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EXHIBIT #1
COUNCIL MEETING OF 11/23/2009
DRAFT
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
between the
KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT
and
CITY OF DOVER
THIS MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this ______________ day of
_________________, A.D. 20___ by and between Kent County Levy Court (hereafter referred to
as “the County”) and the City of Dover, (hereafter referred to as “the City”) shall supersede in part
the Agreement of record in Deed Volume Y, Book 43, Page 281 recorded on September 8, 1987
by rendering Items 3 (Site Plan Review/Approvals) and 4 (Construction Inspections/Permits/Fees)
of said agreement null and void in favor of the following considerations and stipulations:
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WHEREAS the County and the City entered into an agreement on the 18 day of November,
A.D., 1986 regarding a tract of land comprising 115.741 acres on Horsepond Road, hereafter
called “Kent County AeroPark”, which is of record on Deed Volume Y, Book 43, Page 281; and,
WHEREAS the terms of that agreement have been adhered to the County and the City as the Kent
County AeroPark has been developed; and,
WHEREAS with the passage of time, the operation of certain portions of the Agreement that
govern the Site Planning and Building Construction processes within the Kent County AeroPark
have become inefficient, cumbersome and confusing for both governmental officials charged with
administering the provisions of the Agreement, and private investors who have to work within the
confines of an atypical and unusual regulatory process set forth in the Agreement; and,
WHEREAS the County and the City seek to eliminate said inefficiencies and confusion, and seek
to promote further investment in and development of the Kent County AeroPark; and,
WHEREAS the County and the City recognize the mutual importance of the Kent County
AeroPark in sustaining and promoting economic vitality in Kent County.
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NOW, THERFORE, the County and the City to hereby agree that:
1) Zoning
The Kent County AeroPark is zoned IPM (Industrial Park and Manufacturing) and AEOZ
(Airport Environs Overlay Zone) within the City. The property shall remain in this zoning
classification and will not be rezoned unless the County and City mutually agree to
rezoning the property.
2) Site Plan Review and Approvals
The City shall be responsible for review and approval of site development plans within the
Kent County AeroPark. The City shall notify the County of any site development plan
applications within the Kent County AeroPark and invite County staff to participate in the
site plan review process including meeting attendance and written commentary through the
City of Dover Development Advisory Committee on such applications.
3) Construction Permits, Inspections, and Fees
Construction within the Kent County AeroPark shall be subject to City of Dover Building
Codes, Construction Inspections, and Building Permit Fees. Fifty percent (50%) of all
Building Construction Permit Fees collected by the City for construction within the Kent
County AeroPark will be given to the County. However, this provision shall not extend to
fees collected by the City for Plumbing, Mechanical and/or Sprinkler System permits.
IN WITNESS WHEROF, the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the date
aforesaid.
Witness: Kent County Levy Court, a Political
Subdivision of the State of Delaware.
_______________________________ By: __________________________
Clerk of the Peace Levy Court President
Witness: City of Dover, a Municipal
Corporation of the State of Delaware.
_______________________________ By: ___________________________
City Clerk Council President
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