§ 4518. Finding of necessity by local governing body.
§ 4518. Finding of necessity by local governing body. An authority shall not exercise the authority conferred upon municipalities or communities by this chapter until after the local governing body shall have adopted a resolution finding that: (1) One or more slum or blighted areas shall exist in such municipality or community; and (2) The […]
§ 4519. General plan prior to recommendation of redevelopment plan.
§ 4519. General plan prior to recommendation of redevelopment plan. An authority shall not recommend a redevelopment plan to the governing body of the community in which the redevelopment project area is located until a general plan for the development of the community has been prepared. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, § 6; 31 Del. […]
§ 4520. Preparation of redevelopment plan; contents.
§ 4520. Preparation of redevelopment plan; contents. (a) The authority may itself prepare or cause to be prepared a redevelopment plan or any person or agency, public or private, may submit such a plan to an authority. A redevelopment plan shall be sufficiently complete to indicate its relationship to definite local objectives as to appropriate […]
§ 4521. Submission of plan for review and recommendations.
§ 4521. Submission of plan for review and recommendations. Prior to recommending a redevelopment plan to the governing body for approval, an authority shall submit such plan to the planning commission of the community in which the redevelopment project area is located for review and recommendations as to its conformity with the general plan for […]
§ 4522. Considerations prior to recommendation of plan.
§ 4522. Considerations prior to recommendation of plan. Prior to recommending a redevelopment plan to the governing body for approval, an authority shall consider whether the proposed land uses and building requirements in the redevelopment project area are designed with the general purpose of accomplishing, in conformance with the general plan, a coordinated, adjusted and […]
§ 4523. Statement of proposed costs; revenue, finances and relocation of displaced families.
§ 4523. Statement of proposed costs; revenue, finances and relocation of displaced families. The recommendation of a redevelopment plan by an authority to the governing body shall be accompanied by the recommendations, if any, of the planning commission concerning the redevelopment plan, a statement of the proposed method and estimated cost of the acquisition and […]
§ 4524. Public hearing; notice; publication.
§ 4524. Public hearing; notice; publication. The governing body of the community shall hold a public hearing on any redevelopment plan or substantial modification thereof recommended by the authority, after reasonable public notice thereof by publication at least once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the community, the […]
§ 4525. Approval of plan; required findings.
§ 4525. Approval of plan; required findings. (a) Following the hearing required by § 4524 of this title, the local governing body may approve an urban renewal project and the plan therefor if it finds that: (1) A feasible method exists for the location of families who will be displaced from the urban renewal area, […]
§ 4526. Modification of plan; notice; objections.
§ 4526. Modification of plan; notice; objections. An urban renewal plan which has not been approved by the governing body when recommended by the authority may again be recommended to it with any modifications deemed advisable. A redevelopment plan may be modified at any time by the authority; provided, that, if modified after the lease […]
§ 4527. Disposal of property in redevelopment project.
§ 4527. Disposal of property in redevelopment project. (a) An authority may sell, lease, exchange or otherwise transfer real property or any interest therein in a redevelopment project area to any redeveloper for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial or other uses or for public use in accordance with the redevelopment plan, subject to such covenants, conditions […]