Staff (D.A.C.) Agenda 1-31-2024
Development Advisory Committee (DAC). Jan 31, 2024.
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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: January 23, 2024
TO: Development Advisory Committee
FROM: Planning Office
SUBJECT: Distribution of Plans for Review and Meeting Announcement
D.A.C. Meeting of Wednesday, January 31, 2024
The Staff Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Meeting for Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at
9:00 AM will be held both In-Person in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 15 Loockerman Plaza,
Dover DE 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 January 31, 2024
Join by Phone: Dial 1-650-479-3208 United States Toll
Access Code: 2536 985 4266 (Password: 3683772)
Join Online: https://bit.ly/StaffDAC1312024
Webinar Number: 2536 985 4266
Webinar Password: DoverStaffDAC
The Planning Office will be providing the submitted Applications to our Department and Agency
reviewers (by paper copy and/or electronic copy) for technical review. 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 as an In-Person Meeting and
a Virtual Meeting on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 10:00 AM with participation information to be
released in the future.
APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW:
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1. MI-24-01 Comprehensive Plan Amendment 2024 - Consideration of Amendment to Map 12-1:
Land Development Plan Map - Review of an Amendment to the 2019 Comprehensive Plan
with consideration of a request for amendment of Map 12-1: Land Development Plan to revise
the Land Use Classification of the property located at 1079 Silver Lake Boulevard. The
Request is to revise the Land Use Classification from Office to Mixed Use on Map 12-1: Land
Development Plan Map. The property is located at the eastern terminus of Silver Lake
Boulevard. Property Owner: Dover Federal Credit Union and equitable owner Charles Chiang.
Property Address: 1079 Silver Lake Boulevard. Tax Parcel: ED-05-067.12-02-04.00-000. This
is associated with Rezoning Application Z-24-02. Ordinance #2024-03. Council District 4. The
First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance is scheduled for January 22, 2024 and Public
Hearing to be scheduled for Planning Commission on February 20, 2024 and City Council on
March 11, 2024.
2. Z-24-02 Lands of Dover Federal Credit Union at 1079 Silver Lake Boulevard - Review and
Recommendation of a Rezoning application for a parcel of land consisting of 5.04 acres+/-
. The property is zoned CPO (Commercial Professional Office Zone). The proposed zoning is
C-2A (Limited Central Commercial Zone). The property is located at the eastern terminus of
Silver Lake Boulevard. Property Owner: Dover Federal Credit Union and equitable owner
Charles Chiang. Property Address: 1079 Silver Lake Boulevard. Tax Parcel: ED-05-067.12-02-
04.00-000. This is associated with Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application MI-24-01.
Ordinance #2024-04. Council District 4. The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance is
scheduled for January 22, 2024 and Public Hearing to be scheduled for Planning Commission
on February 20, 2024 and City Council on March 11, 2024.
3. MI-23-04 Text Amendments: C-2 (Central Commercial Zone) Use and Standards - Review of a
series of Text Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance provisions of the C-2 (Central Commercial
Zone) and related development provisions. In the Zoning Ordinance, Article 3 – District
Regulations, Section 13. Central commercial zone (C-2) and Article 4 Section 4.14, these
amendments revise the permitted uses and the conditional uses, add design standards, and revise
the bulk standards for height and floor area ratio (FAR) of the C-2 (Central Commercial Zone).
The proposed revisions to other sections of the Zoning Ordinance are related to Dumpsters in
Article 5 Section 6; related to parking requirements in Article 6 Section 3.1; and to define Live-
work unit in Article 12 - Definitions. Ordinance #2024-01. First Reading to be held by City
Council on January 22, 2024 where the Public Hearing dates will be set for Planning
Commission on February 20, 2024 and City Council on March 11, 2024. These text amendments
are offered for consideration as part of the implementation of the Transforming Downtown
Dover: Capital City 2030 (Transforming Downtown Dover) Plan.
CC: Planning Staff Electric Department Michael Vandevander Matt Jordan
Inspections Staff Parks & Recreation Malcolm Jacobs Milton Melendez
Fire Marshal Tax Assessor Kent County Mapping Todd Stonesifer
City Manager Police Chief Michael Tholstrup 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
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City Comptroller Jared Adkins Shane Breakie Andrea Maucher
Sharon Duca Elaine Webb Jared Hughart
Jason Lyon Wendy Polasko Sarah Keifer