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Sussex County Council approves Twin Branches farm winery conditional use with limits on hours, events
Summary
Council approved a conditional use for a farm winery and events venue on 38.66 acres in Broadkill Hundred, with conditions including designated parking, ABC oversight for alcohol, and event-hour limits; applicant and owner said they expect to seek final site-plan approval and aim to reopen once county and ABC actions are complete.
Sussex County Council on Feb. 12 approved a conditional use to allow a farm winery with a tasting room and events venue on a 38.66-acre property on Twin Branch Road in Broadkill Hundred.
The council voted to adopt findings and seven conditions recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission and accepted two amendments proposed at the meeting: adding the words “manufacture and sale” after “consumption” in the alcohol-related condition, and specifying that event hours “may vary but shall not begin before 11 a.m. nor extend past 11 p.m.”
The application, submitted by Twin Branches LLC, covers parcels with a 911 address of 14756 Twin Branch Road, Milton. Planning & Zoning staff placed exhibits into the record — including a DelDOT service-level evaluation, a staff analysis, the applicant’s conceptual…
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