Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 3006
Selling before approval; penalty; civil suits
# (a)
No street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, or other improvements shall be constructed, opened, or dedicated for public use or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting thereon, and no part of any land which has been subdivided after the adoption of regulations under this chapter, shall be sold, transferred or conveyed, except pursuant to an approval received for the land subdivision in accordance with the regulations adopted under this chapter.
# (b)
Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both. Each lot or parcel so transferred or sold and each improvement so constructed, opened or dedicated shall be deemed a separate violation, and each and every day during which such violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation. The Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of offenses under this section.
# (c)
The County Council, or any owner of real estate affected by such violation, may, in addition to utilizing other remedies provided by law, institute injunction, mandamus, abatement or other appropriate proceedings to prevent, enjoin, abate or otherwise correct such violation.
Amendment history
55 Del. Laws, c. 49; 71 Del. Laws, c. 401, § 15
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-2806 · Fees; contracts for use of water
- 9-2807 · Condemnation under right of eminent domain
- 9-2808 · Title of property
- 9-2809 · Penalties; enforcement
- 9-2810 · Authority of Delaware River Basin Commission
- 9-2901 · Definitions
- 9-2902 · Promulgation of property maintenance code
- 9-2903 · Department of Land Use; administration and enforcement
- 9-2904 · Removal of weeds, grasses, refuse, rubbish, trash or other…
- 9-2905 · Fees
- 9-2906 · Violation of regulations or chapter; notices and orders
- 9-2907 · Abatement; creation of tax lien
- 9-2908 · Penalties
- 9-2909 · Additional remedies
- 9-2910 · Exceptions
- 9-3001 · Definitions
- 9-3002 · Power to regulate
- 9-3003 · Land subdivision regulations
- 9-3004 · Content of land subdivision regulations
- 9-3005 · Issuance of building and occupancy permits [Repealed]
- 9-3006 · Selling before approval; penalty; civil suits
- 9-3007 · Recording unapproved plans; penalty
- 9-3008 · Improvements private until dedicated
- 9-3009 · Approved plan to be recorded
- 9-3010 · Schedule of fees
- 9-3011 · Effect of approved plan on official map
- 9-3012 · Notice to local school districts of residential subdivision…
- 9-3013 · Effect of open space acquisition
- 9-3101 · , 3102. Contributory funded pension program authorized;…
- 9-3201 · Title
- 9-3202 · Definitions
- 9-3203 · Bonds to finance development of industrial, commercial or…
- 9-3204 · Payment of bonds
- 9-3205 · Application of bond proceeds
- 9-3206 · Conditions precedent to issuance of bonds
- 9-3207 · Resolution creating special fund
- 9-3208 · Uses of special fund
- 9-3209 · Agreements to pay revenue from taxes on tax increment into…
- 9-3210 · Ordinance authorizing bonds
- 9-3211 · Exemption of bonds from taxation