9 Del. C. § 1502 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter I / Section 1502
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        1502. Transactions, activities and conduct forbidden to county officers or employees.
Status: in_force

No county officer or employee shall furnish labor or material, either directly or indirectly, for the making, erection or repair of any bridge, road, causeway, public building or public work of any kind or description which is or may be within the care, custody or control of any county officer or employee, nor shall be or become, directly or indirectly, either the contractor or subcontractor for the performance of any public work, duty or service of any nature or kind within the control of any county officer or employee, nor shall have, exact, receive, accept or enjoy any rebate, profit, gift, emolument, rake-off or any pecuniary benefit whatsoever either directly or indirectly, from or on account of the making, erection or repair of any bridge, road, causeway, public building or public work of any kind or description which is or may be within the care, custody or control of any county officer or employee in his or her official capacity, or from or on account of any contract or subcontract for the performance of any public work, duty or service of any nature or kind within the control of any county officer or employee.
9 Del. C. § 8340 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter I / Section 8340
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        8340. Levy of tax and creation of a lien based on the supplemental assessment roll.
Status: in_force

On the date of certification of a supplemental tax roll to the respective county government:

(1) The property owners listed thereon shall be liable to pay taxes equal to the assessed value of the property multiplied by the tax rates for the then current fiscal year applicable to the property, reduced by 25% where the property is listed on the second supplemental assessment roll; by 50% where the property is listed on the third supplemental assessment roll; and by 75% where the property is listed on the fourth supplemental assessment roll; and

(2) The amount of such tax shall be and remain a lien on such property, together with any penalties which might thereafter accrue, until such taxes and penalties are paid in full.

Such tax rates shall include, without limitation, the tax rate imposed by any school boards for districts in which the property is located.
9 Del. C. § 8310 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter I / Section 8310
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        8310. Public inspection of completed assessment.
Status: in_force

(a) Each board of assessment or Department or Office of Finance shall complete the assessment each year by the date herein specified and, except as provided otherwise in this section, shall make such assessment public in the manner specified below:

(1) New Castle County, by March 1; assessments open for inspection in the office of the Board and available on a website designated by the Office of Finance;

(2) Kent County, by April 1; assessment for each hundred to remain open thereafter for inspection at the office of the Board;

(3) Sussex County, by February 15; assessments open for inspection in the office of the Board.

(b) In Sussex County in the year of an annual assessment it shall not be necessary for the county governing body to make and post a copy of the assessment, except as to persons or property in respect of which a change has been made in the assessment since the previous year.
9 Del. C. § 4519 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 45 / Subchapter I / Section 4519
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        4519. Surveys and inspections by county government; penalty for refusal to permit.
Status: in_force

(a) The county government or its designated representatives may go upon any land for the purpose of making surveys for water mains, water systems, water treatment plants, plumbing plants, or for rights-of-way or other property rights required for the water systems.

(b) The county government or its designated representatives may inspect, at reasonable hours, any premises, dwellings or other buildings in the vicinity of a county water main to determine if it is connected to the county water main, or to determine if the water main connection has been made or is being maintained in accordance with the regulations of the county government.

(c) Whoever refuses to permit inspections and surveys at reasonable hours shall be fined not less than $10 for every such refusal.
9 Del. C. § 4118 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 41 / Subchapter II / Section 4118
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        4118. Dumping of garbage, rubbish, ashes or other waste material.
Status: in_force

The county government may regulate or prohibit the dumping of garbage, rubbish, ashes or other waste material in or upon land within the County outside of any incorporated municipality and, for that purpose, enact and from time to time amend or rescind, suitable ordinances, rules or regulations.
9 Del. C. § 3009 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 30 / Section 3009
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        3009. Approved plan to be recorded.
Status: in_force

The subdivider shall, within 120 days after the approval of a plan, record such plan in the office of the Recorder of Deeds. If such plan is not recorded within said time, the approval shall expire.
9 Del. C. § 6713 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 67 / Section 6713
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        6713. Water consumption statement and other information for county government or its designated agent.
Status: in_force

(a) Each municipality or public corporation, or other person, owning or operating any system of water distribution serving 3 or more parcels of real property in the County shall, from time to time after request therefor by the county government or its designated agent, deliver to the county government or its designated agent a statement showing the amount of water supplied to every such parcel of real property as shown by the records of the municipality or public corporation or other person. The statements shall be delivered to the county government or its designated agent within 10 days after request is made for them, and the county government or its designated agent shall pay the reasonable cost of preparation and delivery of such statements.

(b) The occupant of every parcel of property, the sewage from which is disposed of or treated by any sewerage system of the County, of the water for which is supplied by any water system of the County, shall, upon request therefor by the county government or its designated agent, furnish to the county government or its designated agent information as to the amount of water consumed by such occupant or in connection with such parcel and the number and kind of water outlets, and plumbing or sewerage fixtures or facilities on or in connection with such parcel and the number of persons working or residing therein.
9 Del. C. § 8326 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter I / Section 8326
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        8326. Penalty.
Status: in_force

Whoever fails to comply with this chapter, shall, if no other penalty is prescribed, be fined $100, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
9 Del. C. § 4607 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 46 / Section 4607
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        4607. Referendum upon petition.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 10 days after the adoption of a resolution subject to referendum upon petition, the county government shall cause a notice to be published at least once in a newspaper published within the County and having a general circulation therein. Such notice shall contain a true copy of the resolution, the date of adoption thereof, and a statement that such resolution is subject to referendum upon petition.

(b) Such resolution shall not take effect until 30 days after its adoption; nor unless it is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of qualified electors of the proposed district, voting thereon, if within 30 days after its adoption there be filed with the county government a petition signed by 10 percent of the electors of the proposed district.

(c) Such petition shall state that a referendum is requested on such resolution describing the same by its date of adoption, and shall contain an abstract of the text thereof. The petition may consist of separate sheets and the signatures to each sheet shall be acknowledged by the signer thereof or it may be proved by the oath of a witness who shall swear that such witness knows the signer and that the petition was signed in the presence of the witness. If the petition be sufficient and valid, the county government shall by resolution fix a date not less than 45 days after its adoption by which a proposition as herein provided for is to be submitted to a general or special election.

(d) Within 30 days after the adoption of a resolution which is subject to referendum upon petition, the county government may, on its own motion, provide that such resolution be submitted to a vote of the qualified resident electors of the district. Notice of the election shall be advertised in the same manner as provided in § 4604 of this title for advertising a public hearing. The cost of the election shall be borne by the County, which shall be reimbursed for such cost by the district, if established. The proposition for the submission of a resolution of the county government to the approval of the voters pursuant to this chapter, shall contain an abstract of such resolution stating the purpose and effect thereof. The Clerk of the county government shall prepare such abstract with the advice of the Attorney for the county government and shall transmit the proposition, in the form in which it is to be submitted, to the county government who shall submit same at a general or special election in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Each person or legal entity entitled to vote shall have 1 vote and shall have an additional vote for each $1,000 of total assessed value of real property and buildings thereon owned by such person or legal entity, such valuation to be determined by the records of the Kent County Board of Assessment. The majority of votes cast shall decide the matter. The election shall be managed and the votes canvassed in such manner as may be prescribed by the county government. Every citizen who resides in the proposed sewer district and who would be entitled at the time of the holding of such election to register and vote at a general election, if such general election were held on the day of such election in the proposed sewer district, may vote at such election whether or not the citizen is at the time a registered voter.
9 Del. C. § 8727 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 87 / Subchapter II / Section 8727
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        8727. Title of property sold.
Status: in_force

Any real estate or interest therein sold under the provisions of this subchapter shall vest in the purchaser all the right, title and interest of the person in whose name the property was assessed, and/or all right, title and interest of the person or persons who are the owners thereof, and likewise freed and discharged from any liens and encumbrances, dower or curtesy or statutory right, in the nature of a dower or curtesy, whether absolute or inchoate, in or to the real estate.
9 Del. C. § 3205 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 32 / Section 3205
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        3205. Application of bond proceeds.
Status: in_force

All proceeds received from any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be applied solely for:

(1) The cost of purchasing, leasing, condemning, or otherwise acquiring land or other property, or an interest in them, including finance and interest charges, in the designated TIF District or as necessary for rights-of-way or other easements to or from the TIF District;

(2) Demolition, debris removal and disposal costs;

(3) Plans, specifications, studies, surveys, forecasts and estimates of cost and revenues;

(4) Relocation of businesses or residents;

(5) Installation of utilities, construction of parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, establishment of open areas, and other improvements, including streets, roads, signage, landscaping, and pathways to, from, or within the TIF District, parking, lighting and other facilities;

(6) Maintenance of utilities, parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, open areas, and other improvements, including streets, roads, signage, landscaping, and pathways to, from, or within the TIF District, parking, lighting, and other facilities;

(7) Construction or rehabilitation of buildings, except schools;

(8) Remediation of property, except schools;

(9) Reserves or capitalized interest;

(10) Necessary costs of issuing bonds;

(11) Permissive costs of issuing and servicing bonds, which may include up to 0.5% of the bond issue as origination costs incurred by the county, and up to 2.0% of the bond debt service payments as administrative costs if administered by the county;

(12) Payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on loans, money advanced, or any indebtedness incurred by the county for any of the purposes set out in this section, including the refunding of bonds previously issued under this chapter; and

(13) Any costs permitted under § 3301(3) of this title, and for any purposes described in § 3302(b)(2) of this title; provided, however, that the purposes described in § 3302(b)(2) of this title shall be with reference to the designated TIF District.
9 Del. C. § 680 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter VI / Section 680
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        680. Revision of established suburban park community; expansion and alteration of park or recreation areas; notice; additional funds.
Status: in_force

(a) Where the county government has already established a suburban park community hereunder, then, the commission may, upon its own motion, and without having received a request from the county government, and without a petition having been filed, proceed to hold a public hearing on the question whether the area included in the suburban park community should be enlarged or whether the layout of any park or recreational area therein shall be expanded, improved or altered. Such public hearing shall be held and notice thereof shall be published and posted, and the commission shall make a recommendation, in the manner prescribed by § 626 of this title.

(b) Within 15 days after the receipt by the county government of the recommendation of the commission, as hereinbefore provided, the county government shall meet and determine whether or not it is in the public interest to enlarge such suburban park community and what shall be its boundaries, and whether all the real property included therein will be benefited by such enlargement and by such expansion, improvement or alteration of the layout of the park or recreational area therein. Such improvements may be made and bonds may be issued to finance the cost thereof in the manner and subject to the conditions prescribed in §§ 628-633 and 650 of this title.
9 Del. C. § 7101 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 71 / Section 7101
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        7101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:

(1) “Administrative tribunal” means a body appointed by the Sussex County Council for the purpose of hearing violations of any ordinance, rule, or regulation enacted pursuant to this chapter.

(2) “Building” means a structure having a roof, and intended to shelter persons, animals, property, or business activity. The word “building” shall be construed to include parts thereof and all equipment therein.

(3) “Person responsible” means the owner and any other person or persons who have control over the property or are responsible for the violation.

(4) “Property” means a lot, plot, or parcel of land, including any structures thereon.

(5) “Structure” means a manmade object having an ascertainable stationary location on land or in water, whether or not affixed to the land.

(6) “Sussex County Council” means the Council for Sussex County.
9 Del. C. § 8156 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 81 / Subchapter III / Section 8156
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        8156. Special assessments in lieu of taxes.
Status: in_force

Any church, religious society, charitable corporation or nonprofit organization granted a tax exemption pursuant to this subchapter, shall pay to the county and other political subdivision in which the project is situate, in lieu of taxes, a special assessment in an amount not less than 10% of the gross rentals derived from the project, less the cost of utilities and the cost of providing special social services to the elderly persons residing in the project. This sum shall be divided between the county and other political subdivisions having authority to levy ad valorem taxes on land and improvements in which the project is situate in proportion to their respective tax rates.
9 Del. C. § 7008 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 70 / Section 7008
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        7008. Pension program for Sussex County employees.
Status: in_force

(a) The county government shall, by ordinance, establish a funded pension program for all Sussex County employees, upon such terms and conditions as it shall deem necessary and best.

(b) The county government shall take no action hereunder which will deny or reduce benefits to former employees and retired employees who have qualified for benefits under any prior authorized pension program.
9 Del. C. § 578 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter II / Section 578
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        578. Special sinking fund.
Status: in_force

The county government shall promptly deposit all funds received from the receiver of taxes and county treasurer from the collection of the special assessment or levy in a special sinking fund account, which shall be used for no other purpose than the retiring of the bonds and interest accruing thereon.
9 Del. C. § 5205 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 52 / Section 5205
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        5205. Agreements for stormwater maintenance authorized.
Status: in_force

The county government may enter into an agreement with the Kent Conservation District or other government, nonprofit, or for-profit agency or organization to maintain the stormwater infrastructure of each stormwater maintenance district.
9 Del. C. § 718 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 7 / Subchapter II / Section 718
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        718. Succeeding elections; nominations; ballot.
Status: in_force

(a) Nominations of candidates for the office of park commissioners in any park district at all succeeding elections shall be made by petition signed in the aggregate for each candidate by legal voters of such districts, equal in number to not less than 1% of the number who voted at the last preceding election for commissioners in such district, but in no case by less than 25 of such voters. The petition shall be filed with the secretary of such district not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days before the date fixed for the election of such candidate. No statement of candidacy shall be required. The petition shall state whether the nomination is for a commissioner-at-large or a commissioner from a particular hundred.

(b) The petition shall consist of sheets of uniform size and heading. Such petition shall be signed by legal voters of the district only, and opposite the signature of each signer, the signer’s residence address shall be written. At the bottom of each sheet shall be added a statement, signed by an adult resident of the park district stating his or her residence address, certifying on oath or affirmation that the signatures on that sheet of said petition were signed in such resident’s presence and are genuine, and that to the best of such resident’s knowledge and belief the persons so signing were qualified to do so. Such sheets, before being filed, shall be fastened together at the upper edge, and numbered consecutively.

(c) Any candidate may withdraw by filing with the secretary of such district a notice of withdrawal not later than the last day upon which petitions for nominations may be filed.

(d) In all park districts the secretary of such district, shall, within 5 days after the expiration of the time for filing the nominating petitions of the candidates, certify to the board of such district the name or names of the candidate or candidates so nominated. Such certification shall contain the order of the time in which such petitions were filed with the secretary, which shall be the order in which the names of candidates shall appear upon the ballot for election; the park commissioners shall cause the ballots to be printed and furnished for such election, and the authenticity of ballots shall be certified by the facsimile signature of the secretary printed thereon.

