DELAWARE — Plans to build a community for residents age 55 and older on Delaware’s west side took another step forward Wednesday.
The Delaware Planning Commission approved a development plan for sections 4 and 5 of Four Seasons at Addison Farms, a single-family housing development by K. Hovnanian.
The 26.96-acre property is zoned Residential Single Family with a Planned Mixed-Use Overlay (R-SF PMU). The city has approved 111 homes for the site.
The city initially approved the 272-acre, multiphase Addison Farms residential development along Merrick and Heritage boulevards in 2022, according to Development Planner David Gentile.
Sections 1 and 2 received final approval in April 2023, followed by Section 3 in April 2025.
The proposed fourth and fifth sections are located north of Rutherford Acres, with other portions of Addison Farms to the north, east and northwest. Railroad tracks border the property to the west.
As for the single-family home lots, all lots are to be a minimum of 52 feet in width and 120 feet in depth, Gentile said.
“All homes would have a minimum 25-foot front yard setback, five-foot side yard setback, 30-foot rear-yard setback and a maximum building height of 35-feet,” a city staff report states.
Traffic will be able to access Sections 4 and 5 via Four Seasons Loop, which connects to Heritage Boulevard.
“A new street will be constructed from Four Seasons Loop called Ledgewood Pass,” the city report adds. “Coming from Rutherford Acres, Birchard Avenue will connect from the south to Four Seasons Loop.”
The development plan did not include any multi-use paths for Sections 4 and 5. However, eight-foot-wide paths are planned to go along Merrick Boulevard as part of larger infrastructure improvements to the entire development.
Once Sections 4 and 5 are complete, the Addison Farms development will be entirely built out and will be fully pedestrian accessible.
“Sections 4 and 5 contain approximately 2.02 acres of open space; however, the entirety of Subarea D will encompass 11.5-acres of open space once fully built out,” the staff report states.
The plan will now head to Delaware City Council for final approval.
