Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 6903
Zoning map and regulations
# (a)
For any or all of the purposes specified in § 6902 of this title, the county government may divide the territory of Sussex County into districts or zones of such number, shape, or area as it may determine, and within such districts, or any of them, may regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and the nature and extent of use of buildings and structures, and the nature and extent of the use of land.
# (b)
All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings throughout any district, but the regulations in 1 district may differ from those in other districts.
# (c)
The county government shall provide for the manner in which regulations shall be enforced, prescribe penalties for violations and shall designate the administrator of the regulations. The administrator so designated shall have authority to act as such throughout the County.
Amendment history
56 Del. Laws, c. 97; 57 Del. Laws, c. 762, § 12
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-6803 · Commission members; appointment, terms and qualifications
- 9-6804 · Commission organization; power and duties
- 9-6805 · Secretary and personnel of Commission
- 9-6806 · Assistance to Commission by County
- 9-6807 · Comprehensive development plan of the District
- 9-6808 · Investigations, maps and reports of Commission
- 9-6809 · Official map of the County
- 9-6810 · Submission of road plats to Commission; recording; fees;…
- 9-6811 · Approval or disapproval of plat by Commission; appeal
- 9-6812 · Public hearing and notice
- 9-6813 · Recording unapproved plat; penalty for
- 9-6814 · Cooperation with other agencies
- 9-6815 · Entry upon land; access to records
- 9-6816 · Appropriation
- 9-6817 · Powers and duties of Department of Transportation not affected
- 9-6818 · Powers and duties of municipal corporations not affected
- 9-6819 · Residential facilities for persons with disabilities
- 9-6820 · Notice to local school districts of residential subdivision…
- 9-6901 · Definitions
- 9-6902 · Power and jurisdiction of county government
- 9-6903 · Zoning map and regulations
- 9-6904 · Purposes of regulations
- 9-6905 · Planning and Zoning Commission; appointment; term and…
- 9-6906 · Assistance from and cooperation with other agencies
- 9-6907 · Tentative zoning proposal preparation by Commission
- 9-6908 · Public hearing and notice
- 9-6909 · Commission’s powers in conduct of public hearings
- 9-6910 · Adoption by county government of zoning map and regulations;…
- 9-6911 · Changes in zoning district; map or regulations; procedure
- 9-6912 · Zoning coordination
- 9-6913 · Board of Adjustment — Appointment, terms and qualifications;…
- 9-6914 · Board of Adjustment — Office and personnel
- 9-6915 · Board of Adjustment — Rules governing organization, procedure…
- 9-6916 · Appeals to the Board of Adjustment — Who may take; procedure
- 9-6917 · Appeals to the Board of Adjustment — Powers upon appeals
- 9-6918 · Superior Court review of decision of Board of Adjustment;…
- 9-6919 · Violations of regulations; enforcement; remedies and penalties
- 9-6920 · Nonconforming uses of land or structure
- 9-6921 · List of nonconforming structures and uses
- 9-6922 · Appropriations