(e) Names of such candidates shall be printed upon the election ballot in capital letters not less than 1/8 nor more than 1/4 of an inch in height; and at the beginning of each line in which a name of a candidate is printed a square shall be printed, the sides of which shall not be less than 1/4 of an inch in length, and immediately above the names suitable words printed designating the number of candidates to be voted for such office. Such ballot shall be printed upon plain, substantial white paper but shall have no political party name, platform or principle thereon designated, nor shall any circle be printed upon the ballot.
9 Del. C. § 9621 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 96 / Section 9621
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        9621. Indexing of records in the office of the Recorder of Sussex County.
Status: repealed

(a) The Recorder of Sussex County shall from time to time, on and after January 10, 1968, under the supervision and subject to the approval of the Resident Judge of the Superior Court residing in Sussex County, change and revise all systems of indexing of, and consolidate all indices to, all records heretofore or hereafter kept, filed or maintained in the Recorder’s office, and index and reindex the same, according to some modern and accurate system which may be authorized and approved by such Resident Judge, and continue such system of indexing with regard to the ongoing, current volume of work resulting from the usual course of business of the Recorder’s office until such further time as any such system may thereafter be changed or revised under the supervision and subject to the approval of the Resident Judge.

(b) For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the Recorder of Sussex County may contract for the work of compiling all indices, and for the installation of any such modern system of indexing, and the verification of said indices when made, all under the supervision, direction, and approval of the Resident Judge.

(c) For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the Recorder of Sussex County may purchase all books, racks, shelves, supplies and other equipment necessary for such purposes and from time to time thereafter purchase the necessary books, racks, shelves, supplies and other equipment to provide for the continuation of any such indexing of records which result from the ongoing, current volume of work resulting from the usual course of business of the Recorder’s office.

(d) The total cost of indexing of all such records, as aforesaid, and the cost of the necessary books, racks, shelves, supplies, and other equipment therefor, as well as all additions thereto as may be necessary by reason of the ongoing, current volume of work resulting from the usual course of business of the Recorder’s office, shall be paid by the government of Sussex County.

(e) Whenever the several, separate indices of any of the records kept, filed or maintained in the office of the Recorder of Sussex County shall have been consolidated into a single system of indexing in pursuance of the authority vested in the Recorder of Sussex County, under the supervision and subject to the approval of the Resident Judge, the Recorder of Sussex County may discontinue the keeping, compiling and maintaining of the several separate indices thereto, and all acts or parts of acts, requiring the keeping, compiling, and maintaining of separate indices thereto shall thereupon be repealed.
9 Del. C. § 1317 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter I / Section 1317
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        1317. Board of Assessment Review.
Status: in_force

Transferred to § 1371A of this title by 84 Del. Laws, c. 412, § 4, effective Sept. 19, 2024.
9 Del. C. § 1158 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter IV / Section 1158
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        1158. Budget of revenues.
Status: in_force

(a) The County Council, at the meeting at which the annual operating budget ordinance is adopted, and within the limits of its power and subject to other provisions of this title, shall ordain such taxes and other revenue measures as will yield sufficient revenue, which, together with any available surplus, will balance the budget.

(b) The County Council shall estimate revenues only upon the basis of the cash receipts anticipated for the fiscal year.

(c) The County Executive shall certify the estimated yield from each item of revenue and of the amounts of surplus to be used in the balancing of the budget to the County Council.

(d) The annual operating budget ordinance is not effective until the County Council has adopted revenue measures which, together with the available surplus, are in the opinion of the County Executive, estimated to yield sums at least sufficient to balance the proposed appropriations. The Office of Finance may not approve any expenditure under any portion of an annual operating budget ordinance until such balancing shall have been provided.

(e) County Council, in the enactment of the annual revenue ordinance or other revenue measures, may not impose ad valorem taxation on real property within any municipality to pay the cost of New Castle County’s performance or funding of any local service function in excess of the individual LSF tax rate or individual fire protection rate for that local service function.

(f) New Castle County may also impose ad valorem taxation on real property within any municipality as follows:

(1) In any instance where a municipality initiates the performance of a local service function without the consent of New Castle County under § 1102 of this title.

(2) For the cost of operation by the County of park and recreational facilities which are not local in nature and which serve the metropolitan area.

(3) To any municipality not expending funds in the previous fiscal year for the given local service function or not adequately performing the local service function.

(g) County Council, in the enactment of the annual revenue ordinance or in the enactment of other revenue measures, shall uniformly impose ad valorem taxation on real property within the County and pay the cost of the General Operating Budget.
9 Del. C. § 2514 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 25 / Section 2514
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        2514. Abatement proceedings.
Status: in_force

The imposition of the penalties in this chapter shall not preclude the Attorney General, County Attorney or Code Enforcement Constable from instituting appropriate actions or proceedings to prevent the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent the occupancy of a building, structure or premises, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any premises.
9 Del. C. § 302 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter I / Section 302
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        302. Officers and employees holding other offices.
Status: in_force

(a) No receiver of taxes and county treasurer or sheriff shall, during a term of office, be a member of the county government.

(b) No member of the county government shall, during that member’s term of office, be appointed or elected a collector of a state or county tax, or receiver of taxes and county treasurer.

(c) No officer or employee of the New Castle County government shall hold more than 1 position of county office or employment from which that officer or employee derives compensation.

(d) No officer or employee of the Sussex County government shall hold more than 1 position of county office or employment from which that officer or employee derives compensation.

(e) No elected New Castle County official shall hold any other elected position, be employed by the County in any other capacity, or be on a board, commission or agency advising the County.

(f) No officer or employee of the Kent County government shall hold more than 1 position of county office or employment from which that officer or employee derives compensation.

(g) No county government shall require a former employee of a county, who later is elected or appointed to a statutorily defined county office, to give up the former employee’s right to receive vested pension benefits from the county, except that the former employee shall be ineligible for additional years of service or additional vested pension benefits, unless the former employee chooses to forego receipt of the former employee’s retirement benefits during the term of elected or appointed office.
9 Del. C. § 4155 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 41 / Subchapter V / Section 4155
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        4155. Power to borrow money and issue bonds.
Status: in_force

The county government may borrow money upon the faith and credit of the County as provided in this subchapter for the purpose of acquiring land and property in furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter and for the purpose of securing the payment of such sum to issue bonds in such denominations and bearing such rate of interest and in such form as the county government shall deem expedient. The interest upon said bonds shall be payable semiannually in each and every year after the date of issuance thereof.
9 Del. C. § 5210 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 52 / Section 5210
§ Â
        5210. Annual budgeting.
Status: in_force

(a) The annual amounts required for stormwater maintenance pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be included in the annual budget under separate headings for each stormwater maintenance district. After levying the stormwater maintenance fee, the county government shall deliver a separate fee collection warrant together with a list of taxables for each stormwater maintenance district to the County Finance Director commanding him or her to collect from the persons named in the said list their stormwater maintenance fee and its amount.

(b) Should a stormwater maintenance district be formed after the commencement of any fiscal year, the county government shall include in the next annual budget an amount sufficient to reimburse the general fund for the expenditure during the last fiscal year as well as an amount sufficient to pay the cost for the coming fiscal year.
9 Del. C. § 1146 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter IV / Section 1146
§ Â
        1146. Powers of County Council.
Status: in_force

All legislative powers of the County shall be vested in the County Council, except as otherwise provided by this title or other laws of this State, and the County Council shall provide for the exercise thereof and for the performance of all duties and obligations imposed on the County by law.
9 Del. C. § 4534 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 45 / Subchapter II / Section 4534
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        4534. Fees and costs.
Status: in_force

(a) The fees and costs to be taxed in all proceedings under this subchapter, where not otherwise provided for, shall be as follows:

(1) The following fees shall be charged by the prothonotary:

(2) The following fees shall be charged by the sheriff:

(b) The county government of Kent County may provide by ordinance for fees and costs to be taxed in all proceedings under this subchapter.
9 Del. C. § 4921 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 49 / Subchapter I / Section 4921
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        4921. Appropriations.
Status: in_force

The county government may appropriate out of the general county fund such moneys, otherwise unappropriated, as it may deem fit to finance the work of the Zoning Commission and of the Board of Adjustment, and may enforce the zoning regulations and restrictions which are adopted, and may accept grants of money and service for these purposes, and other purposes, in accordance with this chapter, from either private or public sources, state or federal.
9 Del. C. § 901 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 9 / Subchapter I / Section 901
§ Â
        901. Definitions [Transferred].
Status: in_force

Transferred to § 3041F of Title 16 by 80 Del. Laws, c. 248, § 5, effective May 25, 2016.
9 Del. C. § 2219 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 22 / Subchapter I / Section 2219
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        2219. Surveys and inspections by Department; penalty for refusal to permit.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Works or its representatives may go upon any land for the purpose of making surveys for sewers, sewer systems, sewage disposal plants or pumping plants or for rights-of-way or other property rights required for the sewers, sewerage systems, sewage disposal plants and pumping plants.

(b) The Department of Public Works or its representatives may inspect, at reasonable hours, any premises, dwellings or other buildings in the vicinity of a county sewer to determine if it is connected to the county sewer, or to determine if the sewer connection has been made or is being maintained in accordance with the regulations of the County Council.

(c) Whoever refuses to permit inspections and surveys at reasonable hours shall be fined not less than $10 for every such refusal.
9 Del. C. § 4902 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 49 / Subchapter I / Section 4902
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        4902. Zoning plan and regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) For any or all of the purposes specified in § 4901 of this title the county government may divide the territory of Kent 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, alterations, and uses of buildings and structures and the uses 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 and shall designate the administrator of the regulations. The administrator so designated shall have authority to act as such throughout the County.
9 Del. C. § 6955 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 69 / Subchapter II / Section 6955
§ Â
        6955. Local planning agency.
Status: in_force

(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 notice and shall make recommendations regarding the adoption of such plan or element or portion thereof. The agency may be a local planning commission, the planning department of the county government or other instrumentality, including a countywide planning entity established by special act or council of local government officials, provided the composition of the council is fairly representative of all the governing bodies in the County.

(b) The governing body or bodies shall appropriate funds for salaries, fees and expenses necessary in the conduct of the work of the local planning agency and shall also establish a schedule of fees to be charged by the agency. To accomplish the purpose and activities authorized by this subchapter, the local planning agency, with the approval of the governing body or bodies and in accord with the fiscal practices thereof, may expend all sums so appropriated and other sums made available for use from fees, gifts, state or federal grants, state or federal loans and other sources; however, acceptance of loans must be approved by the governing bodies involved.

(c) The local planning agency shall have the general responsibility for the conduct of the comprehensive planning program. Specifically, the local planning agency shall:

(1) Be the agency responsible for the preparation of the comprehensive plan and shall make recommendations regarding the adoption of such plan or element or portion thereof consistent with existing county laws or regulations. During the preparation of the plan, and prior to any recommendation for adoption, the local planning agency shall hold at least 1 public hearing or public meeting on the proposed plan or element or portion thereof. The local planning agency may designate any agency, committee, department or person to prepare, revise, monitor and oversee the effectiveness and status of the comprehensive plan or any element thereof. Prior to adoption of the proposed comprehensive plan, the governing body shall hold at least 1 public hearing, with due public notice, on the proposed plan or element thereof. Final recommendation of the adoption of such plan to the governing body shall be in accordance with existing county procedures, or absent such procedures, shall be the responsibility of the local planning agency.

(2) Review proposed land development regulations, land development codes or amendments thereto, and make recommendations to the governing body as to the consistency of the proposal with the adopted comprehensive plan.

(3) Perform any other functions, duties and responsibilities assigned to it by the governing body or special law.
9 Del. C. § 7007 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 70 / Section 7007
§ Â
        7007. County Advisory Retirement Board.
Status: in_force

There shall be an Advisory Retirement Board for the County which shall consist of 5 members. Three of the members shall be appointed by the county government for terms of 4 years and 2 of the members shall be elected by the members of the county employees pension plan for terms of 4 years. The members of the Board shall receive such compensation as fixed by the County Council of Sussex County.

The Advisory Retirement Board shall:

(1) Review each application for benefits under the retirement system and render an opinion thereon to the Director of Finance as to whether the applicant is qualified for the benefits sought in the application;

(2) From time to time, make such recommendations to the county government regarding proposed changes in the retirement system and the administration of provisions of the retirement system as the Board shall deem appropriate.
9 Del. C. § 5411 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 54 / Section 5411
§ Â
        5411. Ordinance authorizing bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) Mandatory provisions. —

In order to implement the authority conferred upon it by this chapter to issue bonds, the Levy Court shall adopt an ordinance that:

(1) Specifies and describes the proposed undertaking and states that it has complied with § 5406 of this title;

(2) Specifies the maximum rate or rates of interest the bonds are to bear.

(b) Additional provisions. —

The resolution described in § 5407 of this title may itself specify and prescribe, or may authorize the chief financial officer or County Administrator to specify and prescribe, any of the following as it deems appropriate to effect the financing of the proposed undertaking:

(1) The actual principal amount of the bonds to be issued;

(2) The actual rate or rates of interest the bonds are to bear;

(3) The manner in which and the terms upon which the bonds are to be sold;

(4) The manner in which and the times and places that the interest on the bonds is to be paid;

(5) The time or times that the bonds may be executed, issued, and delivered;

(6) The form and tenor of the bonds and the denominations in which the bonds may be issued;

(7) The manner in which and the times and places that the principal of the bonds is to be paid, within the limitations set forth in this chapter;

(8) Provisions pursuant to which any or all of the bonds may be called for redemption prior to their stated maturity dates; or

(9) Such other provisions not inconsistent with this chapter as shall be determined by such legislative body to be necessary or desirable to effect the financing of the proposed undertaking.
9 Del. C. § 7004 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 70 / Section 7004
§ Â
        7004. Department of Finance.
Status: in_force

(a) Department of Finance, general. — There shall be a Department of Finance under the direction of the County Administrator which shall be responsible for the administration of the budgeting, accounting, purchasing, treasury and other financial affairs of Sussex County.

(b) Director of Finance. — The Director of Finance shall be the head of the Department of Finance. The county government shall appoint the Director of Finance and fix the Director’s compensation.

