Staff Development Adviosry Committee Meeting Agenda
Development Advisory Committee (DAC). Feb 26, 2025.
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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: February 19, 2025
TO: Development Advisory Committee
FROM: Planning Office
SUBJECT: Distribution of Plans for Review and Meeting Announcement
D.A.C. Meeting of Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The Staff Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Meeting for Wednesday, February 26, 2025 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 February 26, 2025
Join by Phone: 1-650-479-3208
Access code: 253 435 35021 (Password: 36837782)
Join Online: https://bit.ly/StaffDAC2262025
Webinar Number: 2534 353 5021
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, March 5, 2025 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 March 17, 2025.
APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW:
1. C-25-03 New Harvest Baptist Church at 1462 N. Little Creek Road – Review of a Conditional
Use Site Plan for a Place of Worship (Church) building of 11,900 SF and related site
improvements. The subject property is zoned RG-2 (General Residence Zone). The property
consists of 4.6686 acres on the south side of North Little Creek Road and east of Acacia Place.
The owner of record is New Harvest Baptist Church. Property Address: 1462 N. Little Creek
Road, Dover DE. Tax Parcel: ED-05-068.19-03-02.00-000. Council District 3.
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2. SB-25-01 Minor Subdivision Plan for McKee Road Apartments at 1385 McKee Road –
Review of a Minor Subdivision Plan to divide the 78.60-acre parcel into three (3) lots. The
proposed lots consist of Lot 1 of 5.26 acres; Lot 2 of 59.90 acres, and Lot 3 of 13.44 acres. The
property is the subject of a Site Plan approved for development of a multi-family community
consisting of garden style apartment buildings (384 units) with garages, Clubhouse with Pool,
parking, and a commercial portion for future development. The property is zoned RG- 2
(General Residence Zone) and C-2A (Limited Central Commercial Zone) and subject to the
COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The property is located on the east side of McKee Road near
the intersection of McKee Road and Scarborough Road. The owner of record is McKee CAP,
LLC. Property Address: 1385 McKee Road. Tax Parcel: ED-05-067.00-02-57.00-000. Council
District 4. This property was the subject of Site Plan S-21-11 McKee Road Apartments granted
conditional approval by the Planning Commission on April 18, 2022 and Final Plan Approval
on September 21, 2023.
3. S-25-07 The Old Post at 55 Loockerman Plaza – Review of Site Development Plan Application
and associated Architectural Review Certification for redevelopment of the Old Dover Post
Office property consisting of 1.267 acres for a mixed-use project known as The Old Post. The
project involves the demolition of the rear warehouse portion of the existing building and
adaptive re-use of the front 4,560 SF portion of the building for commercial retail and business
space. A three-story 31,500 SF building addition is proposed for thirty-six (36) residential
apartment units and with parking and other site improvements. The property is zoned C-2
(Central Commercial Zone), subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone),
and subject to the H (Historic District Zone). The property is located on the north side of
Loockerman Plaza and adjacent to Innovation Way. The owner of record is the City of Dover
and the equitable owner is Old Post, LLC. Property Address: 55 Loockerman Plaza. Tax
Parcel: ED-05-077.05-04-53.00-000. Council District 4. For Consideration: Parking Strategy
Statement. This project is the subject of HI-25-01 The Old Post for Historic District
Commission Review and Recommendation on February 20, 2025.
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