News Briefs 10/15/19
Sussex P&Z backs plan for Harbeson PO
Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a rezoning change to allow for relocation of the Harbeson Post Office. At its Oct. 10 meeting, the commission unanimously approved an application filed by Harbeson Farm Revex LLC to rezone a .8-acre parcel along Harbeson Road from AR-1, agricultural-residential, to B-2 business community district.
The post office closed at the end of 2018. The strip shopping center where the post office was located was torn down to make way for a new Royal Farms convenience store at the Route 9-Harbeson Road intersection.
Sussex County Council’s public hearing on the application is set for 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the county administration building, 2 The Circle, Georgetown.
Planning commission to meet Oct. 16 in Lewes
The Lewes Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.rn., Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Rollins Community Center, 101 Adams Ave. Commissioners will receive a presentation from the Delaware Department of Transportation regarding a traffic study for the intersection of FreemanHighway and Monroe Avenue as it relates to the White's Pond Meadows major subdivision application.
The group will also discuss the planning commission bylaws and the ongoing development, research and updates to the draft 5G small cell ordinance. Status updates will be given for Lewes Waterfront Preserve and Fishers Cove. To view the full agenda, go to www.lewes.civicweb.net. For more information, call city hall at 302-645-7777.
Dewey investment committee to meet Oct. 19
The Dewey Beach Investment Committee will meet at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Lifesaving Station, 1 Dagsworthy Ave. Members will hear a portfolio review update from Dominic DiFebo of Brown Advisory and vote on any investment policy changes as a result of the update.
Sussex P&Z meeting on Oct. 17
Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17, in the county administration building, 2 The Circle, Georgetown. Included on the agenda is a public hearing on a conditional-use application filed by Imagination-Renovation LLC for a furniture making and repair business on a 5-acre parcel along Rust Road, one-quarter mile south of Harbeson Road. In addition, the commission may vote on a rezoning application from AR-1, agricultural-residential, and MR, medium-density residential, to C-3 heavy commercial filed by W&B Hudson Family Ltd. for a 37-acre parcel on the south side of Route 9 near the Harbeson Road intersection adjacent to the new Royal Farms. See a complete agenda at www.sussexcountyde.gov. Meetings are broadcast live on the county website.
Sussex P&Z recommends denial
At its Oct. 10 meeting, Sussex County Planning and Zoning recommended denial of a conditional-use application filed by Steven and Helene Falcone for an office building on a .69-acre parcel at 32454 Lewes-Georgetown Highway, near the intersection of Beaver Dam Road and Church Street across from the former John Wesley United Methodist Church near Lewes.
Making the motion, Commissioner Kim Hoey Stevenson said the quarter-acre parcel appeared too small for the proposed building without three setback variances and parking in the setback area. In addition, she said, there is an existing boundary-line discrepancy. “There are too many unanswered questions,” she said. Hoey Stevenson’s motion would remove the one-year refile requirement and allow the applicant to reapply with no fee if the boundary-line dispute could be resolved and the building could be a better fit for the parcel. Sussex County Council’s hearing on the application is scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the county administration building, 2 The Circle, Georgetown.