(c) Functions. — The Department of Finance, headed by the Director of Finance, shall perform the following functions:

(1) Assess all property subject to taxation by the County and maintain appropriate records;

(2) Prepare tax rolls and bills, including those required by any municipality or school district or special district lying within or partially within the County of taxes so authorized by law or such districts;

(3) Collect all taxes, license and permit fees, and other moneys due to or receivable by the County, or any of its offices, departments, or boards; provided that the Director of Finance may, by rule, authorize the receipt of moneys directly by offices, departments, boards or agencies, or may assign employees of departments to make such collections;

(4) Collect when directed by or authorized by law, all taxes, license and permit fees, and other moneys which may be receivable by the State, or by other public office, department, or board not subject to the provisions of this title;

(5) Institute proceedings for the sale of taxable property upon which taxes are not paid within the period prescribed by law;

(6) Prepare necessary assessment rolls for all assessable public improvements, issue appropriate bills, assist in the issuance and serving of indebtedness in connection with such assessable improvements, and be responsible for the collection, custody, and payment of all moneys in connection therewith;

(7) Issue receipts for moneys collected by the Department;

(8) Maintain the treasury of the County, and deposit all moneys belonging thereto or in the custody thereof in any depository banks to the credit of the County;

(9) Invest idle funds not reasonably required to be maintained on a demand basis in obligations of the United States or such other obligations or in such manner as recommended by the County Administrator and authorized by the county government. Investment of county funds shall be in accordance with the provisions of general state law and of the ordinances of the county government governing such investments. All interest on investments and moneys so earned from these idle funds shall accrue only to the benefit of the County of Sussex;

(10) Administer the retirement systems of the County, after having taken into account the advice of the County Retirement Advisory Board. An annual report with full accountability of all invested funds, if any, shall be made to members of such pension or retirement systems;

(11) Assist in the issuance of all general and special bonds or other evidence of indebtedness of the County and service such debt in accordance with the law and terms of indenture relating thereto;

(12) Make disbursements and payments of claims which it finds to be in the correct amount and justly due only in accordance with prior authorization adopted under the terms of this title or other state law;

(13) Prepare payrolls and supervise the preparation of related documents;

(14) Prepare and issue all checks signed by the President of the county government, or the County Administrator if so designated by the county government, and countersigned by the Director of Finance;

(15) Keep accurate and complete accounts of all receipts and disbursements;

(16) Provide information pertaining to the financial affairs of the County;

(17) Provide for the procurement of all materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services, except that the Director of Finance, with the approval of the County Administrator, may designate other offices or departments to perform such portions of these functions as the Director of Finance may from time to time deem proper.

In the procurement of services or supplies,the Director of Finance shall follow contracting thresholds set forth by Delaware’s Contracting and Purchasing Advisory Council pursuant to § 6913(d)(4) of Title 29 or otherwise set forth by state law. For competitive sealed bidding, the Director of Finance shall follow the advertising and bid opening requirements of § 6923(b) and (c) of Title 29. If the Director of Finance deems it proper and necessary to protect the interest of the County, the Director of Finance shall recommend to the County Administrator what future action should be taken should all bids be refused. The Director of Finance may require of such bidder or bidders security for the faithful performance of the contract.

(18) Have authority to make transfers of supplies, materials or equipment between offices and departments; sell any surplus supplies, materials or equipment and to make such other sales as may be authorized by the county government; establish suitable specifications or standards for all supplies, materials and equipment in accordance with approved purchasing procedures; inspect all deliveries to determine compliance with such specifications and standards; maintain and supervise warehouses and storehouses for equipment, materials and supplies; furnish supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services to any department or office only upon receipt of a properly approved requisition;

(19) The Director of Finance shall maintain a correct inventory of all fixed assets of the County;

(20) The Director of Finance shall perform such other duties as may be imposed on the Director by the County Administrator, by state law or by direction of the county government;

(21) Acquire real or immovable property upon the recommendation of the office, department, board or commission to which appropriation has been made for such acquisition, and dispose of such property upon the recommendation of the office, department, board or commission when authorized by ordinance of the county government;

(22) Prepare and execute agreements for the lease and/or rental of real or immovable property upon the recommendation of the office, department, board or commission if approved by the County Administrator, the County Attorney, and with the direction of the county government.

(d) Sworn information. — The Director of Finance may require from any officer or employee of the County, or any claimant, such sworn information as may be necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department.

(e) Board of Assessment Review. —

The Sussex County Council shall:

(1) Establish a Board of Assessment Review that consists of 5 regular members and 3 alternate members. The term and residency requirement of each member shall be determined by Sussex County Council. Sussex County Council shall provide compensation for members in amounts established by County Council in the county annual operating budget ordinance. Sussex County Council shall provide for the filling of vacancies on the Board of Assessment Review.

(2) Authorize the appointment of referees to hear appeals of property assessments. The Director of Finance shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the County Council, such referees as are authorized. Referees appointed under this section must possess sufficient qualifications concerning the valuation of real property as determined by County Council.

(3) Appeals may be heard by panels of 3 or more members of the Board or by the referees individually when the referees are so authorized pursuant to paragraph (e)(2) of this section. The panel or the referee shall submit a recommendation to the Board which shall determine whether the assessment is correct based upon the record of the appeal hearing and the recommendation of the panel or the referee.

(f) Duties of Board of Assessment Review. — The Board shall:

(1) Hear appeals from any property owner who alleges that owner of the property has been improperly assessed for purposes of taxation;

(2) Following the hearing of any property owner, and, in the light of the facts produced at such hearing, the Board shall determine whether the assessment is correct. Should the Board find that the assessment is incorrect, the Board shall order the Director of Finance to correct the assessment and the Director shall thereupon correct the assessment to the adjusted amount established by the Board;

(3) Review the methods by which the Director of Finance has established the assessments and the results thereof as reflected by the assessment roll. Should the Board find that the procedures used by the Director of Finance require improvement in order to make more equitable and effective the assessment procedure, the Board shall make such recommendations as it deems proper to the County Administrator and file a copy thereof with the Clerk of the county government.

(4) Perform all functions as established by Sussex County Council through ordinance and as otherwise provided in this title.

(g) Compensation of Board of Assessment Review. — The members of the Board shall receive such per diem compensation for days that the Board is in session as the county government shall determine.

(h) Judicial review. — Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the right of a property owner to appeal to the courts in connection with the assessment of such property owner’s property for taxation as provided by law.

(i) General provisions relating to assessment, levy, billing, and collection of taxes. — It is the intent of this chapter that in Sussex County, the Department of Finance shall perform all of the functions heretofore assigned to the Board of Assessment, the Receiver of Taxes and the County Treasurer, the Comptroller, and the Collector of Delinquent Taxes under the Delaware Law, except for the functions herein specifically assigned to the Board of Assessment Review.

(j) Assessment of property. —

In the performance of the functions relating to the assessment of property, the Department of Finance shall exercise the assessment functions heretofore assigned to the Board of Assessment. To this end, not later than February 15 of each year, the Department of Finance shall prepare and present to the Board of Assessment Review a copy of the assessment roll for the year. The Department shall determine the form of the assessment roll and shall not be bound by provisions of law heretofore in effect as to form. From March 1 through May 31 or until all appeals have been heard and acted upon during a year of reassessment, the Board of Assessment Review or its representatives shall hear appeals from property owners who believe that their property is improperly assessed, and make determinations of corrections or additions to the assessment roll that may be necessary. Assessment appeals shall be scheduled by contacting the Sussex County Assessment Division for an appointment beginning on March 1 of each year.

Not later than June of each year, the Board of Assessment Review shall certify to the Department of Finance a true and correct assessment roll for the year. Not later than July of each year, the Director of Finance shall certify to the county government the total value of all property in the County and the total value of all property which has been assessed and is subject to taxation.

The Department of Finance shall determine by rule, the form, number of copies, and other details concerning the keeping of records relating to assessment of real property and improvements thereupon. The Department of Finance shall develop a suitable system for the identification of all real property within the County, both that which is subject to taxation and that which is exempt from taxation. Such system shall be in a form which readily permits the subdivision of property or the reassembly of property without loss of control thereof for purposes of assessment.

(k) Obligations and rights of property owners. — The adoption of this chapter shall in no manner relieve any property owner of any obligation theretofore imposed upon that property owner with respect to the rendition of assessment of any property or the payment of any tax, nor shall it in any manner increase the responsibilities of such property owner, nor deny the property owner of any right heretofore possessed except to the extent specifically provided in this chapter.

(l) Collection of taxes. — The Department of Finance shall be responsible for the collection of all taxes, whether current or delinquent, and to that end shall perform all of the responsibilities with respect to collection and enforcement of collection vested prior to the enactment of this chapter in the Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer. To this end, the Department of Finance shall be entitled to the use of and shall be responsible for the application of all processes of law available prior to the enactment of this chapter to the Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer, provided that the Department shall not be required to make any routine reports to the county government concerning the collection of taxes other than a monthly statement in appropriate summary form and the annual report.

(m) Records of tax delinquencies. — The Department of Finance shall maintain a suitable record of the payment or nonpayment of taxes with respect to each parcel of real property in the County. Not later than 60 days after the close of each fiscal year, the Department shall prepare a summary of the outstanding taxes which have been levied and not collected for each of the preceding 2 years or for such longer period as the county government shall prescribe. Such summary shall be fully supported by detailed records of delinquent taxes.

(n) Collection of taxes other than those upon real estate. — The Department of Finance shall perform all responsibilities heretofore assigned to any office, department or board of Sussex County in the assessment and collection and enforcement of capitation taxes and any other taxes heretofore levied in Sussex County.
9 Del. C. § 748 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 7 / Subchapter III / Section 748
§ Â
        748. Duties and election of officers.
Status: in_force

The board of each park district shall elect from their number a president and a vice-president, who shall hold their respective offices for 1 year, or until their successors shall be elected. The board shall prescribe their powers and duties not inconsistent with the provisions of this Code.

The board shall also appoint a secretary and a treasurer, prescribe their duties, and term of office and require such bonds as the board deems necessary. The secretary and treasurer need not be members of the board, in which case the board may fix their compensation; and both offices may be held by the same person. The secretary shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations.
9 Del. C. § 7103 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 71 / Section 7103
§ Â
        7103. Administration and enforcement.
Status: in_force

The Sussex County Council, or its designee, shall have the power and authority to administer and enforce all property maintenance ordinances, rules, and regulations as promulgated by the Sussex County Council except as otherwise provided for by this chapter or by ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted by Sussex County Council.
9 Del. C. § 4955 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 49 / Subchapter II / Section 4955
§ Â
        4955. Local planning agency.
Status: in_force

(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 notice and shall make recommendations regarding the adoption of such plan or element or portion thereof. The agency may be a local planning commission, the planning department of the county government or other instrumentality, including a countywide planning entity established by special act or council of local government officials, provided the composition of the council is fairly representative of all the governing bodies in the county.

(b) The governing body or bodies shall appropriate funds for salaries, fees and expenses necessary in the conduct of the work of the local planning agency and shall also establish a schedule of fees to be charged by the agency. To accomplish the purpose and activities authorized by this subchapter, the local planning agency, with the approval of the governing body or bodies and in accord with the fiscal practices thereof, may expend all sums so appropriated and other sums made available for use from fees, gifts, state or federal grants, state or federal loans and other sources; however, acceptance of loans must be approved by the governing bodies involved.

(c) The local planning agency shall have the general responsibility for the conduct of the comprehensive planning program. Specifically, the local planning agency shall:

(1) Be the agency responsible for the preparation of the comprehensive plan and shall make recommendations regarding the adoption of such plan or element or portion thereof consistent with existing county laws or regulations. During the preparation of the plan, and prior to any recommendation for adoption, the local planning agency shall hold at least 1 public hearing or public meeting on the proposed plan or element or portion thereof. The local planning agency may designate any agency, committee, department or person to prepare, revise, monitor and oversee the effectiveness and status of the comprehensive plan or any element thereof. Prior to adoption of the proposed comprehensive plan, the governing body shall hold at least 1 public hearing, with due public notice, on the proposed plan or element thereof. Final recommendation of the adoption of such plan to the governing body shall be in accordance with existing county procedures, or absent such procedures, shall be the responsibility of the local planning agency.

(2) Review proposed land development regulations, land development codes or amendments thereto, and make recommendations to the governing body as to the consistency of the proposal with the adopted comprehensive plan.

(3) Perform any other functions, duties and responsibilities assigned to it by the governing body or special law.
9 Del. C. § 1409 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 14 / Section 1409
§ Â
        1409. Annual external audit.
Status: in_force

At the close of each fiscal year, the County Council, in accordance with County procurement laws and upon advice from the Audit Committee, shall cause a person or persons, certified by the laws of the State to practice accounting and not an employee of the County, to make a post-audit of the financial affairs of the offices, agencies, departments and boards of the County and of the procedures and practices of the County Auditor.
9 Del. C. § 2305 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 23 / Section 2305
§ Â
        2305. Action of County Council following hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) After the public hearing referred to in § 2304 of this title shall have been closed, the County Council shall, by resolution, determine whether or not it is in the public interest to establish the district and, if it deems it to be in the public interest to establish the district, the County Council shall, by such resolution, determine what shall be the boundaries of the district. Such boundaries may be those set forth in the petition or may be boundaries which will include in the district the property and property owners, and only the property and property owners, that will be benefited by the establishment of the district and the construction of sewage disposal facilities therein.

(b) After establishing the boundaries of the district, the County Council shall also cause to be prepared by the Department of Public Works or consulting engineers, an estimate of the cost of proposed immediate construction and also an approximate estimate of the assessment per front foot and the amount to be included in the assessment necessary to take care of interest, amortization and maintenance costs. The construction cost estimates and assessment estimates shall be advertised in the same manner as provided in § 2304 of this title for advertising the public hearing.
9 Del. C. § 2207 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 22 / Subchapter I / Section 2207
§ Â
        2207. Authorization of covenants in revenue bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event that the County issues revenue bonds, the resolutions authorizing the issuance of such bonds may contain covenants as to:

(1) The purpose to which the proceeds of sale of the bonds may be applied and the use and disposition thereof;

(2) The use and disposition of the revenue of the sewerage systems, the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of such bonds, including the creation and maintenance of reserves;

(3) The issuance of other or additional bonds payable from the revenues of such sewerage systems;

(4) The operation and maintenance of such sewerage systems;

(5) The insurance to be carried thereon and the use and disposition of insurance moneys;

(6) Books of account and the inspection and audit thereof; and

(7) The terms and conditions upon which the holders of the bonds or any proportion of them or any trustee therefor shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver by the appropriate court, which court shall have jurisdiction in such proceedings, and which receiver may enter and take possession of the sewerage systems, operate and maintain them, prescribe service charges therefor, and collect, receive and apply all revenue thereafter arising therefrom in the same manner as the County itself might do.

(b) This chapter and any such ordinance or resolutions shall be a contract with the holders of the bonds, and the duties of the County and of the County Council and officers under this chapter and any such resolutions shall be enforceable by any bondholder, by mandamus or other appropriate suit, action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction.
9 Del. C. § 9113 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 91 / Section 9113
§ Â
        9113. Penalties for failure to collect and pay over fees.
Status: in_force

(a) If any county officer fails, neglects or refuses for 10 days to pay over all fees, costs, allowances and perquisites he or she receives and collects for use of the county of such officer, or fails to collect the fees required to be paid by law, or demands or receives from any person any fee or allowance greater than is provided by law, he or she shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. Such officer shall also be liable in a civil action for the amount of such fees, costs, allowances and perquisites as he or she may have thus illegally withheld.

