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CITY OF DOVER PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Monday, September 17, 2012 – 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 20, 2012 ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF QUARTERLY WORKSHOP of August 21, 2012 COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS 1) An Audio/Web Conference entitled “Planning Mistakes: Accessing, Learning, Adapting” will be held on October 10, 2012 from 4:00pm-5:30pm at the Kent County Administrative Building, Room 220. The session is co-sponsored by the Delaware Chapter of the American Planning Organization (APA) and the Kent County Department of Planning Services. 2) Reminder: The next Planning Commission regular meeting is scheduled for October 15, 2012 at 7:00pm in the City Council Chambers. 3) Report on City Council actions 4) Update on other Planning activities OPENING REMARKS CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS OLD BUSINESS 1) Requests for Extensions of Planning Commission Approval: a) S-10-17 Duncan Plaza at 600 Forest Street – Request for an extension of the Planning Commission approval granted on September 20, 2010 with the one year extension of September 19, 2011 for a Site Development Plan and Architectural Review Certification for construction of a four story 32,624 S.F office building with coffee shop and the associated site improvements. The project site is zoned IO (Institutional and Office Zone) and subject to the H (Historic District Zone) and the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone). The property site is located on the south side of Forest Street just west of the intersection of West Loockerman Street, South Kirkwood Street, and Slaughter Street. The owner of record is 1776 Investments & Holdings (Robert Duncan). Property Address: 600 Forest Street. Tax Parcel: ED-05-076.12-02-44.00-000. (Parcel ED-05- 076.12-02-45.00-000 is reputed to be a City of Dover owned parcel). Council District 4. Final Site Plan approval has not been granted. b) S-10-21 NBR Properties at 850 New Burton Road – Request for an extension of the Planning Commission approval granted on September 20, 2010 with a one year extension of September 19, 2011 for a Site Development Plan to permit the construction of a 20,000 S.F. office building with the associated site improvements on a 1.671 acre parcel. The property is zoned C-1A (Limited Commercial Zone). The property is located southwest of the

City of Dover Planning Commission Agenda Public Hearing: September 17, 2012 Page 2 of 3 intersection of New Burton Road/Queen Street and West Street. The owner of record is NBR Properties, LLC. Property Address: 850 New Burton Road. Tax Parcel: ED-05-76.00- 01-23.00-000. Council District 2. Final Site Plan approval was issued on January 30, 2012; however, construction has not commenced. NEW BUSINESS 1) Consideration of Revocation of Conditional Use Permit: a) C-08-01 House of Pride at Properties on North New Street and South New Street – Public Hearing and Consideration of Revocation of the Conditional Use Permit for the House of Pride properties, a philanthropic use and social service agency, including a residential recovery program and transitional housing. The project is located on seven (7) properties on North New Street and South New Street. The application involved the establishment of a multi-use philanthropic use relating to substance abuse prevention, intervention, treatment, education, and aftercare. The buildings include office, recovery houses, and transitional houses. The properties are zoned RG-1 (General Residential Zone) with the exception of 105 South New Street which is zoned C-2 (Central Commercial Zone). The owner of record is The House of Pride, Inc. The property addresses and associated tax parcels numbers are listed below. Council District 4. 20 North New Street ED-05-076.08-05-20.00-000 29 South New Street ED-05-077.05-03-10.00-000 37 South New Street ED-05-077.05-03-08.00-000 38 South New Street ED-05-076.08-05-84.00-000 55-57 South New Street ED-05-077.05-03-02.00-000 105 South New Street ED-05-077.09-01-37.00-000 110 South New Street ED-05-077.09-01-31.00-000 ***Initial approval of the Conditional Use by the Planning Commission on January 22, 2008. At the January 18, 2011 meeting, the Planning Commission acted to provisionally continue the Conditional Use Permit and required that it be subject to annual review by the Planning Commission. At the September 19, 2011 the Planning Commission acted to provisionally continue the Conditional Use Permit and directed the Annual Review to occur in July 2012. The Annual Review by the Planning Commission was rescheduled from the July meeting to the August 20, 2012 meeting to allow for completion of property inspections. However, after review of the Inspection Reports the Planning Office initiated the Process for Revocation of the Conditional Use. NEW DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS 1) C-12-06 Dover First Christian School at 647 Wyoming Avenue – Public Hearing and Review of a Conditional Use Site Plan to allow for the construction of a 4,000 SF school building and associated site improvements. The application also includes a Conditional Use to allow for the temporary use of the existing hall within the church as the school. The property is zoned R-8 (One Family Residence Zone). The property is located on the north side of Wyoming Avenue east of New Burton Road and west of Woodford Drive. The owner of record is Seventh Day Adventist Church. Address: 647 Wyoming Avenue. Tax Parcel: ED-05-76.20-01-78.00-000. Council District 2. Waiver Requests: Elimination of Sidewalk along New Burton Road,

City of Dover Planning Commission Agenda Public Hearing: September 17, 2012 Page 3 of 3 Elimination of Sidewalk along Konschak Avenue, Elimination of Upright Curbing, Reduction in Parking 2) S-12-15 DelTech Office of the President Building Addition – Public Hearing and Review of a Site Development Plan to allow for the construction of building additions totaling 6,029 S.F. to the existing Office of the President/Administration Building and associated site improvements on the campus of Delaware Technical Community College: Terry Campus. The subject parcel of land is zoned IO (Institutional/Office Zone). The property is located on the west side of North DuPont Highway south of West Denneys Road and north of Scarborough Road. The owner of record is State of Delaware - Delaware Technical Community College. Address: 100 Campus Drive. Tax Parcel: ED-05-057.00-01-01.00-000. Council District 3. Waiver Requests: Elimination of Loading Space, Partial Elimination of Curbing 3) S-12-16 Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Dover Mall – Public Hearing and Review of a Site Development Plan to allow for the construction of a 53,183 SF addition and associated site improvements to the existing mall. The subject parcel of land is zoned SC-3 (Regional Shopping Center Zone) and are subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone) Tier 3 – Excellent Recharge Area. The property is located on the east side of North DuPont Highway south of Rustic Lane. The owner of record is Dover Mall, LLC. Address: 1365 North DuPont Highway. Tax Parcel: ED-05-057.00-01-14.00-000. Council District 3. Waiver Request: Reduction in Bicycle Parking Spaces 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: September 7, 2012 at 11:45am