase 3
proposes a 17,374 SF Office Building. The subject properties consist of four (4) parcels:
1.11+/- acres, 1.10+/- acres, 1.2+/- acres, and 4.17+/- acres. The properties are zoned C-4
(Highway Commercial Zone). The properties are located on the southwest side of Bay Road
and south of Miller Drive with access from Martin Street. The owner of record is Bay Road
One, LLC. Property Addresses: 530, 540, 544, and 550 Bay Road. Tax Parcels: ED-05-077.10-
01-45.00-000, ED-05-077.00-01-10.02-000, ED-05-077.00-01-10.01-000, and ED-05-077.00-
01-11.00-000. Council District 2. Waiver Requests: Elimination of Loading Spaces, Reduction
of Arterial Street Buffer, and Elimination of Upright Curbing. Previous Application S-17-19
Bay Road Office Park Master was approved by Planning Commission in July 2017, Revised in
October 2017, and with Final Plan approval April 4, 2018. Phase 1: Office Building was
constructed under S-17-30 with Final Plan approval granted April 4, 2018.
7. MI-21-03 Comprehensive Rezoning 2021 Project: Comprehensive Zoning Map Amendments -
Public Hearing and Review for Recommendation to City Council of Amendment the Zoning
Ordinance and Zoning Map of the City of Dover by Changing the Zoning Designations to
Conform with the 2019 Comprehensive Plan, as amended. These recommendations of parcels
for Rezoning have been identified as part of the Comprehensive Rezoning 2021 Project and
will be presented in map and listing formats. Ordinance #2021-09. Public Hearing before City
Council is set for June 7, 2021 with Final Reading and Final Action by City Council on June
14, 2021.
8. MI-21-04 Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2021 Set #2 – Public Hearing and Review for
Recommendation to City Council of a series of Amendments to the 2019 Comprehensive Plan
include consideration of the following:
A. Consideration of a series of plan text changes to Table 12-1: Land Use and Zoning Matrix
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of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan (as amended). The changes to the Land Use and Zoning
Matrix will add several zoning districts to certain Land Use Categories. Ordinance #2021-10.
B. Consideration of a series of Amendments to Map 12-1: Land Development Plan Map of
the 2019 Comprehensive Plan (as amended). The Recommendations for the Land Use
Classifications to be revised is for a series of parcels citywide as discovered during the parcel-
by-parcel analysis and/or Comprehensive Rezoning Project process and are as listed in the
Summary Chart of Land Use Classifications. Ordinance #2021-11.
Public Hearing before City Council is set for June 7, 2021 with Final Reading and Final
Action by City Council on June 14, 2021.
NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURN
Posted Agenda: May 7, 2021
THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. PURSUANT TO
29 DEL. C. §10004(e)(2), THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION
OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH ARISE AT THE
TIME OF THE MEETING