(b) Whenever any officer is convicted under this section, it shall operate as a forfeiture of his or her office, and he or she shall be removed from office by the Governor within 10 days from the date of such conviction.
9 Del. C. § 4611 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 46 / Section 4611
§ Â
        4611. Contracts.
Status: in_force

(a) All contracts or orders for work, material or supplies, performed or furnished in connection with construction, shall be awarded by the county government by or pursuant to resolution. Such contracts or orders for work, material or supplies needed for any particular purpose involving an expenditure of more than $2,000 shall be awarded only after inviting sealed bids or proposals therefor. The notice inviting sealed bids or proposals shall be published at least once in a newspaper or trade paper selected by the county government for such purpose, such publication to be at least 10 days before the date for the receipt of bids. If the county government shall not deem it in the interest of the county government to reject all bids, it shall award the contract to the lowest bidder, unless the county government shall determine that it is in the public interest that a bid other than the lowest bid should be accepted.

(b) The bidder whose bid is accepted shall give security for payment for materials and for the faithful performance of the contract, for maintenance following completion, and for such other purposes as the county government may require. The sufficiency of such security shall be determined by the county government. All bids or proposals shall be publicly opened by the county government or its duly authorized agent. If the bidder whose bid has been accepted shall neglect or refuse to accept the contract within 5 days after written notice that the same has been awarded to that bidder on his or her bid or proposal, or, if the bidder accepts but does not execute the contract and give proper security, the county government shall have the right to declare his or her deposit forfeited, and thereupon it shall be readvertised and relet as above provided. In case any work shall be abandoned by any contractor, the county government may, if the best interests of the district be thereby served, adopt on behalf of the district any or all subcontracts made by such contractor for such work and all such subcontractors shall be bound by such adoption if made; and the county government shall in the manner provided herein advertise and relet the work specified in the original contract exclusive of so much thereof as shall be provided for in the subcontract or subcontracts so adopted.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other provision of law, the county government may contract for engineering, legal or other professional services requiring special skill or training for any project authorized by this chapter without requesting competitive bids or proposals, and without awarding such contract to the lowest bidder.
9 Del. C. § 5610 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 56 / Section 5610
§ Â
        5610. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Properties, buildings, or structures located within any incorporated city or town in Kent County unless the responsibility for the local code enforcement has been duly transferred to Kent County.

(2) Land deemed to be actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural, or forestry as defined in § 8333 of this title.

(3) Any structure that is not subject to regulation pursuant to § 4901(b) of this title.
9 Del. C. § 8345 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter I / Section 8345
§ Â
        8345. Quality-control mechanism for general property reassessments; New Castle County [Expires March 31, 2027, pursuant to 85 Del. Laws, c. 237, Â 3].
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, to ensure the accuracy of a general reassessment, the Office of Finance for New Castle County may conduct a quality control review of a tax parcel’s new assessed value from a general reassessment when any 1 of the following circumstances exist:

(1) A clerical, mathematical, or factual mistake occurred during the new general reassessment process.

(2) A nonresidential tax parcel whose assessed value from the new general reassessment is at least $300,000 but decreased from its previous assessed value.

(3) A nonresidential tax parcel’s assessed value from the new general reassessment is at least $300,000 and the percentage change in its newly-assessed value from its assessed value prior to the new general reassessment is no greater than 50% of the median increase of nonresidential properties in that county from the new general reassessment.

(4) A nonresidential tax parcel’s assessed value from the new general reassessment is at least 25% less than the actual sale price from that parcel’s most recent sale within the 5 years preceding the new general reassessment, whenever the actual sale price is determinable by public records.

(b) A quality control review of a tax parcel’s assessed value must adhere to the standards of § 8306(a) of this title. After conducting a quality control review, the Office of Finance may make revisions and corrections to the parcel’s assessed value from the new general reassessment.

(c) Any revisions and corrections made after a quality control review by the Office of Finance are subject to the notice and appeal requirements of §§ 8312 and 8321 of this title.

(d) Any revisions and corrections made by the Office of Finance under this section must be made no later than September 30, 2026.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 8601(1) of this title, all taxes assessed and levied subject to this section shall be due and payable on October 12, 2026. Notwithstanding the requirements of § 8602(b) of this title, New Castle County shall mail to all taxables in the county a statement of their taxes collectible by New Castle County, including school taxes, no later than November 16, 2026, and the due date for said taxes shall be December 31, 2026.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 8604(a)(1) of this title, the tax collecting authority of New Castle County shall, after January 1, 2027, add thereto a penalty of 6% of the current charge and 1% of the unpaid principal balance as of the first day of every month thereafter until the same shall be paid. Penalty shall accrue at the same rate on any supplemental tax bill issued pursuant to § 8340 of this title, beginning on the first day of the third month from the date upon which the tax liability became due and payable.

(g) For purposes of this section, any subpoena of records issued by the Office of Finance is subject to § 8304A of this title.

(h) This section does not create any private cause action to force, mandate, or otherwise require the Office of Finance conduct a quality control review upon any specific parcel.

(i) This section is not a limitation on the power of New Castle County to perform quality control and make revisions and corrections relating to the assessed value of any tax parcel or parcels in its jurisdiction. In addition to the categories set forth in subsection (a) of this section, New Castle County may identify additional categories of tax parcels for quality control review where it appears that an error or mistake in valuation may have occurred.
9 Del. C. § 1371D — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter V / Section 1371D
§ Â
        1371D. Judicial review.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the right of a property owner or County to appeal to the courts in connection with the assessment of property for taxation as provided by law.
9 Del. C. § 4522 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 45 / Subchapter II / Section 4522
§ Â
        4522. Established.
Status: in_force

In addition to all existing methods and authority for the collection of service charges due to the Kent County Receiver of Taxes, the monition method and authority is hereby established.
9 Del. C. § 4656 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 46 / Section 4656
§ Â
        4656. Payment of bonds and notes.
Status: in_force

The power and obligation of the County to pay all bonds and notes hereafter issued by it pursuant to this chapter shall be unlimited. The full faith and credit of the County is hereby pledged for the payment of the principal of and the interest on all bonds and notes of the County hereafter issued pursuant to this chapter whether or not such pledge be stated in the bonds or notes, or in the bond resolution, or note resolution, authorizing their issuance. Bonds or notes issued for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, extending or improving projects authorized by this chapter may be additionally secured by a pledge of the revenue derived from the operation of said enterprise, as may be provided in the bond resolution or note resolution, authorizing the bonds or notes.
9 Del. C. § 8707 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 87 / Subchapter I / Section 8707
§ Â
        8707. Distress.
Status: in_force

The remedy by distress, as prescribed by law, is preserved to the tax collecting authority of each county for the collection of any taxes that may be due and unpaid.
9 Del. C. § 816 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 8 / Subchapter II / Section 816
§ Â
        816. Results of election.
Status: in_force

If a majority of the votes cast be for the resolution in aid of the library, authority to borrow the amount of money specified in the resolution shall be deemed to be thereby conferred. If a majority of the votes cast be against the resolution in aid of the library, the money shall not be borrowed.
9 Del. C. § 1371C — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter V / Section 1371C
§ Â
        1371C. Appointment and duties of additional Board members and referees.
Status: repealed

(a) [Repealed.]

(b) The County Council may, by ordinance, authorize appointment of referees to hear appeals of property assessments. The Chief Financial Officer shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the County Council, such referees as are authorized by ordinance. Referees appointed under this section must possess sufficient qualifications concerning the valuation of real property as determined by County Council.

(c) Appeals may be heard by panels of 3 or more members of the Board or by the referees individually when the referees are so authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The panel or the referee shall submit a recommendation to the Board which shall determine whether the assessment is correct based upon the record of the appeal hearing and the recommendation of the panel or the referee.

(d) Referees must be paid as provided by the County Council.
9 Del. C. § 4626 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 46 / Section 4626
§ Â
        4626. Power to incur indebtedness by issuing bonds and notes.
Status: in_force

The county government may incur indebtedness by issuing negotiable bonds, and notes in anticipation of bonds, pursuant to this chapter to finance the cost of the establishment or extension of a district and the improvements therein which it may lawfully construct or acquire pursuant to this chapter.
9 Del. C. § 1143 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter IV / Section 1143
§ Â
        1143. Prohibitions.
Status: in_force

Except where authorized by law, no elected official of the County Council shall hold any other county office or employment with the County Council during the term for which such official was elected to the County Council. No former elected official shall hold any compensated appointed county office or employment until 1 year after the expiration of the term for which such official was elected to the County Council.
9 Del. C. § 1331 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter II / Section 1331
§ Â
        1331. County police; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The County police shall have all of the police powers conferred by law upon law-enforcement officers in the State and all of such police may exercise such police powers anywhere in New Castle County. All police appointed under this section shall see that the peace and good order of the State within the aforesaid County be duly kept according to their powers and authority; shall arrest all persons who shall in either of their presence commit any riot, affray or other breach of peace, or who shall be riotously assembled, and take them before a justice of the peace in the respective hundred where the person is apprehended to be dealt with according to law; shall use diligence in arresting murderers, thieves and other felons, and disturbers of the peace, and in case of resistance to either of their authority, or other case of necessity, may command aid of any of the people of the State; shall duly prevent all bloodsheds, affrays and breaches of the peace; and shall execute all other duties in accordance with the law. Such police shall patrol said hundreds during such hours, under such conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Chief of Police of New Castle County.

(b) The County police shall be subject to such directives and policies as the Chief of Police may prescribe.

(c) No merger of the New Castle County police with any other police force or agency shall be valid unless and until approved by the General Assembly.
9 Del. C. § 1341 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter III / Section 1341
§ Â
        1341. Functions.
Status: in_force

The Department of Special Services, managed by the general manager of the Department, who shall be qualified for the position by education, experience and training, may perform the following functions:

(1) In cooperation with the Department of Land Use, manage and develop plans for public facilities and infrastructure including sanitary sewers and treatment facilities, drainage systems, buildings, parks, open spaces, natural areas and greenways for the County in accordance with, and in support of, the Comprehensive Plan.

(2) Prepare designs and specifications for all types of public facilities and infrastructure including sanitary sewers and treatment facilities, drainage systems, buildings, parks, open spaces, natural areas and greenways, and supervise the construction and inspection thereof.

(3) Assist the Office of Administrative Services in the tabulation of bids and in the determination of the lowest and best bidder with respect to all public facilities and infrastructure including sanitary sewers and treatment facilities, drainage systems, buildings, parks, open spaces, natural areas and greenways, and, upon request of the Office of Administrative Services, with respect to materials, supplies and equipment.

(4) Manage, maintain and operate public facilities and infrastructure sanitary sewers and treatment facilities, drainage systems, parks, open spaces, natural areas and greenways, and perform all county functions related thereto, provided that such functions may be performed directly, by contract, or by licenses as the County Council by ordinance may from time to time determine. This shall include the ability to execute a lease for the purpose of erecting, maintaining and operating wireless communications facilities, for any part of park land or land held in public trust. The County may not enter into an exclusive arrangement with any person for the purpose of erecting, maintaining and operating wireless communications facilities on park land or land held in public trust. The County may not enter into an agreement for the purpose of erecting, maintaining and operating wireless communications facilities on park land or land held in public trust without a bona fide commitment from a wireless service provider to occupy a facility. All leases for wireless communications facilities on park land or land held in public trust must be approved by County Council by resolution. All such leases must contain a provision that, upon the termination or expiration of the lease, the County may require removal of such wireless communication facilities and the property returned to its previous state, consistent with park and recreational purposes.

(5) Manage, maintain and operate any county public water supply system.

(6) Manage, maintain and operate all public buildings, except those which by agreement with other governmental jurisdictions are to be otherwise operated and maintained and any building which shall be designated by the County Executive to be excluded from the responsibility of the Department for maintenance or operation, provided that such functions may be performed directly, by contract, or by licenses as the County Council by ordinance may from time to time determine.

(7) Manage and maintain the County Fleet and operate central garages for the storage and maintenance of equipment, and maintain all automotive equipment, except those that may be specified in writing by the County Executive for maintenance by some other office, department or board, provided that such functions may be performed directly, by contract or by licenses as the County Council by ordinance may from time to time determine.
9 Del. C. § 502 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter I / Section 502
§ Â
        502. Bonds; power of county government to issue; terms of; faith and credit of county pledged to payment of bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to carry out this subchapter, the government of any county of this State may issue bonds in an amount or amounts, and under such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with this subchapter as may be determined by such body.

(b) The bonds shall mature not later than 20 years after the date of issue, shall bear interest at the most advantageous rate attainable by the county government and the income therefrom shall not be subject to state taxation. The bonds shall be issued in the form prescribed by the county government and shall be either registered bonds or bearer with coupons convertible into fully registered bonds, as may be determined by the county government. Debt incurred by the county government pursuant to this subchapter may be represented by uncertificated obligations of the county government which may be authorized in accordance with the same procedures applicable to bonds which are permitted to be issued under this subchapter, and the county government may determine all procedures appropriate to the establishment of a system of issuing uncertificated debt. The bonds may, at the discretion of the county government, be made redeemable at par plus accrued interest on any interest payment date upon terms and conditions to be stated in the bonds.

(c) The full faith and credit of the county is pledged to insure the payment of any bond issue, and all interest thereon, created and sold under this subchapter.

(d) The county government may raise by the levy of taxes upon all the property taxable by the county such moneys, in addition to available moneys held in the sinking fund provided for in § 532 of this title, as are needed to pay the bonds and the interest thereon as the same become due and payable.
9 Del. C. § 1141 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter IV / Section 1141
§ Â
        1141. Number and term.
Status: in_force

(a) For any general or special election prior to and including the general election of 2002, the County Council shall consist of 7 members. Six of these members shall be elected from council districts. The seventh member shall be elected at large from New Castle County and shall serve as President of County Council.

(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, except for the President of County Council, the terms of officials of the county governing body elected in the 1998 general election and any special election held after the 1998 general election but prior to the 2002 general election shall terminate on the first Wednesday in November following the 2002 general election. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the terms of the officials of the county governing body elected in the 2002 general election and any special election held following the 2002 general election to fill a vacancy in a seat elected in the 2002 general election shall terminate on the first Wednesday in November following the 2006 general election. The President of County Council shall always be elected in the presidential election year.

(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, following the 2002 general election, and to become effective with the 2004 general election and all subsequent elections, the County Council shall consist of 13 members. Twelve of these members shall be elected from council districts. The thirteenth member shall be elected at large from New Castle County and shall serve as the President of the County Council.

(d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for the 2004 general election, the County Council shall reapportion the county into 12 council districts. This reapportionment shall split each existing council district into 2 districts or as close thereto as is possible pursuant to the terms of § 1165 of this title. This reapportionment shall further be conducted in the manner specified in § 1165 of this title using the 2000 United States Decennial Census. This reapportionment shall be completed on or before January 1, 2004. The 6 members elected in the 2002 general election shall continue to hold office, until their terms expire pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Six additional members shall be elected from the districts newly created pursuant to § 1165 of this title. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the terms of the officials of the county governing body elected in the 2004 general election and any special election held thereafter to fill a vacancy in a seat elected in the 2004 general election, shall terminate on the 1st Wednesday in November following the 2008 general election.

