Public Hearing Agenda - Board of Adjustment

The following items are scheduled to be heard at the Board of Adjustment public hearing.

Meeting Date:Thursday, February 14, 2013
Meeting Time:6:00 p.m.
Location:NCC Government Center, 87 Reads Way, New Castle Corporate Commons

Agenda Items
135 Dunsinane Drive, New Castle 19720 Area variance to construct a carport 0 feet from the southwesterly side lot line (6-foot side yard setback). Vaughn Conaway. NC6.5 Zoning. CD 7. (App. 2012-0938-A) TP 10-023.30-260	Status/Map
27 S. Ford Avenue, Wilmington 19805 Area variances to maintain a dwelling at 21 feet and an open, covered porch 13 feet from the South Ford Avenue right-of-way (25-foot street yard setback) and 5.4 feet from the northeasterly side lot line (6-foot side yard setback). Ward & Taylor/Joseph and Whitney Brown. NC5 Zoning. CD 1. (App. 2013-0021-A) TP 07-036.10-198	Status/Map
7 Mt. Airy Drive, Wilmington 19807 Area variance to construct an open, covered porch 21 feet from the Mt. Airy Drive right-of-way (25-foot street yard setback). David and Jessica McElvain. NC10 Zoning. CD 2. (App. 2013-0027-A) TP 07-007.00-100	Status/Map
478/472 Woods Road, Bear 19701 Area variances to subdivide a property to create two lots: to create Lot 1 with 18,867 square feet and Lot 2 with 18,503 square feet (21,780 square foot minimum lot area). Raymond and Betty Laws. NC21 Zoning. CD 6. (App. 2013-0028-A) TP 11-033.00-048	Status/Map
100 & 150 Buckley Boulevard, Bear 19701 Area variances to facilitate the conversion of a 28,000 square foot retail building to a strip shopping center: 1. to provide a 1-foot paving street yard setback along Buckley Boulevard (25-foot paving street yard setback); 2. to provide 123 parking spaces (158 parking spaces required); 3. to provide 0 bufferyard opacity along a portion of Buckley Boulevard although the required plant material will be installed (0.4 minimum bufferyard opacity); and 4. to provide 12 percent Landscape Surface Ratio (20 percent minimum LSR, 18 percent LSR existing at site). GNIS LLC. CR Zoning. CD 7. (App. 2013-0045-A) TP 10-039.20-248 and 10-039.20-249	Status/Map
39 Darien Court, New Castle 19720 Area variances to maintain an existing addition 34 feet from the rear property line (40-foot rear yard setback) and a deck 22 feet from the rear property line (25-foot deck setback). Joe Conway/Raheen & Nicole Watson. NCth Zoning. CD 7. (App. 2013-0061-A) TP 10-029.30-197	Status/Map
1801 St. Elizabeth Street, Wilmington 19805 Area variances to maintain an existing town house: 1. to maintain an open, covered porch 19 feet from the Saint Elizabeth Street right-of-way (25-foot street yard setback); 2. to maintain the dwelling 24.5 feet from the Saint Elizabeth Street right-of-way (25-foot street yard setback); 3. to maintain a side screened porch 2.5 feet from the southerly side lot line (6-foot side yard setback); and 4. to maintain an existing shed 0 feet from the southerly side lot line (3-foot setback for accessory structures). Ward & Taylor. NCth Zoning. CD 1. (App. 2013-0062-A) TP 07-039.20-117	Status/Map
1000 Old Lancaster Pike, Hockessin 19707 Area variances to construct new school signage: 1. to construct two new 50 square foot monument signs 0 feet from the Old Lancaster Pike right-of-way (20-square foot sign area maximum and one wall or ground sign per building section and a 20-foot sign setback); and 2. to construct one 50 square foot wall sign (20-square foot sign area maximum and one wall or ground sign per building section). Greg Feld/Hockessin Montessori School. S Zoning. CD 3. (App. 2013-0043-A) TP 08-013.00-042	Status/Map
6274 Limestone Road, Hockessin 19707 Area variance to maintain an existing ground sign for a bank 10 feet from the Limestone Road right-of-way (25-foot sign setback). Philadelphia Sign Company/Medori Enterprises GP. ON Zoning. CD 3. (App. 2013-0044) TP 08-018.00-031	Status/Map

