Mixed-Use Zone Report for the Town of Middletown, Delaware
Mixed-Use Zone Report for the Town of Middletown, Delaware October 2018 Prepared by Sean O’Neill, AICP, Policy Scientist Institute for Public Administration School of Public Policy & Administration College of Arts & Sciences University of Delaware Mixed-Use Zone Report for the Town of Middletown, Delaware October 2018 Prepared by Sean O’Neill, AICP, Policy Scientist Institute for Public Administration School of Public Policy & Administration College of Arts & Sciences University of Delaware Mixed-Use Zone Report for the Town of Middletown, Delaware Acknowledgements As the director of the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) at the University of Delaware, I am pleased to present this Mixed-Use Zone Report for the Town of Middletown, Delaware. The document is a follow-up report to IPA’s 2017 Middletown Multifamily Housing Analysis, which recommended that the town consider adopting a mixed-use zoning district. Middletown has experienced unprecedented growth over the past two decades. This growth presents both challenges and opportunities, such as establishing new and exciting areas within town for residents and visitors. Given the large amount of residential growth in the surrounding area, commercial development has followed and is likely to continue. The new Route 301 highway is likely to attract commercial developers seeking to build retail, office, and multifamily uses that will have quicker access to the I-95 Corridor than has previously been possible in Middletown’s Westtown area. In an effort to address the challenges and opportunities resulting from growth, this report outlines the key aspects of a new mixed-use zoning district that would allow for more density in some of the town’s growth areas while providing for the flexibility needed to create new walkable and attractive neighborhoods.
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