NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION TO CITY OF DOVER PLANNING COMMISSION
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
That the undersigned has filed an application for Site Development Plan review with the City of Dover, DE Planning Commission (Application S-25-14).
DESCRIPTION
S-25-14 LivSmart Extended Stay Hotel at 530 and 540 Bay Road – Public Hearing and Review of Site Development Plan for new 5-story hotel of 113 rooms as a Hilton LivSmart Extended Stay Hotel and with associated parking lot and site improvements. The project will involve the consolidation of two parcels totaling 2.20 acres +/-. The properties are zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone) and are located at the southwest corner of Miller Road and Bay Road with Martin Street to the west. The owners of record are Bay Road Four, LLC and Bay Road Three, LLC and the equitable owner is Weathervane Capital Partners. Property Addresses: 530 Bay Road and 540 Bay Road. Tax Parcels: ED-05-077.00-01-45.00-000 and ED-05-077.10-01-10.02-000. Council District 2. Waiver Requests: Reduction of Arterial Street Buffer and Elimination of Loading Berth. The most recent application was S-21-05 Bay Road Office Park Master Plan (Revised) granted conditional approval by the Planning Commission in May 2021; it is expired.
A public hearing has been scheduled for the Monday, October 20, 2025 Meeting of the City of Dover Planning Commission at 7:00 P.M. The meeting will be held in person in the City Council Chambers of City Hall before the Planning Commission as well as in a virtual format using the participation information below. When this application is called you may appear either in person, virtually, or by agent or attorney, and present any comments.
Public Participation Information
To Attend City of Dover Planning Commission Meeting of October 20, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.
Join by Phone: Dial +1-650-479-3208 Access Code: 253 444 89376 Password from Phones: 3683772
Join Online: https://bit.ly/PCMeeting10202025 Webinar Number: 2534 448 9376
Webinar Password: DoverPC
Written comments are also accepted via mail to City of Dover – Planning Commission P.O. Box 475 Dover DE 19903 and via email at CompPlan@dover.de.us.
The papers are on file in the Office of the City Planner, located at City Hall, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover DE and are available for inspection. The Planning Commission Meeting Agenda and Meeting Packet will be posted on www.cityofdover.gov under the City Meetings Calendar one week prior to the meeting. This Notice is sent to you by order of the Planning Commission. Agenda items are subject to change. Confirmation of an agenda item can be done after 1 P.M., on the day of the hearing by calling the Planning Department at (302) 736-7196 or checking the website at www.cityofdover.gov
Respectfully,
Michael Murchie
(Applicant)
Name: Weathervane Capital Partners Address: 123 Bloomingdale Avenue, Suite 303
Wayne, PA 19087
October 1 2025
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