Agenda Items

135 Dunsinane Drive, New Castle 19720
Area variance to construct a carport 0 feet from the southwesterly side lot line (6-foot side yard setback). Vaughn Conaway. NC6.5 Zoning. CD 7. (App. 2012-0938-A) TP 10-023.30-260

Status/Map

27 S. Ford Avenue, Wilmington 19805
Area variances to maintain a dwelling at 21 feet and an open, covered porch 13 feet from the South Ford Avenue right-of-way (25-foot street yard setback) and 5.4 feet from the northeasterly side lot line (6-foot side yard setback). Ward & Taylor/Joseph and Whitney Brown. NC5 Zoning. CD 1. (App. 2013-0021-A) TP 07-036.10-198

Status/Map

7 Mt. Airy Drive, Wilmington 19807
Area variance to construct an open, covered porch 21 feet from the Mt. Airy Drive right-of-way (25-foot street yard setback). David and Jessica McElvain. NC10 Zoning. CD 2. (App. 2013-0027-A) TP 07-007.00-100

Status/Map

478/472 Woods Road, Bear 19701
Area variances to subdivide a property to create two lots: to create Lot 1 with 18,867 square feet and Lot 2 with 18,503 square feet (21,780 square foot minimum lot area). Raymond and Betty Laws. NC21 Zoning. CD 6. (App. 2013-0028-A) TP 11-033.00-048

Status/Map

100 & 150 Buckley Boulevard, Bear 19701
Area variances to facilitate the conversion of a 28,000 square foot retail building to a strip shopping center: 1. to provide a 1-foot paving street yard setback along Buckley Boulevard (25-foot paving street yard setback); 2. to provide 123 parking spaces (158 parking spaces required); 3. to provide 0 bufferyard opacity along a portion of Buckley Boulevard although the required plant material will be installed (0.4 minimum bufferyard opacity); and 4. to provide 12 percent Landscape Surface Ratio (20 percent minimum LSR, 18 percent LSR existing at site). GNIS LLC. CR Zoning. CD 7. (App. 2013-0045-A) TP 10-039.20-248 and 10-039.20-249

Status/Map

39 Darien Court, New Castle 19720
Area variances to maintain an existing addition 34 feet from the rear property line (40-foot rear yard setback) and a deck 22 feet from the rear property line (25-foot deck setback). Joe Conway/Raheen & Nicole Watson. NCth Zoning. CD 7. (App. 2013-0061-A) TP 10-029.30-197

Status/Map

1801 St. Elizabeth Street, Wilmington 19805
Area variances to maintain an existing town house: 1. to maintain an open, covered porch 19 feet from the Saint Elizabeth Street right-of-way (25-foot street yard setback); 2. to maintain the dwelling 24.5 feet from the Saint Elizabeth Street right-of-way (25-foot street yard setback); 3. to maintain a side screened porch 2.5 feet from the southerly side lot line (6-foot side yard setback); and 4. to maintain an existing shed 0 feet from the southerly side lot line (3-foot setback for accessory structures). Ward & Taylor. NCth Zoning. CD 1. (App. 2013-0062-A) TP 07-039.20-117

Status/Map

1000 Old Lancaster Pike, Hockessin 19707
Area variances to construct new school signage: 1. to construct two new 50 square foot monument signs 0 feet from the Old Lancaster Pike right-of-way (20-square foot sign area maximum and one wall or ground sign per building section and a 20-foot sign setback); and 2. to construct one 50 square foot wall sign (20-square foot sign area maximum and one wall or ground sign per building section). Greg Feld/Hockessin Montessori School. S Zoning. CD 3. (App. 2013-0043-A) TP 08-013.00-042

Status/Map

6274 Limestone Road, Hockessin 19707
Area variance to maintain an existing ground sign for a bank 10 feet from the Limestone Road right-of-way (25-foot sign setback). Philadelphia Sign Company/Medori Enterprises GP. ON Zoning. CD 3. (App. 2013-0044) TP 08-018.00-031

Status/Map

Information on all applications is available for public review in the Land Use Department, New Castle County Government Center, 87 Reads Way, Corporate Commons, New Castle, DE, from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.

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