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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: 4/20/2022
TO: Development Advisory Committee
FROM: Planning Office
SUBJECT: Distribution of Plans for Review and Meeting Announcement
D.A.C. Meeting of Wednesday, April 27, 2022
The Staff Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Meeting for Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 9:00
AM will be held both In-Person in the City Hall Council Chambers and 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 April 27, 2022
Public Participation Information: Dial 1-408-418-9388
Event number/Access code: 2331 302 2567
Event Password: DoverStaffDAC
Event Link: https://bit.ly/StaffDAC4272022
The Planning Office will be providing the submitted Applications 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 both In-Person in the City
Hall Conference Room and as a Virtual Meeting using the WebEx platform on Wednesday, May 4,
2022 at 10:00 AM with participation information to be released in the future.
APPLICATION FOR REVIEW:
1. S-22-06 New Courthouse at South Governors Avenue and West Water Street – Review of a
Site Development Plan Application, associated Lot Consolidation Plan, and Architectural
Review Certification to permit the construction of a five-story 105,259 GFA government
building to serve as the new Kent County Family Court. The proposal includes a five-story
Parking Structure (425 vehicle parking spaces), parking lot, and other site improvements.
The Site presently consists of a series of eleven (11) parcels consisting of a total of 3.7499
+/- acres and an alley. The properties are zoned IO (Institutional and Office Zone) and
subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone), as well as the H (Historic
District Zone). The properties are located on the east side of South Governors Avenue
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between West Water Street and Bank Lane. The owner of record/ equitable owner is the
State of Delaware. Property Addresses: 401, 411, 429, 435, 439, 441, and 447 S. Governors
Avenue; 101 and 117 West Water Street; 123 Bank Lane; and part of 34 The Green. Tax
Parcels: ED-05-077.09-03-32.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-33.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-
35.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-36.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-37.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-
48.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-50.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-53.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-
52.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-61.00-000, and an alley. Future Addresses: 415 S. Governors
Avenue (Parking Garage), and 445 S. Governors Avenue (Courthouse). Council District
4. Project Site subject to Application HI-22-03 for review and recommendation to
Planning Commission scheduled for the April 21, 2022 meeting of the Historic District
Commission. For Consideration: Architectural Review Certification, Tree Mitigation Plan
2. S-22-07 Parking Lot at 446 South Governors Avenue – Review of a Site Development Plan
Application to permit the construction of a 45-vehicle parking lot to serve the proposed
Kent County Family Court. This parking lot is in addition to the proposed parking garage
facility proposed for the Kent County Family Courthouse. The Site consists of a parcel of
land consisting of a total of 0.4989 +/- acres. The property is zoned C-2A (Limited Central
Commercial Zone) and subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone).
The property is located on the west side of South Governors Avenue, north of West Water
Street. The owner of record is the State of Delaware. Property Address: 446 S. Governors
Avenue. Tax Parcel: ED-05-077.09-03-21.00-000. Council District 4. Project Site is
associated with Site Development Plan Application S-22-06 New Family Courthouse at S.
Governors Avenue and W. Water Street.
CC: Planning Staff Electric Department Ryan Schroeder Matt Jordan
Inspections Staff Parks & Recreation Jim Galvin Milton Melendez
Fire Marshal Tax Assessor Kent County Mapping Todd Stonesifer
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 Robert Hartman
Jason Lyon Sarah Keifer