Agenda for Regular Meeting

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved at the completion of a public hearing, Council would be authorizing modifications to the Neighborhood Comprehensive Development Plan for the Baynard Analysis Area that was adopted by City Council on January 12, 1984. The modifications were recommended by the City Planning Department and approved by the City Planning Commission in order to enhance community development in the area. Specifically, Council would be changing the land use designation for the area bounded by Tatnall Street, Concord Avenue, Market Street, and 20th Street from public/quasi-public or institutional to medium density residential.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing changes to the City Code and Building Zoning Map to accommodate the construction of the Village of St. John on the site of the former Cathedral of St. John at Concord Avenue and North Market Street. Specifically, the Ordinance will permit residential/apartment housing at the site by changing the zoning for the properties at 2019 North Market Street, 2013 North Market Street and 2020 North Tatnall Street.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the Administration to annex a parcel of land in New Castle County at 3604 Downing Drive into the City of Wilmington based on a Petition for Annexation from the property owner, Moat Street LLC. The property lies within the Downing Industrial Park and is contiguous to the City boundary and the Riverside neighborhood. If approved, the ordinance would annex the land, assign a zoning classification of M-1 (light manufacturing) to the land, amend the City’s Building Zone Map to reflect the new property, amend the 3rd Councilmanic District to add the property and amend the City’s official boundaries to include the new property.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing a public hearing to be held on April 7, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. to consider further amendments to the Price’s Run/Riverside/11th Street Bridge Neighborhood Comprehensive Development Plan.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing a public hearing to be held on April 7, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. to review the Ordinance regarding the proposed annexation and rezoning of property located at 3604 Downing Drive. The City Planning Commission will review the Ordinance at its meeting on March 15, 2016.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the Administration to enter into a two-year lease agreement with the Urban Bike Project of Wilmington, Inc. for use of a City-owned property at 301 East 15th Street to house the operations of the non-profit agency. The monthly lease fee to the City would be $500. The Urban Bike Project supports Wilmington communities by providing access to bicycling as a healthy, affordable and practical means of transportation and recreation.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing an amendment to Chapter 37 of the City Code regarding Residential Parking Area “W” which is located in the City’s Riverfront District.

This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be urging the Administration to increase the marketing and promotional efforts for the City’s Snow Removal Reimbursement Program (SRRP) which may encourage community groups to participate. The SRRP, adopted in 1996, allows for the development of agreements between the City and community groups, whereby a community group would contract for private snow removal services for City-maintained streets in its service area and the City would reimburse the community group up to 75% of its cost of contracting out the service.

This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing changes to Chapter 3 of the City Code related to the feeding of wild animals and waterfowl. The Ordinance would prohibit the feeding of pigeons, waterfowl, sea gulls and wild animals in order to prevent public nuisances and to protect the species. The legislation says that the feeding of pigeons, waterfowl and sea gulls cause the birds to congregate resulting in an accumulation of feces which increases the potential for damage to public property, water quality problems and the spread of disease to residents. The Ordinance says that the feeding of waterfowl may also interrupt normal migration patterns, cause nutritional problems and promote the spread of bird diseases.

This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be agreeing to extend the period by which the City Planning Commission may review the former Wilmington Finishing Company project by an additional 90 days to June 2, 2016. Ordinance 14-026, which was originally introduced June 5, 2014, proposes amendments to the City Zoning Map by rezoning the property in question from C-6 to W-4 and R-2 zoning classifications.