(e) An elected official shall take office on the first Wednesday in November following the general election.
9 Del. C. § 8136 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 81 / Subchapter II / Section 8136
§ Â
        8136. Continuance of exemption.
Status: in_force

Any assessor may, at any time, require the filing of a new application or such proof as the assessor shall deem necessary to establish the right of a claimant to continued exemption. A claimant shall inform the assessor of any change in the assessor’s status or property which may affect the assessor’s right to continuance of exemption.
9 Del. C. § 654 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter IV / Section 654
§ Â
        654. Assessment.
Status: in_force

(a) The county government shall levy a tax for each fiscal year which shall be sufficient to provide funds adequate to reimburse the county for moneys expended or to be expended in such fiscal year in retiring the bonds which have been issued and in paying interest due on the same, and in maintaining or improving the suburban park community, and in paying the necessary general expenses of such community, including all costs of supervision and recreational promotion.

(b) The rate of such tax shall be stated in terms of a certain rate on every $100 of assessed valuation, and a tax at such rate shall be levied on all the real property within the boundaries of such suburban park community listed in the assessment list prepared by the board of assessment of the county for such fiscal year, and in accordance with the valuation of such property as stated in such assessment list. No tax shall be levied upon any property which is not now subject to taxation and assessment for county or municipal purposes. An assessment list to be known as “Suburban Park Community Assessment List” showing the tax levied shall be prepared and shall be delivered to the receiver of taxes of the county together with a tax collection warrant in the form prescribed by § 8005 of this title and said tax shall be collected by such receiver of taxes in the same manner as are other county taxes.

(c) The estimated maximum annual tax rate for the cost of maintaining any park or recreation area, including all costs of supervision and recreational promotion, shall be computed and shall be stated on the ballot at the time of the election as provided in § 632 of this title in terms of a certain rate on every $100 of assessed valuation. The annual tax levied to provide funds for maintaining the park, including all costs of supervision and recreational promotion, for any fiscal year prior to the maturity of the bonds shall not exceed the estimated maximum annual tax rate for such maintenance as stated on the ballot at the time of the election by the residents of the suburban park community.
9 Del. C. § 340 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter II / Section 340
§ Â
        340. Attorneys for governing body.
Status: in_force

The governing body in each county may employ legal counsel.
9 Del. C. § 4916 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 49 / Subchapter I / Section 4916
§ Â
        4916. Appeals to the Board of Adjustment â Procedure.
Status: in_force

(a) Appeals to the Board of Adjustment may be taken by any person refused a building permit, or from the decision of any administrative officer or agency based upon or made in the course of the administration or enforcement of the provisions of the zoning regulations. Appeals to the Board of Adjustment may be taken by any officer, department, board or bureau of the County affected by the grant or refusal of a building permit or by other decision of an administrative officer or agency based on or made in the course of the administration or enforcement of the provisions of the zoning regulations.

(b) The time within which such appeal must be made, and the effect, form, or other procedure relating thereto, shall be specified in the general rules provided by the county government to govern the procedure of the Board of Adjustment or in the supplemental rules of procedure adopted by the Board.
9 Del. C. § 2509 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 25 / Section 2509
§ Â
        2509. Construction of buildings, structures and equipment; use and occupancy.
Status: in_force

(a) No building or structure shall be constructed by a registered contractor or an individual holding a permit as provided for in this chapter, nor shall the equipment and materials that are part of or related to the electrical system, mechanical system, fuel gas system, plumbing system, building sewer system or similar system in or about a building or structure, be constructed except in compliance with the provisions of the New Castle County Building Code as promulgated by the County Council.

(b) No building or structure shall be constructed in any manner that would be in violation of the New Castle County Building Code as promulgated by the County Council or of any authorized order or rule of the Department of Land Use made and issued thereunder.

(c) No building or structure shall be used or occupied, in whole or in part, and no change to the existing use or occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the Department has issued an occupancy or use permit.

(d) No equipment or material that is part of or related to the electrical system, mechanical system, fuel gas system, plumbing system, building sewer system or similar system, in or about a building or structure, and for which a permit is required for the construction of said equipment, material or system, may be put into use or operation until the Department has issued a permit or certificate allowing its use or operation.

(e) No building or structure shall be constructed using public financial assistance in a manner that violates Chapter 42 of Title 31, and no occupancy or use permit shall be issued unless such building or structure complies with Chapter 42 of Title 31.
9 Del. C. § 763 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 7 / Subchapter V / Section 763
§ Â
        763. Tax for interest and principal.
Status: in_force

All park districts, at or before the time of issuance of bonds, shall provide for the levy of taxes, in addition to all other taxes, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest upon said bonds as the same becomes due, and shall file a certified copy of the ordinance or ordinances providing for the levy of said taxes with the department of finance or receiver of taxes and county treasurer.
9 Del. C. § 4512 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 45 / Subchapter I / Section 4512
§ Â
        4512. Water lien docket.
Status: in_force

The Prothonotary shall, under the supervision and direction of the county government, prepare a docket to be known as “The Kent County Water Lien Docket” [Docket] in which shall be recorded the liens for service charges. The Docket shall be prepared at the expense of the county government in substantially the same form as the judgment docket for Kent County, and contain in the back thereof an index according to the name of the owner against which such lien has been assessed. No water lien shall be valid unless duly recorded as provided in this section. All water liens duly recorded in the Docket shall continue in full force and effect until the liens have been satisfied by payment, and when such liens are satisfied by payment the Prothonotary, acting under the supervision and direction of the county government, shall satisfy the record by entering thereon the date of final payment and the words “satisfied in full.” The Prothonotary, for the use of the county government, shall receive a fee of $0.50 for each satisfaction so entered.
9 Del. C. § 2615 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 26 / Subchapter I / Section 2615
§ Â
        2615. Notice to property owners of zoning changes.
Status: in_force

With respect to any proposed zoning change, unless the owner applies for the change or consents to the change, the county government shall notify the owner of the property and all adjacent property owners to the extent and in the manner the county by ordinance so provides as of June 28, 2000, mailed at least 7 days prior to the initial hearing upon such zoning change.

72 Del. Laws, c. 415 shall become effective for zoning changes initiated after enactment of this act.
9 Del. C. § 806 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 8 / Subchapter II / Section 806
§ Â
        806. Library districts â Tax rate.
Status: in_force

After the district library budget or budgets have been adopted, the Kent County Levy Court shall fix a district library tax rate or rates based upon the most recent assessment made by them of the real property located in each district sufficient to raise the amount determined to be raised in the budget for each county library district.
9 Del. C. § 6951 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 69 / Subchapter II / Section 6951
§ Â
        6951. Short title; intent and purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Quality of Life Act of 1988.” It is the purpose of this subchapter to utilize and strengthen the existing role, processes and powers of county governments in the establishment and implementation of comprehensive planning programs to guide and control future development. It is the intent of this subchapter to encourage the most appropriate use of land, water and resources consistent with the public interest and to deal effectively with future problems that may result from the use and development of land within their jurisdictions. Through the process of comprehensive planning, it is intended that units of county government can preserve, promote and improve the public health, safety, comfort, good order, appearance, convenience, law enforcement and fire prevention and general welfare; facilitate the adequate and efficient provision of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks, recreational facilities, housing and other requirements and services; and conserve, develop, utilize and protect natural resources within their jurisdictions.

(b) It is also the intent of this subchapter to encourage and assure cooperation between and among municipalities, counties and the State and to encourage and assure coordination of planning and development activities of units of county government, municipalities, regional agencies and state government in accord with applicable provisions of law. A growth management plan or policy plan that meets the standards and requirements of this subchapter shall be an acceptable comprehensive plan. The land use map or map series forming part of the comprehensive plan as required by this subchapter shall have the force of law, and no development, as defined in this subchapter, shall be permitted except in conformity with the land use map or map series and with county land development regulations enacted to implement the other elements of the adopted comprehensive plan.
9 Del. C. § 6311 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 63 / Section 6311
§ Â
        6311. Construction using public financial assistance.
Status: in_force

No building or structure shall be constructed using public financial assistance in a manner that violates Chapter 42 of Title 31, and no occupancy or use permit shall be issued unless such building or structure complies with Chapter 42 of Title 31.
9 Del. C. § 6926 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 69 / Subchapter I / Section 6926
§ Â
        6926. Notice to property owners of zoning changes.
Status: in_force

With respect to any proposed zoning change, unless the owner applies for the change or consents to the change, the county government shall notify the owner of the property and all property owners to the extent and in the manner the county by ordinance so provides as of June 28, 2000, mailed at least 7 days prior to the initial hearing upon such zoning change.

72 Del. Laws, c. 415, shall become effective for zoning changes initiated after July 13, 2000.
9 Del. C. § 2804 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 28 / Section 2804
§ Â
        2804. Authorized signatures on bonds, validity of issuance.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds bearing the signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding obligations notwithstanding that before delivery thereof and payment therefor any or all of the persons whose signatures appear thereon have ceased to be officers of the County.

(b) The validity of the bonds shall not be dependent on, nor affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to the planning, acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of the water supply system for which the bonds are issued. The resolution authorizing the bonds may provide that the bonds shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to this chapter, which recital shall be conclusive evidence of their validity and of the regularity of their issuance.
9 Del. C. § 6517 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 65 / Section 6517
§ Â
        6517. Order to connect to sanitary sewer; enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) The county government may, where it deems it necessary to the preservation of public health, order the owner of any lot or parcel of land within a sanitary or water district which abuts upon a street or other public way containing a sanitary sewer or water main, which is part of or which is served, or may be served, by the county sewerage or water system, and upon which lot or parcel of land a building shall have been constructed for residential, commercial or industrial use, to connect such building with such sanitary sewer or water main.

(b) If any owner shall fail to comply within 60 days with the order to connect with a sanitary sewer or water main, the county government shall forthwith institute action in a Justice of the Peace Court in Sussex County or in the Court of Chancery to compel compliance with the order.
9 Del. C. § 4913 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 49 / Subchapter I / Section 4913
§ Â
        4913. Board of Adjustment.
Status: in_force

The county government shall, by ordinance, establish a Board of Adjustment and determine the membership, terms, qualifications and compensation of said Board.
9 Del. C. § 912 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 9 / Subchapter I / Section 912
§ Â
        912. Poisoning of dogs [Transferred].
Status: in_force

Transferred to § 3052F of Title 16 by 80 Del. Laws, c. 248, § 5, effective May 25, 2016.
9 Del. C. § 1181 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter V / Section 1181
§ Â
        1181. Bonding of officers and employees.
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the entry of any officers of the County upon the duties of their offices, the Office of Law shall procure at the expense of the County, corporate surety bonds, conditioned for the faithful performance of their respective duties in such penal sums as shall be fixed by the County Council, but the amount shall not in any case be less than $15,000.

(b) Within 6 months of the organization of the Office of Law, the County Attorney shall recommend through the County Executive to the County Council, the amounts in which fidelity bonds shall be procured for the faithful performance of duties of all officers and employees of the County Council, either generally or by categories. In the performance of this responsibility, the Office of Law may recommend blanket bonds covering individual fidelity or may recommend comprehensive coverage for all, or for groups of employees, on an occurrence basis.
9 Del. C. § 715 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 7 / Subchapter II / Section 715
§ Â
        715. When district organized.
Status: in_force

In case a majority of the votes cast upon the question so submitted shall be in favor of the establishment of such district, said district shall then be deemed organized.
9 Del. C. § 741 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 7 / Subchapter III / Section 741
§ Â
        741. Interest in contracts.
Status: in_force

No member of the board shall be directly or indirectly in any way pecuniarily interested in any contract or work of any kind whatever, connected with his or her park district.
9 Del. C. § 672 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter V / Section 672
§ Â
        672. Awarding of contracts; procedure.
Status: in_force

Upon the opening of the sealed proposals, the county government, after consultation with the commission, shall award said contracts, but no contract shall be awarded to any other than the lowest bidder except with the unanimous approval of the members of the county government and the recommendation of the commission, and provided the county government shall set down in its minutes the reason or reasons for granting the contract to the person other than the lowest bidder. As a condition of the letting of the contracts, the county government shall require the successful bidder to enter into a bond for the faithful performance of such contract. The county government shall have the power to reject all bids.
9 Del. C. § 4645 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 46 / Section 4645
§ Â
        4645. Form of bonds.
Status: in_force

Bonds may be issued in form payable to bearer with coupons attached for the payment of interest and, if so issued, may be made subject to registration as to principal only or as to both principal and interest.
9 Del. C. § 6911 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 69 / Subchapter I / Section 6911
§ Â
        6911. Changes in zoning district; map or regulations; procedure.
Status: in_force

(a) The county government may, from time to time, make amendments, supplements, changes or modifications (herein called “changes”) in accordance with the comprehensive development plan with respect to the number, shape, boundary or area of any district or districts, or any regulation of, or within, such district or districts, or any other provision of any zoning regulation or regulations, but no such changes shall be made or become effective until the same shall have been proposed by or be first submitted to the Commission.

(b) With respect to any proposed changes, the Commission shall hold at least 1 public hearing pursuant to § 6812 of this title.

(c) Unless the Commission shall have transmitted its report upon the proposed changes within 45 days after the submission thereof to it, the county government shall be free to proceed to the adoption of the changes without further awaiting the receipt of the report of the Commission. In any event, the county government shall not be bound by the report of the Commission. Before finally adopting any changes, the county government shall hold a public hearing thereon pursuant to § 7002(m) of this title. Additionally, notice of the hearing by the county government shall be posted on the property itself.
9 Del. C. § 3511 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 35 / Section 3511
§ Â
        3511. Implementation.
Status: in_force

County government shall adopt an ordinance implementing this chapter that provides the procedures and criteria for the establishment and operation of neighborhood improvement districts.
9 Del. C. § 6520 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 65 / Section 6520
§ Â
        6520. County Engineer; appointment and duties; assistants.
Status: in_force

(a) The county government may appoint a County Engineer for such term, and at such compensation as it deems proper. The County Engineer shall be responsible for and have general supervision over all public engineering work in the County including, but not limiting the generality of the foregoing, the construction of water production and distribution facilities and the construction of sanitary sewers, trunk lines, sewerage disposal plants, sanitary sewer systems in general and maintenance thereof, drainage, construction, lighting service, and other projects of a public nature.

(b) The county government may employ, for such periods and for such compensation as it deems proper, such draftsmen, rodmen, and assistants as, in its opinion, are necessary to carry on the public work specified in subsection (a) of this section.
9 Del. C. § 8111A — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 81 / Subchapter I / Section 8111A
§ Â
        8111A. Proration of yearly taxes when property in New Castle County is transferred to an exempt entity [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 468, Â 3].
Status: in_force

(a) When real property in New Castle County that is not exempt from taxation is transferred to an entity that is approved for a tax exemption under § 8106A of this title, tax is due and owing for the property for the tax year in which the transfer occurs, but only for the portion of the year when the property was owned by the nonexempt transferor.

