Staff (D.A.C.) Agenda 5-1-2024

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: April 16, 2024 TO: Development Advisory Committee FROM: Planning Office SUBJECT: Distribution of Plans for Review and Meeting Announcement D.A.C. Meeting of Wednesday, May 01, 2024 The Staff Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Meeting for Wednesday, May 01, 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 May 01, 2024 Join by Phone: +1-650-479-3208 Event number/Access code: 253 354 90178 (Password 36837782) Join Online: https://bit.ly/StaffDAC5012024 Webinar Number: 2533 549 0178 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, May 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM with participation information to be released in the future. APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW: 1. C-24-01 Tower-Based Wireless Communications Facility at 640 Lafferty Lane (Rise Up Towers, LLC) - Review of a Conditional Use Site Plan application to permit construction of a tower-based wireless communications facility (WCF) and associated equipment compound in the northeastern area of the mini-storage facility property. The proposed wireless support structure is a monopole of 124 feet with a lightning rod for a total height of 129 feet. The 18.68-acre subject property is located on the north side of Lafferty Lane, east of South Bay Road. The property is zoned IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone). The owner of record (parcel) is Secure Storage, LLC and the applicant (WCF developer/owner) is Rise Up Towers, LLC. Property Address: 640 Lafferty Lane. Tax Parcel: ED05-077.00-01-25.00-000. Council District 2.

City of Dover, DE Staff Development Advisory Committee (DAC) Meeting Meeting of May 1, 2024 Page 2 of 3 The mini-storage facility was partially developed under S-17-06 Secure Storage Revised Site Plan: Phases 2 and 3; the Plan was granted conditional approval by the Planning Commission on March 20, 2017 with Final Plan approval October 16, 2017 and an extension granted March 8, 2019. 2. S-24-05 Lands of Ken Barrett Builders for Office Building at 1413 New Burton Road – Review of a Site Development Plan Application to permit construction of a one-story 3,026 SF office building and associated site improvements. The property is zoned C-1A (Limited Commercial Zone) consisting of 0.41 acres. The property is located on the east side of New Burton Road, north of Garton Lane. The owner of record is Ken Barrett Builders LLC. Property Address: 1413 New Burton Road. Tax Parcel: ED-05-085.11-01-01.00-000. Council District 2. Waiver Request: Elimination of Upright Curbing and Elimination of Sidewalk. 3. S-24-06 Revised Leander Lakes III Apartments – Review of a Revision to the Site Development Plan Application S-23-04 for the construction of eight (8) 3-story garden style apartment buildings and 1 (one) 2-story 8 unit building for a total of two hundred (200) units and Active Recreation Areas to be known as Leader Lakes III. The Revised Plan involves the reconfiguration and relocation of the access drive connection to Forrest Avenue for the apartment complex. The parcel with the Access Drive is zoned RM-2 (Medium Density Residence Zone) and partially subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The Apartment Complex project area (future 25-acre parcel) is zoned RM-2 (Medium Density Residence Zone) and partially subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone) with the balance of this parcel zoned R-10 (One Family Residence Zone) and partially subject to COZ-1 (Commercial Overlay Zone). The property is located on the south side of Forrest Avenue west of Dover High Drive. The owners of record are Leander Lakes IV, LLC (previous owner: Jireh Christian Center) and Calvary Baptist Church of Dover with equitable owner/developer as Leander Lakes III, LLC. Property Addresses: 2161 Forrest Avenue and part of 2285 Forrest Avenue. Tax Parcels: ED-05-075.00-01-05.00-000 and ED-05-075.00-01-06.00-000. Council District 1. Waiver Request: Elimination of Curbing on Access Drive. This site was granted conditional approval for a 200-unit apartment complex with Site Plan S-23-04 Leander Lakes III by the Planning Commission on February 21, 2023. A Minor Subdivision Plan to create the 25 acre parcel for Leander Lakes III is pending. 4. Z-24-05 Lands of Chiang & Sons Properties, LLC at 1241 College Park Drive: Rezoning C-PO to IO - Review and Recommendation of a Rezoning application for a parcel of land consisting of 1.1024 acres +/-. The property is zoned C-PO (Commercial and Professional Office Zone). The proposed zoning for the property is IO (Institutional and Office Zone). The property is located on the east side of College Park Drive (a private street) and north of State College Road. The owner of record is Chiang & Sons Properties, LLC. Property Address: 1241 College Park Drive. Tax Parcel: ED-05-067.00-02-12.08-000. Council District 4. Ordinance #2024-11. The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance is scheduled for April 22, 2024 and Public Hearings to be scheduled for Planning Commission on May 20, 2024 and City Council on June 10, 2024.

City of Dover, DE Staff Development Advisory Committee (DAC) Meeting Meeting of May 1, 2024 Page 3 of 3 CC: Planning Staff Electric Department Will Mobley Matt Jordan Inspections Staff Parks & Recreation Malcolm Jacob 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 City Comptroller Jared Adkins Shane Breakie Andrea Maucher Sharon Duca Elaine Webb Jared Hughart Joan Denney Jason Lyon Wendy Polasko Sarah Keifer