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Council approves temporary stone parking at Ross Business Park for FedEx through Jan. 31, 2027
Summary
Seaford council unanimously granted CM Properties (Derek Fails) temporary relief from Ross Business Park covenants and city zoning to install an RC6 stone parking area for FedEx on parcel 331-5.4, contingent on required conservation-district and permit approvals and removal by Jan. 31, 2027.
Seaford — The Mayor and Council unanimously approved a temporary exception on June 9 allowing CM Properties Delaware LLC to install a stone parking area to serve FedEx on tax-parcel 331-5.4 through Jan. 31, 2027, with conditions that conservation-district approvals and a city building permit be obtained and the surface removed by the deadline.
Staff and the property owner said the parcel is adjacent to Venture Drive and drains to the Ross Business Park regional stormwater facility. Councillors and staff noted the park's pond design limits lot coverage implications and said conservation-district sign-off and GMBB (engineering) review of stormwater impacts are required in parallel.
Council members raised operational concerns: Councilman Alan Quillin asked about the stone type and dust; GMBB said the plan calls for 8 inches of RC6 (larger stone) and described dust-mitigation options such as spraying to limit off-site impacts. Vice Mayor Dan Henderson and staff discussed how two adjacent parcels under common ownership would be treated for coverage calculations and noted that the owner may, later if desired, combine parcels through standard land-use approvals.
DJ White, an assistant project manager at George Miles & BuRrer (GMBB), said the team would like to begin construction July 1 (contingent on approvals) and be operational by Aug. 1. Council discussed removal logistics; GMBB estimated heavy equipment could remove stone quickly, but reseeding and site restoration could take up to two weeks depending on weather.
Vice Mayor Henderson moved to grant the relief; Councilman Michael Bradley seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Staff said the city will monitor compliance and enforce removal if the owner fails to restore the site by Jan. 31, 2027.