(b) Proration under subsection (a) of this section is determined by dividing the total amount of property tax, for the tax year when the ownership of the property was transferred, by 365 and multiplying that total by the number of days in the tax year that the nonexempt transferor owned the property.
9 Del. C. § 1401 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 14 / Section 1401
§ Â
        1401. Selection, qualification, term, compensation and removal of the County Auditor.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established, within the Government of New Castle County, the Office of the County Auditor the administrator and head of which shall be known as the County Auditor. The County Auditor shall be appointed by the County Council and may be removed at will by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members thereof.

(b) The County Auditor shall be a certified public accountant and shall hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field of study. The functions and duties of the County Auditor shall be conducted in accordance with the most recent General Auditing Standards promulgated by the United States Accountability Office.

(c) The annual salary of the County Auditor shall be determined by the County Council after consideration of the Audit Committee’s recommendation.

(d) The County Auditor shall not be actively involved in partisan political activities or the political affairs of New Castle County. The term “partisan-political activity” shall include but is not limited to: running for public office, serving as a party committee-person, working at a polling place on Election Day, performing volunteer work in a political campaign, soliciting contributions for political campaigns, and soliciting contributions for a political action committee or organization, but shall not include registering and voting in any election, expressing an opinion as an individual privately and publicly on political subjects and candidates, or involvement in nonpartisan or public community organizations or professional groups.
9 Del. C. § 6706 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 67 / Section 6706
§ Â
        6706. Payment of bonds, faith and credit of County; tax levy.
Status: repealed

The full faith and credit of the County may be pledged to the payment of any bonds issued by the County under this chapter. The county government may annually appropriate to the payment of bonds issued under this chapter and the interest thereon the amounts required to pay such bonds and interest as the same becomes due and payable. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the county government may levy an ad valorem tax, without limitations as to rate or amount, upon all property taxable by the County to raise the moneys necessary to meet any such appropriation. Section 6111 of this title is hereby repealed to the extent said section is inconsistent with this chapter.
9 Del. C. § 611 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter II / Section 611
§ Â
        611. Organization; officers.
Status: in_force

Within 10 days after the commission has been appointed the members thereof shall meet and elect a chair. The chair shall be elected by the vote of a majority of all the members and shall serve for a period of 1 year or until the chair’s successor is elected.
9 Del. C. § 9104 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 91 / Section 9104
§ Â
        9104. Records.
Status: in_force

The county officers shall keep all records, books, papers and other things belonging to their offices, in their respective offices.
9 Del. C. § 4151 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 41 / Subchapter IV / Section 4151
§ Â
        4151. Personnel Administration Board.
Status: in_force

The county government shall, by ordinance, establish a Personnel Board and determine the membership, terms, qualifications, compensation and duties of said Board.
9 Del. C. § 1306 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 13 / Subchapter I / Section 1306
§ Â
        1306. Legal effect of subdivision regulations.
Status: in_force

All proposed subdivisions of land to be made after the adoption of regulations governing subdivision of land shall be submitted to the Department for approval for conformity to the subdivision regulations and no such proposed subdivision shall be made or recorded unless approved by the Department. Approval of a plat of a subdivision shall constitute an acceptance on behalf of the County of any street or open space for public use shown on the plat but shall not constitute a taking of the property for public use. Acceptance of the street or open space for public use shall not within itself define the responsibilities of the State or the County in the paving, maintenance, cleaning or lighting of such street or open space.
9 Del. C. § 8748 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 87 / Subchapter III / Section 8748
§ Â
        8748. Discharge of property or garnishee upon posting bond.
Status: in_force

If the defendant gives to the plaintiff a bond with sufficient surety to be approved by the sheriff before the return of the attachment or by the court or justice of the peace (as the case may be), after the return thereof to pay any judgment recovered against the defendant with costs, the property attached and the garnishee summoned shall be discharged.
9 Del. C. § 8302 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter I / Section 8302
§ Â
        8302. Revision and correction of assessments and valuations.
Status: in_force

(a) Each board of assessment or Department or Office of Finance shall revise all valuations and assessments of assessable property in their counties, and lower or increase the assessments and valuations.

(b) Each board of assessment or Department or Office of Finance may correct errors in assessment lists at any time.

(c) Revisions and corrections shall be subject to the notice requirements of this chapter when they result in an increased valuation.
9 Del. C. § 4927 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 49 / Subchapter I / Section 4927
§ Â
        4927. Emergency Communication Systems.
Status: in_force

The zoning ordinance and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall provide that newly constructed buildings of 25,000 square feet of gross floor area or more, shall be designed, constructed and/or equipped in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 2616 of this title.
9 Del. C. § 4901 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 49 / Subchapter I / Section 4901
§ Â
        4901. Power of county government; area subject to regulation.
Status: in_force

(a) The county government may, in accordance with the conditions and procedure specified in this subchapter, regulate the location, height, bulk and size of buildings, parking areas, and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density and distribution of population, the location and uses of buildings, parking areas, and structures for trade, industry, residence, recreation, public activities or other purposes, and the uses of land for trade, industry, residence, parking, recreation, public activities, water supply conservation, soil conservation, or other similar purposes, in any portion or portions of Kent County which lie outside of incorporated municipalities, or incorporated municipalities without zoning provisions, notwithstanding any provisions of other titles or chapters of this Code to the contrary. Any real property proposed to be used for an agritourism activity as defined in this title shall be given an expedited review before the Levy Court.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, no such regulation or regulations shall apply to any land, building, greenhouse or other structure proposed to be devoted to any agricultural use, or which is devoted at the time of such proposal to agricultural use, or to any land, building, greenhouse or other structure owned by a cooperative agricultural associations or a corporation which is or is proposed to be devoted to agricultural use. For the purposes of this subsection, any land, building, greenhouse or structure shall be deemed to be devoted to agricultural use if:

(1) The land, building, greenhouse or structure is assessed pursuant to § 8335 of this title;

(2) The land, building, greenhouse or structure is within an Agricultural Preservation District pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 3;

(3) The person who owns, leases or otherwise controls the land, building, greenhouse or structure is required to implement a nutrient management plan or agricultural waste management plan for the same and the land, building, greenhouse or structure itself is devoted to or used in the production for sale of plants and animals useful to man, including but not limited to:

a. Forages and sod crops;

b. Grains and feed crops;

c. Dairy animals and dairy products;

d. Poultry and poultry products;

e. Livestock, including beef cattle, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules or goats, including the breeding and grazing of any or all of such animals;

f. Bees and apiary products;

g. Fish, hydroponic and aquacultural products;

h. Fur animals; and

i. Trees and forest products;

(4) The land, building, greenhouse or structure is devoted to and meets the requirements and qualifications for payments or other compensation pursuant to a soil conservation program under an agreement with an agency of the federal government; and

(5) The land, building or structure is a farm market or roadside stand provided:

a. The products offered for sale are grown or produced on the subject farm or lands in agriculture production associated with such farm operation; or

b. The products are grown or produced on a local regional farm, and such farm market or roadside stand shall comply with the following provisions:

1. All buildings, structures and associated canopies shall comply with the building height setback requirements established by the local jurisdiction within its zoning ordinances. All construction shall conform to applicable building codes and building permit requirements as enacted by the local jurisdiction;

2. Off street customer parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the zoning ordinance of the local jurisdiction provided that at least 1 parking space shall be provided for each 100 square feet of floor area of the establishment. The area of 1 parking space shall be equivalent to a standard parking stall of 9′ x 18′;

3. If a new vehicular entrance is proposed to support a farm market or roadside stand, an entrance permit shall be obtained from the Delaware Department of Transportation prior to the start of construction; and

4. Signage shall comply with signage provisions and permitting requirements established by the local jurisdiction within its zoning ordinances.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, no such regulation or regulations shall apply to the agricultural uses of conducting hayrides, horseback riding, guided tours, barn parties and petting zoos.
9 Del. C. § 8341 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter I / Section 8341
§ Â
        8341. Retroactive taxation prohibited.
Status: in_force

In no case shall the supplemental assessment procedure be employed to impose taxes retroactively.
9 Del. C. § 4154 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 41 / Subchapter V / Section 4154
§ Â
        4154. Acquisition of land.
Status: in_force

The county government may acquire land or any interest therein by purchase or gift within the County that it deems advisable in furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter, but in no event shall the county government have the right to eminent domain for these purposes.
9 Del. C. § 2404 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 24 / Section 2404
§ Â
        2404. Power to borrow money and issue bonds; interest rates.
Status: in_force

The County Council may borrow money upon the faith and credit of the County as provided in this chapter for the purpose of acquiring land and property for the establishment of an incineration and garbage disposal plant or plants and for the construction of such a plant or plants in the County and for the purpose of securing the payment of such sum to issue bonds in such denominations and bearing such rate of interest, not exceeding 5 percent per annum, and in such form as the County Council shall deem expedient. The interest upon said bonds shall be payable semiannually in each and every year after the date of issuance thereof.
9 Del. C. § 2411 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 24 / Section 2411
§ Â
        2411. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The words “garbage disposal plant or plants” wherever used in this chapter include incineration, sanitary landfill, garbage grinding plants, composting for disposal of garbage, or any other means of garbage disposal which shall conform with reasonable standards of sanitary engineering.
9 Del. C. § 4411 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 44 / Section 4411
§ Â
        4411. County government to appropriate necessary funds.
Status: in_force

The county government shall annually appropriate to the Chief of Building Inspections such funds that are necessary to carry out this chapter.
9 Del. C. § 8361 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter II / Section 8361
§ Â
        8361. Penalty for mobile home dealer failing to submit monthly report.
Status: in_force

A mobile home dealer who fails to file the monthly report required by § 8360 of this title shall be fined not more than $250.
9 Del. C. § 5608 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 56 / Section 5608
§ Â
        5608. Penalties.
Status: in_force

The person responsible for a building, structure, or premises, where anything is in violation of this chapter or the rules or requirements as promulgated by the Kent County Levy Court, or in violation of any permit, certificate, detailed statement or plan accepted or approved by the Department of Planning Services, or in violation of an order of the Department of Planning Services, shall be fined in accordance with a schedule of fees and penalties to be established by the Kent County Levy Court. The maximum fine per violation shall not exceed the provisions found in § 5917 of Title 11. Each and every day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
9 Del. C. § 2510 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 25 / Section 2510
§ Â
        2510. Application for permits.
Status: in_force

No person shall commence construction of a building or structure, or any electrical system, mechanical system, fuel gas system, plumbing system, building sewer system or similar system, or component thereof, within or about a building and structure, where such construction is regulated by the New Castle County Building Code, without first filing with the Department of Land Use an application in writing for such issuance of the building permit. The Department of Transportation, through the Office of Aeronautics, shall respond to the Department of Land Use regarding any objections to the issuance of a building permit, within 30 days of the Department of Transportation’s receipt of such permit for review.
9 Del. C. § 8360 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter II / Section 8360
§ Â
        8360. Mobile home dealers to furnish monthly reports.
Status: in_force

Each mobile home dealer shall furnish to the Department of Land Use of New Castle County or the Board of Assessment for Kent County or the Board of Assessment for Sussex County a monthly report, by the fifteenth day of each month, indicating the following:

(1) Name and address of each purchaser from him or her of a mobile home during the previous month’s period;

(2) Brand name, size, year and model of each such mobile home purchased;

(3) Gross selling price of each such mobile home purchased.
9 Del. C. § 800 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 8 / Subchapter I / Section 800
§ Â
        800. Creation of county library agency; powers of county library administrator.
Status: in_force

(a) The government of each county shall create a library agency as a part of the executive branch of county government and, in accordance therewith, shall have the power:

(1) To establish and administer a county library system offering to residents of the county access to services and resources and guidance in their use. Each county may create a countywide library system offering free and equal access to such services and resources to every resident of the county, or each county may create library districts within the county supported by taxes levied upon real property within said districts as provided for in this chapter providing that county residents who are not residents of a library district shall have access to such library district’s services and resources upon payment of a fee set by ordinance of the county;

(2) To receive, by taxation or otherwise, accept, administer and expend any money, materials or other aid granted, appropriated or otherwise provided by local, state or federal governments, or by any source, public or private, in accordance with the terms thereof, for the purposes provided in this chapter;

(3) To perform all other activities pertinent to the organizational function of the library agency.

(b) The county executive or President of Levy Court, whichever applies, upon the approval of the county library advisory board, may appoint a county library administrator who shall be referred to as county librarian, or the county library manager in New Castle County, who shall be the administrator of the county library agency.
9 Del. C. § 8005 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 80 / Section 8005
§ Â
        8005. Tax collection warrants; form [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 132, Â 5].
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (a)(2) of this section, at the time of delivery of the duplicate assessment lists to the respective receivers of taxes and county treasurers, there shall be attached to each list a tax collection warrant which shall be executed in the manner and substantially in the form prescribed by subsections (b) and (c) of this section.

(2) If a county governing body has adopted a tax rate authorized under § 8002(a)(4) of this title, the tax collection warrant form under subsection (c) of this section may be changed to reflect the different tax rate for each class of real property.

(b) Each warrant shall be dated as of the date on which the taxes referred to therein were levied and shall be signed by at least 2 elected officials of the county governing body and sealed with the seal of and attested by the clerk of the peace.

(c) The warrants shall be substantially in the following form:

________________

State of Delaware

________________________________________________ss.

________________________________County

To the Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer of ________________________________ County, greeting:

We command you that you collect from the persons named in the duplicate assessment list annexed hereto, for their taxes payable to ________________________________ County for the year beginning July first next, ________ percent as a rate upon every one hundred dollars on the amount of their respective assessments; and if any person named in the annexed duplicate assessment list shall not pay the tax after you have demanded payment, we command you in such case that you collect the tax, or the part thereof remaining unpaid, with lawful costs, in the manner prescribed by law. And we further command you that you pay the amount which, according to this warrant and the annexed duplicate assessment list you are required to collect, in the manner and within the times appointed by law in this behalf. Hereof fail not at your peril.

Given at ________________ by the order of ________________ County, under the hands of us, members of said county governing body, the ________________ day of ________________, A.D., ________
9 Del. C. § 6804 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 68 / Section 6804
§ Â
        6804. Commission organization; power and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) At the first regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission in July of each year, the Commission shall convene and organize by selecting a chair. Before entering upon the duties of the office, each member shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation prescribed by the Constitution. The Commission may create and fill such other offices in addition to chair as it may determine. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which record shall be a public record.

(b) Three voting members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.

