PendingVariance

A-26-19 — DNREC Kitts Hummock parking lot (N. Bay Dr.)

Description

DNREC sought variances to build an 8-space parking lot for Kitts Hummock Beach access, skipping on-site ADA spaces (using two on Kitts Hummock Rd. instead), cutting side setbacks from 15 to 5 feet, and dropping landscaping requirements.

Impact summary

A third public parking lot serving the Kitts Hummock area under the Bay Beach Nourishment Project.

Applicant

Name: DNREC
Address: East side of N. Bay Dr., approx. 0.25 miles north of Kitts Hummock Rd., east of Dover, DE

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 15, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 15, 2026

Board of Adjustment - Oct 15, 2026

DNREC sought variances for a parking lot on a vacant parcel, including relief from the 24-foot drive-aisle width, setbacks, ADA-parking, and planting rules.

Related issues (1)

DNREC Bay Beach Nourishment public parking lots at Kitts Hummock and Pickering beaches

The state wants to build small 8-space public parking lots on residential streets near Kitts Hummock and Pickering beaches, and needs variances from setback, landscaping, ADA-parking, and lot-size rules to do it. Neighbors could see more beach traffic and visitors parking near their homes, while beach-goers gain better public access to the Delaware Bay.

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