Planning Commission - SESSION 1 11/18/2024 05:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware

Written comments are accepted via mail to City of Dover – Planning Commission, P.O. Box 475 Dover DE 19903 and via email at CompPlan@dover.de.us.

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE

The Planning Commission Meeting - Session 1 for November 18, 2024 will be held at City Hall in City Council Chambers at 5:30 P.M. The public is welcome to attend. The Meeting Session 1 will also be provided as a Virtual Meeting using Webex, an audio/video conferencing system as an electronic means of communication. See participation information below to join by phone or computer.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
City of Dover Planning Commission Meeting - SESSION 1 of November 18, 2024 at 5:30 P.M.

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CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• 1.Adoption of Minutes of October 21, 2024

COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS

Meeting Reminder: The next Planning Commission regular meeting date is December 16, 2024 at 7:00 P.M. 

Update on City Council Actions

Department of Planning & Inspections Updates

Department of Planning & Inspections Updates

• 2.2024 Delaware Planning Conference & Annual Meeting is scheduled for December 4, 2024 in Newark, Delaware presented by the APA Delaware Chapter.

OPENING REMARKS CONCERNING MEETING PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATIONS

OLD BUSINESS

Requests for Extension of Planning Commission Approval

NEW APPLICATIONS 

• 3.C-24-05 JJ’s Learning Experience II Child Day Care Center at 261 North DuPont Highway -  Public Hearing and 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 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.

• 4.S-24-19 Legislative Hall Building Addition at 411 Legislative Avenue – Public Hearing and 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.

NEW BUSINESS

ADJOURN 

Posted Agenda: November 8, 2024