Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 2603
Purposes of regulations
# (a)
Regulations adopted by the County Council, pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, shall be in accordance with a comprehensive development plan adopted pursuant to this title, and shall be designated and adopted for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity or welfare of the present and future inhabitants of this State, including, among other things, the lessening of congestion in the streets or roads or reducing the waste of excessive amounts of roads, securing safety from fire and other dangers, providing adequate light and air, preventing on the 1 hand excessive concentration of population and on the other hand excessive and wasteful scattering of population or settlement, promoting such distribution of population and such classification of land uses and distribution of land development and utilization as will tend to facilitate and provide adequate provisions for public requirements, transportation, water flowage, water supply, drainage, sanitation, educational opportunities, recreation, soil fertility, food supply, protection of the tax base, securing economy in governmental expenditures, fostering the State’s agricultural and other industries, and the protection of both urban and nonurban development.
# (b)
The regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things, of the character of the particular district involved, its peculiar suitability for particular uses, the conservation of property values and natural resources and the general and appropriate trend and character of land, building and population development.
Amendment history
48 Del. Laws, c. 321, § 3; 55 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 18A; 66 Del. Laws, Sp. Sess., c. 199,, § 1; 66 Del. Laws, c. 207, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 270, § 1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 401, § 15
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-2409 · Deposit and use of proceeds of sale of bonds; liability of…
- 9-2410 · Exemption of bonds from taxation
- 9-2411 · Definitions
- 9-2501 · Definitions
- 9-2502 · Promulgation of building code
- 9-2503 · Existing building; application to
- 9-2504 · Registration and testing of contractors
- 9-2505 · Fees
- 9-2506 · Department of Land Use; administration and enforcement
- 9-2507 · Inspections and certifications of compliance
- 9-2508 · Records
- 9-2509 · Construction of buildings, structures and equipment; use and…
- 9-2510 · Application for permits
- 9-2511 · Use and maintenance of building or structure erected in…
- 9-2512 · Violation of regulations or chapter; notices and orders
- 9-2513 · Penalties
- 9-2514 · Abatement proceedings
- 9-2515 · Exceptions
- 9-2601 · Power of County Council; area subject to regulation
- 9-2602 · Zoning plan and regulations
- 9-2603 · Purposes of regulations
- 9-2604 · Assistance from and cooperation with other agencies
- 9-2605 · Department’s powers in conduct of public hearing
- 9-2606 · Adoption by county government of zoning plan and regulations;…
- 9-2607 · Changes in zoning district, plan or regulations; procedure
- 9-2608 · Zoning coordination and integration; committees and rules of…
- 9-2609 · Violations of regulations or subchapter; enforcement, remedies…
- 9-2610 · Nonconforming uses of land or buildings
- 9-2611 · Conflict between zoning regulations and other laws
- 9-2612 · Residential facilities for persons with disabilities
- 9-2613 · Notice to local school districts of residential zoning changes
- 9-2614 · Changes in zoning
- 9-2615 · Notice to property owners of zoning changes
- 9-2616 · Emergency Communication Systems
- 9-2651 · Short title; intent and purpose
- 9-2652 · Definitions
- 9-2653 · Scope of subchapter
- 9-2654 · Areas under this subchapter
- 9-2655 · Local planning agency
- 9-2656 · Required and optional elements of comprehensive plan; studies…