Staff Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Agenda
Development Advisory Committee (DAC). Oct 30, 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: October 23, 2024
TO: Development Advisory Committee
FROM: Planning Office
SUBJECT: Distribution of Plans for Review and Meeting Announcement
D.A.C. Meeting of Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The Staff Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Meeting for Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at
9:00 AM will be held both In-Person in the Caucus Room 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 October 30, 2024
Join by Phone: 1-650-479-3208
Access code: 253 736 31343 (Password: 36837782)
Join Online: https://bit.ly/StaffDAC103024
Webinar Number: 2537 363 1343
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 and a
Virtual Meeting on Wednesday, November 9, 2024 at 10:00AM with participation information to be
released in the future. These Applications are anticipated to be scheduled for public hearing and review
at the Planning Commission Meeting of November 18, 2024 (Session 1).
APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW:
1. C-24-05 JJ’s Learning Experience II Child Day Care Center at 261 North DuPont Highway -
Review of a Conditional Use Plan application to convert an existing 12,000 SF tenant space
(previous retail establishment) into a Child Day Care Center. The subject site is within a building
located on a parcel developed as a shopping center known as the Centre at Dover. The subject site
is located east of North DuPont Highway and east of Centre Drive (private drive). The property is
zoned SC-2 (Community Shopping Center Zone). The owner of record is Mahavir Realty, LLC
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c/o HH Property Management Inc. Applicant: JJ’s Learning Experience, LLC (Keith and
Shawanda Johnson). Property Address: 261 North DuPont Highway, Suite 1. Tax Parcel: ED-05-
068.14-01-03.05-000. Council District 3.
2. S-24-19 Legislative Hall Building Addition at 411 Legislative Avenue – Review of a Site
Development Plan Application and associated Architectural Review Certification to permit
renovation and expansion of Legislative Hall. The proposal includes a three-story 56,820 SF
Building Addition on the east side of the existing Legislative Hall building creating a new main
public entrance, a Plaza area with Monument Walk, and other site improvements. The main
property of 2.80 acres+/- is zoned IO (Institutional and Office Zone) and subject to the SWPOZ
(Source Water Protection Overlay Zone) and the H (Historic District Zone). The other property of
0.43 acres+/- is zoned ROS (Recreational and Open Space Zone) and subject to H (Historic
District Zone). The subject properties are located on the east side of Legislative Avenue as the
block between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard North and Martin Luther King Jr. South. The
owner of record is the State of Delaware. Property Addresses: 411 Legislative Avenue and Court
Street. Tax Parcels: ED-05-077.09-05-15.00-000 and ED-05-077.09-05-14.00-000. Council
District 4. The project was the subject of HI-24-07 for Historic District Commission Review and
Recommendation on the Architectural Review Certification at their October 17, 2024 Meeting.
Note: This Meeting Agenda is subject to change as it is anticipated that the City Council may act on
October 28, 2024 to refer to the Planning Commission the Proposed Ordinances related to
Recreational Marijuana Land Use and Zoning provisions (Proposed Text Amendments to the
Zoning Ordinance). If this action and First Reading of the Proposed Ordinances occurs, the items
will be distributed to the Development Advisory Committee for review and comment.
CC: Planning Staff Electric Department Brian Williams Jr. Matt Jordan
Inspections Staff Parks & Recreation Malcolm Jacob Milton Melendez
Fire Marshal Tax Assessor Kent County Mapping Todd Stonesifer
City Manager Police Chief Rachel Yocum 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 William Witham
Sharon Duca Elaine Webb Jared Hughart Joan Denney
Jason Lyon Wendy Polasko Sarah Keifer