Dawn Melson-Williams

Uh good evening. This is Dawn Melson-Williams, the principal planner with the city's Planning Office. Um this uh this evening is an annexation and rezoning application AX-26-03. Uh it is the lands of Francis and Bruce Johnson at 102 Fox Hall Drive. Uh the property is um, as you can see on the screen shown in the yellow color, it is on the uh south side of Fox Hall Drive, which is off of Kenton Road. Uh it's just over 1.6 acres of land in size. Uh it is currently zoned RS-1 in Kent County, uh but they've filed an application to annex into the City of Dover. Our comprehensive plan showed this property as a category 1 or a high priority annexation area uh with a potential uh land use category of low density um residential low density. Um as part of the uh annexation application process, the city's zoning classification is set. Uh they requested the zoning classification of R-20, which is a one-family residence zone. Uh this property is currently occupied by a single-family detached dwelling, uh and that proposed use is anticipated to continue. Um the property was previously served and is currently served by the city's uh Electric Department. Uh water and wastewater uh or sanitary sewer service were available to the property, and that is uh the reason for their request for annexation. Um as a category 1, in order to make a connection to city water and sewer, you must pursue annexation, um and they have done so. Uh the Planning Commission considered this at their meeting in July and uh conducted a public hearing. Uh the Planning Commission has recommended approval of the annexation request and recommending the city zoning classification be set at R-20, a one-family residence zone. Uh as part of the record this evening is the Planning Commission recommendation report, which um includes more detailed information on the annexation process and the uh zoning that was requested. Uh staff was recommending approval of the annexation requests as uh as was the uh Planning Commission. Uh the city zoning ordinance charges the Planning Commission with considering three factors when setting the zoning of a property, including the permitted uses, um adequate public services and infrastructure, as well as um the status with the city's comprehensive plan. Um so, as recommended by the Planning Commission, they are um recommending annexation and setting the zoning um district as R-20. Uh the property owner is here in the um room this evening. Um if you wish to hear from him as part of the public hearing process on this annexation and rezoning request. Um Council President.

That's because I have seven on there.

It's 102.

Um so, this is Dawn, the principal planner with the Planning Office. Uh so this area has a mixture of zoning classifications um that are adjacent to it. Um R-20 is actually located further down the street. Um there are additional um properties in the area that are uh zoned some of the other uh residential zoning districts. The map that is in your packet um on page 14 uh is a picture of our zoning map. Uh the properties immediately adjacent to its east are zoned RM-1, um and then to the south are zoned RG-2. Uh both of those areas are different in uh size and shape. Uh the R-20 is one of the eligible uh zoning districts uh for this area in our Comprehensive Plan.

Um so, again this is Dawn with the Planning Office. Uh the Comprehensive Plan identifies this as the residential low density land use category. Um there are a limited number of zoning districts that comply with that, and those are the ones found in the one family resident zone, um ranging from R-20, which is a minimum uh 20,000 square foot lot, uh down to R-8, which is an like an 8,000 square foot lot. Um the adjacent properties that are zoned the RG-2 and the um the RM-1 are not considered residential low density um in the Comprehensive Plan. Uh they have a probably a residential medium density, um which has a different uh kind of list to select from when it comes to annexation. Uh with this property being over uh an acre and a half of land, um we felt that it was most appropriate to suggest that R-20, um which is our largest minimum residential uh land use or or zoning classification.