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The Milford Planning Commission convened on October 20, 2026, at 6:00 PM. The agenda included three public hearings, a preliminary site plan with multiple waiver requests, and a workshop on the 2028 Comprehensive Plan update. No members of the public provided comment during the public comment period or the hearings. Commissioners Longo and Regan were welcomed as new appointments, and Commissioner Deakin Stanza as a reappointed member. Eight commissioners were present; Commissioner Purcell was absent.
The commission heard three applications, acting as a fact-finding body to make recommendations to City Council. All hearings had no speakers in favor, opposition, or general comment.
Ordinance 2026-15: Downtown Restroom (Conditional Use)
Ordinance 2026-16: Subdivision Expiration Appeal Process (Code Amendment)
Ordinance 2026-17: Baltimore Air Coil Pavilion (Conditional Use)
Preliminary Site Plan: Salivan 10th Street Development (PSP 256-2026)
The workshop focused on housing and regulatory reforms.
Smart Growth America (SJR8 Program)
Draft Housing Chapter (University of Delaware)
2026. First on the agenda, public comment period. Has anyone signed up? Is there anyone online? There's nobody online. Mr. Chairman. Second call. Is there anyone here online? Uh nobody's online. Last call. No public comment. We'll move on to the call to order. Um everyone, please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Thank you. Roll call showing. Seven eight present, one absent. Also welcoming two new commissioners and one returning commissioner. Yes, uh, Commissioner Purcell is absent. And then um just want to welcome two new commissioners. Um, you know, City Council took action and expanded uh the planning commission from seven members to nine. So we'd like to welcome uh Robert Longo and Frank Regan uh to the commission and and and um Shelby Deakin Stanza was uh reappointed as well. Welcome and welcome back. No minutes in the package, correct? Packet. Moving on to public hearings. Uh Mr. Morris. Thank you, Chairman. Uh tonight there are uh applications for public hearings. I'm going to review the procedure to be followed for each of the hearings. When the planning commission holds a public hearing on a zoning application, they act as a fact-finding body in the legislative process to assist the city council in making its decision. Uh the planning commission will make a recommendation to city council to approve or deny the application. City council will hold his own hearing, but will consider the planning um commission's recommendations for these applications. The city council will hold hearings later in the month. Council will make its own independent decision. Milford in its zoning and land use decisions does not discriminate against persons based on race, color, religion, national origin, disability, family status, sex, creed, marital status, age, or sexual orientation. Public comments are made for the basis or on the basis of bias and stereotype concerning people within these protected classes will not be taken in consideration by the planning commission in its deliberations. After each application has been announced, planning director Rob Pierce will review with the commission the pending application.