(c) The county government shall provide suitable and convenient office space for the use and occupancy of the Commission, and shall furnish and supply all necessary equipment for the office.
9 Del. C. § 2221 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 22 / Subchapter I / Section 2221
§ Â
        2221. Sewage pumpsâMaintenance thereof.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any language to the contrary, for any residence that the government of New Castle County or any agent or representative thereof in any capacity or form (County) deems that installation of a grinder pump or any other sewage pump or waste management device shall be necessary in conjunction with or in relation to the New Castle County Sewer Rehabilitation Project, the County shall pay any and all expenses, costs, and fees of any form or manner related to maintenance and/or operation of such pump or device and any replacement thereof in perpetuity.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section above, the County shall incur no obligation nor incur any liability where a grinder pump or any other sewage pump or waste management device was installed on or in a residence by the owner or a representative thereof prior to commencement of or subsequent to completion of the New Castle County Sewer Rehabilitation Project.
9 Del. C. § 4110 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 41 / Subchapter II / Section 4110
§ Â
        4110. General powers; county government procedures; ordinances.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the powers specifically enumerated by statutes in this title and elsewhere, the government of Kent County shall assume and have all powers which under the Constitution of the State it would be competent for the General Assembly to grant by specific enumeration, and which are not denied by statute, including, but not limited to, any powers conferred prior to July 3, 1985, the General Assembly upon Kent County, or upon the Levy Court of Kent County, or upon the Levy Court Commissioners of Kent County, or upon the officers or employees of Kent County, or upon counties generally, or upon Levy Court Commissioners generally or upon the Levy Court generally.

(b) This grant of power includes the power to:

(1) Fix a tax rate upon the assessed valuation of all real property in Kent County, subject to assessment by the County;

(2) Fix an additional tax rate upon the assessed valuation of all real property, subject to assessment, located in unincorporated areas in Kent County for the limited purpose of providing financial support for public safety services to be provided by the County, or its agents to unincorporated areas of Kent County; and

(3) Add surcharges on any application for a building permit issued by the county:

a. In an amount not to exceed .5% of the construction value applicable to said building permit application to provide funding for volunteer fire companies; and

b. In an amount not to exceed 1.25% of the construction value applicable to said building permit application to provide funding for the local share of any school capital construction program having received a Certification of Necessity from the Secretary of Education of the Department of Education pursuant to § 7510 of Title 29, as amended; provided however, this surcharge shall not be applicable to an application for a building permit having a construction value of $30,000 or less and such application is made after the issuance of the original certificate of occupancy.

(c) This grant of power does not include the power to enact private or civil law concerning civil relationships, except as incident to the exercise of an expressly granted power, and does not include the power to define and provide for the punishment of felonies.

(d) This grant of power does not repeal or modify the doctrine of sovereign immunity as it now exists so as to broaden or increase the limitations of legal actions against Kent County.

(e) This grant of power includes the right of the Levy Court to receive moneys or grants from this State or the United States; and the Levy Court may enter into agreements or contracts with this State or the United States relating to such moneys or grants. The Levy Court may enact resolutions providing for programs and services for purposes for which the federal or state funds are granted to the County and to spend out of County funds any share required as a condition of the grants.

(f) The powers of Kent County shall be construed liberally in favor of the County, and specific mention of particular powers in this title shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers stated herein.

(g) (1) The county government shall meet regularly. The place and dates of such meetings shall be established by the county government as a part of the rules of procedure adopted for the conduct of its meetings. Special meetings may be held on the call of the President of the county government or of a majority of the members of the county government in accordance with rules adopted as a part of the rules of procedure of the county government.

(2) The county government shall determine its own rules and order of business and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings which shall be a public record.

(3) Voting, except on procedural motions, shall be on roll call and the ayes and nays shall be recorded in the journal. A majority of all members of the county government shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and subject to the penalties prescribed by the rules of the county government. No action of the county government, except as otherwise provided in this title, shall be valid or binding unless adopted with the concurrence of a majority of all of the members of the county government.

(h) All actions of the county government which shall have the force of law shall be by ordinance.

(i) (1) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance, except those relating to the budget or appropriation of funds and those relating to the adoption or revisions of the County Code, shall contain more than 1 subject which shall be clearly expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be “The County of Kent hereby ordains.” Any ordinance which repeals or amends an existing ordinance or part of the County Code shall set out in full that part of the ordinance, sections or subsections to be repealed or amended, and shall indicate the matter to be omitted by enclosing it in brackets and shall indicate new matter by underscoring or by italics.

(2) An ordinance may be introduced by any member at any regular or special meeting of the county government. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the Clerk of the county government shall distribute a copy to each elected official of the county governing body and to the County Administrator; shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the Clerk of the county government and such other public places as the county government may designate; shall, in 1 newspaper in general circulation in the county, publish in bold type the ordinance or the title thereof together with a notice setting out the time and place for a public hearing thereon by the county government; and shall produce a sufficient number of copies thereof to meet reasonable demands therefor by interested citizens and others who may be affected by such ordinance. The public hearing shall follow the publication by at least 7 days, may be held separately or in connection with a regular or special county government meeting and may be adjourned from time to time, and all persons interested shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard. The county government may make rules governing the holding of public hearings. After the public hearing, the county government may adopt the ordinance with or without amendment or reject it, but if it is amended as to any matter of substance which is not embraced within the title of the ordinance, the county government may not adopt it until the ordinance or its amended sections have been subjected to all of the procedures hereinbefore required in the case of a newly-introduced ordinance. As soon as practicable after adoption of any ordinance, the Clerk of the county government shall number the ordinance and have it, or its title, published again, 1 time in a newspaper of general circulation in the County, together with a notice of its adoption.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this title, every adopted ordinance shall become effective immediately unless the ordinance itself stipulates a different date.

(j) To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property or the public peace, the county government may adopt emergency ordinances, but such ordinances may not levy taxes, grant, review or extend a franchise, or authorize the borrowing of money except to issue emergency notes as provided by law. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form and manner prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing it in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted with or without amendment or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced. After its adoption, the ordinance shall be published and printed as prescribed for other adopted ordinances. It shall become effective immediately upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. An emergency ordinance may be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances.

(k) The Clerk of the county government shall authenticate by his or her signature and record in full, in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose, all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the county government.

(l) The surcharges otherwise added by paragraph (b)(3) of this section shall not be added to building permits applied for by an organization exempt from tax under § 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)] which provides owner-occupied housing to low and moderate income households by rehabilitating residential properties and reselling said properties without profit, nor to the Delaware State Housing Authority nor to any applicant funded by the Delaware State Housing Authority.
9 Del. C. § 1156 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter IV / Section 1156
§ Â
        1156. Submission of ordinance to County Executive.
Status: in_force

(a) No ordinance shall be considered as officially adopted until it has been signed by the County Executive or has become effective without the signature of the County Executive as provided in this section.

(b) Every ordinance approved by the County Council shall be signed by the President of the County Council and presented forthwith to the County Executive.

(c) If the County Executive approves an ordinance presented to him or her, the County Executive shall sign it and return it to the Clerk of the County Council and the ordinance shall take effect in 30 days unless a different effective date is specified in the ordinance.

(d) If the County Executive disapproves a presented ordinance, the County Executive shall return it to the Clerk of County Council with any objections stated in writing, and the Clerk of County Council shall present the same with such objections to the County Council at its next regular meeting, and such objections shall be entered upon the journal of the County Council. The County Council may, within 30 days thereafter, reconsider the same; if after such reconsideration 5/7 of all of the members of the County Council in office prior to the first Tuesday following the 2004 general election and 10/13 of all of the members of the County Council thereafter shall vote to pass the ordinance, the same shall take effect notwithstanding the objections of the County Executive, unless a greater number of members are necessary according to the provisions of this subchapter for the original passage of the ordinance, in which case unless as many members as are requisite for the original passage of the ordinance shall vote to pass the ordinance, it shall not take effect. If any ordinance shall not be returned by the County Executive to the office of the Clerk of County Council within 10 calendar days after it shall have been presented to the County Executive, or if such ordinance shall be returned after the 10-day period without the County Executive’s approval, the same shall take effect in like manner as if the County Executive had approved and signed it.

(e) The County Executive may disapprove or reduce any item or items of appropriation in any ordinance except for the following:

(1) Items prescribing salaries established by state law or prescribed by this title;

(2) Items appropriating funds for the purpose of auditing or investigating any part or all of the executive or administrative agencies of the County;

(3) Items for payment of principal and interest on the public debt;

(4) Items relating to the internal operating expenses of the County Council.

(f) Subject to the exceptions in subsection (e) of this section, the approved part or parts of any ordinance making appropriations shall become a law, and the part or parts disapproved, or the item or items reduced, shall not become law unless passed by the County Council over the veto of the County Executive as provided in subsection (d) of this section.
9 Del. C. § 9402 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 94 / Section 9402
§ Â
        9402. Compensation.
Status: in_force

The clerks of the peace in the respective counties shall receive the annual salaries listed below:

(1) In New Castle County, as fixed by the New Castle County government;

(2) In Kent County the clerk of the peace of Kent County shall receive a salary in an amount to be set by ordinance of the Kent County Levy Court; and

(3) In Sussex County the clerk of the peace of Sussex County shall receive a salary in an amount to be set by ordinance of the Sussex County Council.
9 Del. C. § 6715 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 67 / Section 6715
§ Â
        6715. Contract with municipality for disposal or treatment of sewage or the filtering, purifying or supplying of water.
Status: in_force

(a) The county government may contract with any municipality within the territorial limits of the County for the disposal or treatment by means of any sewerage system of the County or municipality the sewage originating in such city or town or elsewhere. Any such contract may be authorized by resolution duly adopted by the county government and may be made with or without consideration and may contain provisions obligating the County or municipality to dispose of and treat all or any part of the sewage originating in such city or town or elsewhere and obligating such city or town to permit the County to dispose of or treat such sewage, either for a specific period of time or for an unlimited time. Any such contract may contain other and different provisions relative to the kind and character of sewage to be disposed of and treated and the compensation, if any, to be paid for such services.

(b) The county government may contract with any municipality within the territorial limits of the County to buy, sell, process, filter, treat or purify water. Such filtration, treatment, processing or purification may be done in any plant or facility of the County or the municipality for such time, on such terms, and in such volume as the county government may, by resolution, determine.
9 Del. C. § 8103 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 81 / Subchapter I / Section 8103
§ Â
        8103. Personal property.
Status: in_force

No county or other political subdivision of the State shall levy, assess or collect any tax upon personal property, whether tangible or intangible.
9 Del. C. § 9418 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 94 / Section 9418
§ Â
        9418. License fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The fees of the Clerk of the Peace for Kent County shall be established by ordinance of the governing body of Kent County.

(b) This section shall not apply to the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County.

(c) The fees of the Clerk of the Peace for Sussex County shall be as established by ordinance.
9 Del. C. § 6817 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 68 / Section 6817
§ Â
        6817. Powers and duties of Department of Transportation not affected.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall change, alter, affect or modify the rights, powers and duties elsewhere conferred upon the Department of Transportation.
9 Del. C. § 8733 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 87 / Subchapter II / Section 8733
§ Â
        8733. Fees and costs.
Status: in_force

(a) The fees and costs to be taxed in all proceedings under this subchapter, where not otherwise provided for, shall be as follows:

(b) In addition to the fees set forth above, the costs to be taxed in all proceedings under this subchapter which are brought in Sussex County may include all reasonable attorney’s fees, as determined by the Court, incurred by the County in connection with each respective proceeding.

(c) This section shall not apply to Kent County. The county government of Kent County may provide by ordinance for fees and costs to be taxed in all proceedings under this subchapter.

(d) County Council of New Castle County may provide by ordinance for fees and costs to be taxed in all proceedings under this chapter.
9 Del. C. § 8301 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter I / Section 8301
§ Â
        8301. Annual assessment of all assessable property and persons.
Status: in_force

(a) The procedure in Kent County shall be as provided in Chapter 41 of this title.

(b) The procedure in New Castle County shall be as provided in Chapter 13 of this title.

(c) The procedure in Sussex County shall be as provided in Chapter 70 of this title.
9 Del. C. § 652 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter IV / Section 652
§ Â
        652. Cancellation of bonds.
Status: in_force

The county government may adopt such procedure as it deems proper in cancelling said bonds when paid.
9 Del. C. § 5301 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 53 / Section 5301
§ Â
        5301. Authority to issue.
Status: in_force

The Levy Court of Kent County, Delaware, is hereby empowered to issue and sell single family mortgage revenue bonds to finance the acquisition of notes secured by mortgages on residential property and the acquisition or rehabilitation of residential property.
9 Del. C. § 5303 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 53 / Section 5303
§ Â
        5303. Form; terms.
Status: in_force

The bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be authorized by resolution of the Levy Court and shall be issued in such form, in such denomination, bear such date, mature at such time, bear such interest rate, be executed in such manner, be payable in such places, be subject to such terms of redemption and bear such other terms as provided in the authorizing resolution.
9 Del. C. § 9119 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 91 / Section 9119
§ Â
        9119. Violation of bond requirements; penalty.
Status: repealed

Whoever, being an officer within the provisions of §§ 9114 and [former] 9115 [repealed] of this title, neglects to comply with such sections, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, and shall, ipso facto, forfeit his or her office.
9 Del. C. § 616 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 6 / Subchapter II / Section 616
§ Â
        616. Limitation upon authority.
Status: in_force

No provision of this chapter shall be construed as intending to confer upon the county government or any park commission or commissioner established or appointed by said county government any power or authority to acquire by condemnation, or otherwise, or to exercise in any manner any power or authority over any lands owned by an incorporated city or town of this State, except pursuant to an agreement executed by the incorporated city or town owning said land and the county government prior to said acquisition.
9 Del. C. § 9408 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 94 / Section 9408
§ Â
        9408. Audit; penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) The records and accounts of the clerk of the peace respecting fees for licenses and receipts of every description payable to the State shall be open to inspection and audit by such agency of the State as is authorized to audit the accounts of state agencies.

(b) The provisions of § 6510 of Title 29 shall apply to the clerk of the peace, and any violation of such section shall be a breach of the official bond of the clerk of the peace.

(c) This section shall not apply to the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County.
9 Del. C. § 6518 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 65 / Section 6518
§ Â
        6518. Exception to limitation on borrowing power.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall not be subject to any debt limit imposed by the laws of the State.
9 Del. C. § 770 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 7 / Subchapter VI / Section 770
§ Â
        770. General corporate powers.
Status: in_force

Every park district shall, from the time of its organization, be a body corporate and politic by such name as set forth in the petition for its organization and shall have and exercise the following powers:

(1) To adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at pleasure; to sue and be sued; to contract in furtherance of any of its corporate purposes;

(2) To acquire by gift, devise, grant or purchase, any and all real estate, or rights therein necessary for building, laying out, extending, adorning and maintaining any such parks, boulevards and driveways, or for effecting any of the powers or purposes granted under this Code as its board may deem proper, whether such lands be located within or without such district;

(3) To acquire by gift, bequest or purchase any personal property necessary for its corporate purposes;

(4) To pass all necessary ordinances, rules and regulations for the proper management and conduct of the business of the board and district and to establish by ordinance all needful rules and regulations for the government and protection of parks, boulevards, and driveways and other property under its jurisdiction, and to effect the objects for which such districts are formed;

(5) To rent or lease park property for income producing purposes consistent with the operation of park and recreation activities;

(6) To establish and collect fees for the use of park facilities;

(7) To prescribe such fines and penalties for the violation of ordinances as it shall deem proper not exceeding $200 for any 1 offense, which fines and penalties may be recovered by suit in the name of such district before the Superior Court in the county in which such violation occurred, and all fines when collected shall be paid into the treasury of such district;

(8) To enter into agreements with other agencies, organizations or individuals for the rental or lease of lands or facilities owned by such agencies, organizations or individuals;

(9) To manage and control all officers and property of such districts.
9 Del. C. § 9627 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 96 / Section 9627
§ Â
        9627. Redaction of information.
Status: in_force

(a) The recorder for each county shall be authorized to establish administrative procedures to allow a party who has previously been a signatory on an instrument for recordation to request that the recorder redact personal identifying information. Personal identifying information shall include: bank and credit card account numbers; the first 5 digits of a social security number; official state- or government-issued driver’s license or identification numbers; alien registration numbers; government passport numbers and employer or taxpayer identification numbers. A person requesting redaction must provide information sufficient to enable the recorder to identify the document to be redacted and verify that the requesting party or parties are the same person or persons named on the previously recorded instrument.

