Holy Cross High School site plan granted conditional approval with sidewalk and safety conditions
Summary
The commission granted conditional site-plan approval for Holy Cross High School (SD-26-04) after questioning the applicant's engineer about DelDOT entrance widths, fire-hydrant coverage and a sidewalk waiver; motion passed unanimously with conditions including bicycle parking and coordination with DelDOT.
The commission granted conditional approval to SD-26-04, a proposed private high school for Holy Cross. Nick Wilson of Morrison Ritchie Associates appeared, was sworn, and answered commissioners' questions about DelDOT's recommended entrance configuration (an 18-foot inbound lane and a 24-foot outbound lane), sidewalk waivers for an edge of the property the applicant said may be subject to future DelDOT improvements, and fire-hydrant placement. Wilson said hydrant coverage "is good for a school," and estimated construction would take about "12 to 16 months."
Commissioner Davis moved to grant conditional approval subject to staff recommendations in the 09/10/2026 staff report, inclusion of bicycle parking per Dover/Kent County MPO comments, and coordination with DelDOT to install sidewalks as shown on exhibits. The motion passed 6–0. The commission's motion text included a sidewalk-waiver modification and required the applicant to coordinate with DelDOT on sidewalks within the right-of-way to connect to existing sidewalks east of the project entrance.
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