Developer withdraws one request for Old Mill Landing changes
The developer of Old Mill Landing South and North subdivisions has withdrawn one of two requested revisions to conditions placed on Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission approval of the housing project.
In an April 16 letter, James Fuqua, Old Mill Bridge LLC attorney, asked the commission to withdraw reconsideration of a condition that restricted building on lots 77 through 85, which the commission designated as an environmentally sensitive area with mature woodlands.
The request to possibly amend the building restriction condition created a groundswell of protest from grassroots citizen organizations and individuals, which included a letter-writing and petition campaign.
Old Mill Landing South and Old Mill Landing North, located between Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island, received preliminary approval Feb. 13 from the commission. The two subdivisions will contain 227 single-family lots on 283 acres on the southeast corner of Old Mill Bridge Road and Millers Neck Road.
Fuqua said the developer still requests reconsideration of a condition for sidewalks on both sides of all streets in the community. “This condition is in error in that, at the public hearing, the applicant represented that sidewalks would be located only on one side of the development streets,” Fuqua wrote.
The commission will consider the request during its 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23 teleconference meeting.
See a complete agenda at sussexcountyde.gov. To listen to the meeting, phone 888-972-7810 and enter the passcode 40063. Meetings can be viewed on the county website at sussexcountyde.gov/council-chamber-broadcast.
