Consideration Of Wagoner’s Row Development Impact On Dela­ware’s National Scenic Byway 7PM Planning Board Public Hearing Tonight In New Castle

(News Journal) letter ~ Give input for Scenic Byway decisions

Precedent-setting decisions affecting the character of Dela­ware’s National Scenic Byway begin today, when the proposal to develop Wagoner’s Row is to be considered by the New Cas­tle County Planning Board.

The application proposes (1) to amend the Comprehensive Plan, (2) to subdivide a Carpen­ter family estate to include 12 approximately 1 ⁄3-acre lots for single family homes along Del. 100, and (3) to rezone these 12 acres from Suburban Estate to Suburban Option-2. It is the first such proposal since the 2005 designation of Del. 100 and Del. 52 as a National Scenic Byway,

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Delaware’s first and only Na­tional Scenic Byway.

Questions raised by this pro­posal include whether the Com­prehensive Plan should be amended on an ad-hoc basis and whether supporting ordinances should establish what deed re­strictions, setbacks, building heights, density and landscap­ing requirements are instituted along the Scenic Byway. The an­swers affect future develop­ments along the Byway and the gateway to Delaware’s recently designated National Park. Un­doubtedly, other property own­ers along the Scenic Byway will follow precedents set by this hearing and by subsequent New Castle County Council and exec­utive actions.

While recognizing the right and need of families to divest themselves of valuable assets, we should not squander Dela­ware’s great legacies such as the vistas of the Scenic Byway. I urge all interested Delawar­eans to express their insights at the [New Castle County Planning Board] hearing at 7 tonight in the Corporate Commons’ James Gilliam Building at 77 Reads Way in New Castle.

Lois Dow

Wilmington

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Project # 20130123 - 20130123SZ - Southeasterly corner of Montchanin Road (SR 100) and Buck Road intersection

Exploratory Major Land Development Plan, Rezoning, and PLUS Review for Wagoner’s Row proposes to rezone a portion of the property from SE to S to create 12 lots for single family detached homes. Ord. 13-047 will rezone 12.01 acres from SE (Suburban Estate) to S (Suburban) and will amend the 2012 Comprehensive Plan consistent therewith. CD 2

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