Delaware 9 Del. C. Chapter 26 — New Castle County Zoning (DE)
Tracked preemption from the Delaware overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1965-07-13
Sunset
—
Authority
state
Scope
state:DE
Other Delaware preemptions
Delaware 25 Del. C. Chapter 70 — Manufactured Housing Act (Tenure, Not Siting)Delaware Coastal Zone Act — Heavy Industry ProhibitionDelaware 9 Del. C. Chapter 49 — Sussex County ZoningDelaware 9 Del. C. Chapter 69 — Kent County ZoningDelaware 22 Del. C. Chapter 8 — Municipal Home Rule Act (Wilmington)Delaware 22 Del. C. Chapter 3 — Municipal Zoning Enabling Act
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
AND
parcel.county==New Castleparcel.is_unincorporated==True
Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
zoning_authority_source | override | ncc_unified_development_code | Unincorporated New Castle County governed by NCC UDC (NCC Code Ch. 40) adopted under Ch. 26 |
procedural_requirements.comprehensive_plan_update_cycle_years | cap_at | 5 | Comprehensive plan required, updated at least every 5 years (state planning coordination act) |
Citation
Authority source
9 Del. C. §2601 et seq.; New Castle County Unified Development Code, NCC Code Ch. 40
§ 9 Del. C. Ch. 26 §§2601–2619
Research notes
Zoning power for the unincorporated portions of New Castle County (includes the I-95 corridor outside Wilmington/Newark — the vast majority of NCC residential growth). County Council adopts zoning + subdivision regulations (§2603); Department of Land Use administers; Board of Adjustment handles variances (§§2616–2619). UDC includes a TDR framework (not in state statute). No statewide override embedded; chapter does not preempt municipal zoning inside incorporated areas.