Old County Road Community Concerns About Harmony At Glasgow (Application #2019-0625-A)
- Target:
- New Castle County Board of Adjustment
- Region:
- United States of America
Residents living on and around Old County Road have serious concerns about Smith/Packett's proposed Senior Living Facility (Application #2019-0625-A), which far exceeds many New Castle County, UDC Suburban Maximum Limits.
Residents' concerns include, but are not limited to: facility height (at least 30% over suburban code limits); facility net square footage ratio (at least 120% over suburban code limits); facility gross square footage ratio (at least 157% over suburban code limits); and the negative impact that a facility of this size will have on stormwater runoff, drainage, sewage, and the character of the neighborhood--as well as the impact the number of residents, employees, and vendors living and working at a facility of this size will have on traffic safety.
*****Update******As of 11/21 there is a possibility that the developer might buy some additional land next to the proposed facility. *If* this occurs, the facility’s height would still be 32% over suburban code limits; the facility net square footage ratio would be 22% over suburban code limits; and the facility gross square footage ratio would be 47% over suburban code limits. The facility size will remain the same, at 196,000 square feet, however. Therefore, the negative impact that the facility will have on the community remains the same in terms of stormwater runoff, drainage, sewage, and the character of the neighborhood--and in terms of the impact that the number of residents, employees, and vendors living and working at a facility of this size will have on traffic safety.
We ask that measures be taken to lessen the proposed facility's negative impacts on the community and to facilitate responsible development: 1.That the county-mandated pump station upgrades be required by the developer, prior to facility construction (and that there is full transparency with the local residents about planning and timing along these lines); 2.That facility size and height reductions be required to conform more closely to Suburban Codes; 3.That New Castle County require the developer to purchase conservation easements on nearby parcels in order to permanently offset highly-skewed square footage to lot-size ratios *and* in order to adequately compensate for associated storm-water runoff and drainage issues in this low-lying area that cannot tolerate additional development for these very reasons (as well as to also provide green space that will help to preserve the intended Suburban Character of the area in the face of extreme facility overages with respect to Suburban Code limits); and 4.That New Castle County require the developer not only to gather all available data but also to conduct complete and comprehensive traffic studies--especially traffic *safety* studies--for Old County Road, for Glasgow Avenue, for the intersections on each road, and for their "T" intersection leading to Route 896.
These measures will protect residents from flooding and from sewage backups in their homes (which have occurred already and will only get worse if measures for responsible development are not taken), will protect local residents and facility tenants who drive on Old County Road and Glasgow Avenue, and will preserve the Suburban character of the neighborhood.
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The Old County Road Community Concerns About Harmony At Glasgow (Application #2019-0625-A) petition to New Castle County Board of Adjustment was written by Ann Chisholm and is in the category Local Government at GoPetition.