New Castle County committee hears Silverview Farm plan; no land-use vote taken

The New Castle County Land Use Committee on Oct. 24 heard a presentation on the proposed Silverview Farm subdivision, a major land development planned for the south side of Vance Neck Road in St. Georges Hundred.

Applicant representatives told the committee the current proposal is for 192 dwelling units on the southern parcel of a property that in total spans roughly 188 acres. John Tracy, an attorney with Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor representing the applicant, said the application proceeds under the parcel's existing suburban (S) zoning and does not include any rezoning or density bonuses. "We are not using any development enhancement, no age restricted, no MPDU's," Tracy said during the presentation.

The project team said the site is being developed as a market-rate community with four housing types ranging from single-family homes to townhouses. The plan calls for about 72% of the developed parcel to remain as open space; the northern parcel was placed under a conservation easement and will generate transfer-of-development-rights (TDRs) credits the applicant is using on the southern…