Scheduled public hearings for a conditional-use application for a Royal Farms convenience store at the intersection of Route 24 and Angola Road have been postponed. The hearings had been scheduled for April 24 before Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission and June 4 before Sussex County Council.
According to Sussex County Planning & Zoning Director Jamie Whitehouse, he was notified March 27 by the Delaware Department of Transportation that the written response to the applicant’s traffic impact study was not ready.
“New hearing dates will be selected once this document is submitted,” he said.
A conditional use must be sought because the proposed use is not permitted in AR-1, agricultural-residential, zoning.
Royal Farms has scheduled a community meeting for 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, at Lewes library. The meeting is still listed on the company’s website.
Two Farms Inc. (Royal Farms) has filed a conditional-use application for a 4,709-square-foot convenience store with gas pumps. The land is the current location of Dick Ennis Marine Services & Home Builders at 22357 John J. Williams Hwy. (Route 24).
Battle lines have been drawn as those opposed to the application are actively soliciting residents to take a stand. Royal Farms is also reaching out to solicit support for the application.
Both side have online petitions circulating.
The opposition website is sites.google.com/view/Sussex2030/site-content.
The Royal Farms website is angolarofo.com.
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