§ 6954. Areas under this subchapter.
§ 6954. Areas under this subchapter. A county shall exercise authority under this subchapter for the total unincorporated area under its jurisdiction. 66 Del. Laws, c. 207, § 1;
§ 6955. Local planning agency.
§ 6955. Local planning agency. (a) The governing body of each county government shall designate and by ordinance establish a “local planning agency.” The governing body may designate itself as the local planning agency pursuant to this subsection. The local planning agency shall prepare the comprehensive plan after meetings to be held after due public […]
§ 6956. Required and optional elements of comprehensive plan; studies and surveys.
§ 6956. Required and optional elements of comprehensive plan; studies and surveys. (a) The comprehensive plan shall consist of materials in such descriptive form, either written or graphic, as may be appropriate to the prescription of principles, guidelines and standards for the orderly and balanced future economic, social, physical, environmental and fiscal development of the […]
§ 6957. State responsibilities to local planning agencies.
§ 6957. State responsibilities to local planning agencies. (a) All elements of the comprehensive plan shall be based upon data appropriate to the element involved. State agencies shall provide to each county upon request existing data or information necessary to expedite the development and preparation of the comprehensive plan and elements of this section. Surveys […]
§ 6958. Evaluation and appraisal of comprehensive plan.
§ 6958. Evaluation and appraisal of comprehensive plan. (a) The comprehensive plan or amendments or revisions thereto shall be submitted to the Governor or designee at such time as the plan is made available for public review. The County shall provide sufficient copies for review by the Cabinet Committee on State Planning Issues. Within 30 […]
§ 6959. Legal status of comprehensive plan.
§ 6959. Legal status of comprehensive plan. (a) After a comprehensive plan or element or portion thereof has been adopted by County Council or Levy Court in conformity with this subchapter, the land use map or map series forming part of the comprehensive plan as required by this subchapter shall have the force of law, […]
§ 6960. County comprehensive plan.
§ 6960. County comprehensive plan. (a) The County shall submit a final comprehensive plan for submission to the Cabinet Committee on State Planning Issues no later than 5 years after the adoption of the current plan; provided, however, that the County may request an extension of such date by forwarding a written request to the […]
§ 6961. Information from state and local agencies and school districts.
§ 6961. Information from state and local agencies and school districts. (a) All subdivision plans approved by the county government shall be filed with the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, and with such other state and local agencies as the County may by ordinance require. (b) As part of its review of a rezoning […]
§ 6962. Highway capacity.
§ 6962. Highway capacity. The county government shall not approve any proposed change in the zoning classification for land (i.e., any “rezoning request”) without first complying with either the procedures contained in paragraphs (1)a. through (1)d. of this section or the procedures contained in paragraphs (2)a. through (2)c. of this section: (1) a. As soon […]
§ 6952. Definitions.
§ 6952. Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Area” or “area of jurisdiction” means the total area qualifying under the provisions of this subchapter, being all unincorporated lands within a county. (2) “Comprehensive plan” or “comprehensive development plan” shall mean, from and after the respective dates by which the counties must be in […]