(b) Personal identifying information shall not include information essential to the purposes of public recordation, such as party names, property information including property description, parcel number, parcel address or mailing address. A recorder, in consultation with the county attorney in each respective county, shall be authorized to determine whether information is essential to the purposes of public recordation and thereby not subject to redaction.

(c) The Recorder of Deeds for New Castle County, Kent County and Sussex County shall have no liability for failure to redact personal identifying information.
9 Del. C. § 508 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter I / Section 508
§ Â
        508. Contents of notice of election.
Status: in_force

Thereafter, the election shall be held at such time as may be fixed by the county government and shall be previously advertised by posting a notice, in 4 of the most public places within the community, at least 30 days prior thereto and by publishing a notice in a newspaper published within the county of such community and having a general circulation therein, once in each of 4 weeks preceding the week in which the election is held. Such notice shall state the time and place of the election, and further state that the purpose of the election is to determine whether a majority of the residents of the community and the real property owners are in favor of the issuance of bonds by the county government to cover the cost of the improvement or improvements contemplated. The notice shall also state the total amount of the proposed bond issue and a clear and concise description of each of the improvements contemplated together with the estimated cost of each improvement and the total cost of all improvements and shall include the costs of preliminary engineering and construction inspection as set forth elsewhere in this subchapter.
9 Del. C. § 566 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter II / Section 566
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        566. Rejection and acceptance of bids; opinion required.
Status: in_force

(a) The county government may reject any and all bids, but in awarding the sale of the bonds, or any of them, they shall be sold to the person, persons, firm or corporation which, in the judgment of the county government, offers the most advantageous terms.

(b) The bonds shall not be offered for sale until the attorney for the county government has submitted the attorney’s opinion in writing that the bonds have been validly authorized in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
9 Del. C. § 4652 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 46 / Section 4652
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        4652. Reconversion of fully registered bonds.
Status: in_force

Any bond originally issued in form payable to bearer with coupons attached may contain a provision that, when it has been fully registered, it will, on the written request of the holder thereof, be reconverted, at the expense of such holder, into a new coupon bond by the preparation and substitution of a new bond and coupons for unmatured interest, of the same form and tenor as those originally authorized. Any such bond may again be converted into a fully registered bond and be reconverted into a coupon bond from time to time in the manner herein provided. The resolution of the governing body authorizing any conversion or reconversion shall set forth the date, maturities, interest rate, denominations, and numbers of the old and new bonds and the name of the holder.
9 Del. C. § 8772 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 87 / Subchapter IV / Section 8772
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        8772. Public notice of sale.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax collecting authority shall proceed to advertise the lands and tenements of the taxable by posting handbills in at least 10 public places in the county, 1 of which shall be on the lands to be sold, and 1 at the courthouse, and by publishing the notice or advertisement of sale in a newspaper of the county at least 1 issue before the day fixed for the sale. All sales shall be made at the courthouse door and the handbills and advertisement shall contain the day, hour, place of sale, and a short description of the property to be sold.

(b) In case the owner of any lands and tenements against which a tax shall be levied and assessed is unknown, this fact shall be stated in the advertisement of sale, and in addition to the notice herein required, the advertisement shall be published in some newspaper published in the county in at least 2 successive issues thereof before the day fixed for the sale of the property.

(c) The tax collecting authority shall keep a record of the places where the handbills were posted and of the newspaper in which the advertisement was published, and such record shall be presumptive evidence of such advertisement and posting.
9 Del. C. § 8309 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter I / Section 8309
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        8309. Assessment where owner unknown.
Status: in_force

If the board of assessment or Department or Office of Finance cannot discover the owner of any property, it shall nevertheless value the same, and state that the owner is unknown.
9 Del. C. § 9410 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 94 / Section 9410
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        9410. Assessment lists; delivering copies.
Status: in_force

(a) After the assessment lists have been certified to the county government, as provided by law, the clerk of the peace of the county shall immediately make, from the assessment lists, collectors’ duplicates to be delivered to the receiver of taxes and county treasurer or director of finance in his or her county, as provided by law, which copies shall be the only ones required to be made by the clerk of the peace.

(b) The original assessment lists shall be retained by the clerk of the peace, and no further copy shall be required for the records of his or her office.

(c) This section shall not apply to the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County.
9 Del. C. § 2409 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 24 / Section 2409
§ Â
        2409. Deposit and use of proceeds of sale of bonds; liability of purchasers or holders.
Status: in_force

(a) All money received from the sale of any or all of such bonds, after the payment of the charges and expenses connected with the preparation and sale thereof, shall be deposited by the Department of Finance in a state or national bank designated by New Castle County, to the credit of the County Council of New Castle County in a separate account and payments thereof shall be made in the same manner as other payments by the County Council. No part of the money thus obtained, except as in this section provided, shall be used for any other purpose than those stated in this chapter.

(b) The purchasers or holders of the bonds shall not be bound to see to or be affected by the application of the money realized from the sale of the bonds.
9 Del. C. § 2104 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 21 / Section 2104
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        2104. Removal of lights.
Status: in_force

Lights installed under the provisions of this chapter shall be removed only by ordinance of County Council or upon its direction after receipt of a petition, signed by a majority of the property owners within the bounds of any lighted community or village, requesting such removal. No such ordinance or petition shall be considered by County Council at any time within 3 years after the date of the first light tax billing issued after the installation of such lights. After the removal of such lights, no light tax shall be levied against properties within the bounds of the community or village identified in the ordinance or petition. In the event that such lights are removed, County Council shall not refund any light tax that has been levied for the fiscal year during which the lights are removed.
9 Del. C. § 4661 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 46 / Section 4661
§ Â
        4661. Construction of chapter with other laws.
Status: in_force

The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, the powers conferred by any other general, special or local law. The powers conferred by this chapter may be exercised notwithstanding that any other general, special or local law may confer such powers, and without regard to the requirements, restrictions, limitations or other provisions contained in such other general, special or local law.
9 Del. C. § 4811 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 48 / Section 4811
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        4811. Approval or disapproval of plat by Commission; hearing.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall approve, approve with conditions, disapprove or table a plat within 45 days after acceptance by the Commission of the plat and all necessary supporting documentation; otherwise such plat shall be deemed to have been approved and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by the Commission upon demand. Such period may be extended by mutual agreement between the Commission and the applicant for the Commission’s approval. The grounds of disapproval of any plat shall be stated upon the records of the Commission and a copy of such statement shall be furnished to the applicant. No plat shall be acted upon by the Commission without affording a hearing thereon, notice of the time and place of which shall be sent by registered mail to such applicant not less than 5 days before the date fixed therefor. However, in the application the applicant may waive the requirement of such hearing and notice. Any approval or disapproval, after its recordation by the Commission, may be appealed to the county government within 30 days. County government shall affirm or deny, in whole or in part, the decision of the Regional Planning Commission, or remand the matter to the Regional Planning Commission for further proceedings. However, a decision of the Regional Planning Commission may not be remanded to that Commission by the county government more than 1 time.
9 Del. C. § 1113 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter II / Section 1113
§ Â
        1113. Compensation.
Status: in_force

The annual salary of the County Executive shall not be less than $67,000 and may be changed by ordinance or upon a recommendation by the New Castle County Compensation Commission which has been adopted and ordained by County Council.
9 Del. C. § 4516 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 45 / Subchapter I / Section 4516
§ Â
        4516. Connection of property with water mains.
Status: in_force

Permits for connecting any property by a drain or pipe with any county water main shall be obtained from the county government and shall be issued only to plumbers licensed to do business in this State. No permit will be granted for connecting any property by a drain or pipe with any water main unless application is made therefor to the county government in writing upon blanks furnished by the county government. The application shall state the full name of the owner, the size and kind of drain or pipe to be used and a full description of the premises, its location, the number and size of each building located thereon to be drained, the area of each floor thereof, including the floor of the cellar or basement, all of the purposes for which the drain or pipe is to be used, the time when the connection is to be made and other particulars for a full understanding of the subject and that the owner will be subject to all the rules and regulations prescribed by the county government. The application shall be signed by the owner of the property to be drained or supplied with water and by a plumber licensed to do business in this State. The owner shall also execute a release to the county government releasing the county government, its officers and agents and the County from all liability or damage which may in any manner result to the premises by reason of such connection. No permit shall be deemed to authorize anything not therein specifically stated.
9 Del. C. § 3504 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 35 / Section 3504
§ Â
        3504. Powers of New Castle County.
Status: in_force

New Castle County shall have the power to:

(1) Establish within the County certain areas designated as a NID.

(2) Designate a nonprofit corporation, created for the purposes of this chapter, as the NIDMA with the certain powers established under this chapter.

(3) Through the County Office of Finance, administer on behalf of or in conjunction with the NIDMA, and in accordance with any specific provisions contained in the county ordinance establishing the NID, all appropriations and expenditures as determined by the NIDMA, which may include federal, state, and county funds received by the County Office of Finance on behalf of the NIDMA, as necessary, including to prepare or have prepared preliminary research, planning, and feasibility studies to determine needed enhanced services and related programs in the NID, including services such as graffiti removal, district-wide sanitation needs, and snow removal. The provision of enhanced services is to supplement, not replace, the existing level of services provided within the NID.

(4) Review proposed appropriations and expenditures of funds within the NID by or on behalf of the NIDMA, and provide recommendations related thereto.

(5) Advance funds to a NIDMA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(6) Levy a special assessment on nonexempt properties located within the NID necessary to fund enhanced services within the NID.

(7) Collect a special assessment on behalf of the NIDMA levied on designated properties within the NID and to employ necessary legal methods to ensure collection of the special assessment.

(8) Impose and file liens on property for nonpayment of the special assessment.

(9) Include an initial sunset provision of up to 5 years in the county ordinance creating the NID and in the agreement between the County and the NIDMA.
9 Del. C. § 2403 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 24 / Section 2403
§ Â
        2403. Powers of County Council as to operation of plant; regulations and charges for service.
Status: in_force

(a) The County Council may enter into contracts, leases or agreements of any nature pertaining to the operation of the incineration and garbage disposal plant or plants, including the right to sell such portion of land acquired as may not be necessary to use. The power to contract shall include the power to contract with any governmental agency of any sort whatsoever and to receive grants-in-aid from any such agency or any other person or organization.

(b) The County Council may adopt regulations and establish fees and charges for the services rendered by the said incineration and garbage disposal plant or plants.
9 Del. C. § 3211 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 32 / Section 3211
§ Â
        3211. Exemption of bonds from taxation.
Status: in_force

The principal amount of the bonds, the interest payable thereon, their transfer, and any income derived therefrom, including any profit made in the sale or transfer thereof, shall be exempt from taxation by the State and by the several counties and municipalities of this State.
9 Del. C. § 2318 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 23 / Section 2318
§ Â
        2318. Rules and regulations governing use of sewage disposal facilities.
Status: in_force

The County Council may promulgate from time to time and enforce such rules and regulations, as may be necessary, governing the use of the whole or any parts of such sewerage systems or sewage treatment plants constructed under their control either within or without the district.
9 Del. C. § 1157 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter IV / Section 1157
§ Â
        1157. Emergency ordinances.
Status: repealed

To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property or the public peace, the County Council may adopt emergency ordinances, but such ordinances may not levy taxes, grant, renew or extend a franchise, or authorize the borrowing of money except to issue emergency notes as provided by law. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form and manner prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing it in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least 5/7 of all of the members of the County Council in office prior to the first Tuesday following the 2004 general election and 10/13 of all the members of the County Council thereafter shall be required for adoption. After its adoption, the ordinance shall be published and printed as prescribed for other adopted ordinances. It shall become effective upon its adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance, except 1 made for the issuance of emergency notes, shall automatically stand repealed as of the sixty-first day following the date on which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances.
9 Del. C. § 2405 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 24 / Section 2405
§ Â
        2405. Terms of bonds.
Status: in_force

The County Council shall decide upon and determine the form and time or times of maturity of the bonds provided that no bond shall be issued for a term exceeding 25 years. The bonds may or may not at the option of the County Council be made redeemable at such time or times before maturity, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the County Council prior to the issuance of the bonds. The bonds shall contain such other provisions, not inconsistent with the requirements of this chapter, as the County Council may deem expedient.
9 Del. C. § 342 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter II / Section 342
§ Â
        342. Fiscal year for counties and county agencies.
Status: in_force

(a) The fiscal year of the governing body of each county shall begin on July 1 of each calendar year and end on June 30 of the succeeding calendar year.

(b) All county departments, bureaus, divisions, offices, boards, commissions, and other agencies, supported entirely or in part by the governing body of any county, shall have the same fiscal year as that of the governing body.
9 Del. C. § 8760 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 87 / Subchapter III / Section 8760
§ Â
        8760. Right of redemption by lienholder.
Status: in_force

(a) If the owner or the owner’s legal representative does not redeem the real estate within 60 days from the day the sale is confirmed by the Superior Court, any person who has an interest or lien upon any real estate so sold which was discharged by the sale may prefer a petition to the Superior Court at any time within 1 year from the day the sale is confirmed by the Superior Court setting forth the fact that he, she or it desires to redeem the real estate and that he, she or it is willing to pay into the Superior Court for the use of the purchaser the amount of the purchase price and 15 percent in addition thereto. The petitioner may also state in the petition that he, she or it is willing to pay into the Superior Court a further sum (stating the sum) for the benefit of any person who has an interest in or a lien upon the real estate which was discharged by the sale prior to the interest or lien of the petitioner, and the petitioner may also state in the petition such other and further facts as the petitioner may deem proper.

(b) Upon the expiration of 1 year from the day of confirmation of the sale of the real estate the Superior Court, after giving due notice to all petitioners, shall proceed to hear the same and after considering the interest and liens of the petitioners shall determine which of the petitioners, if any, shall be permitted to redeem the same and shall make an order accordingly, the petitioner so permitted to redeem the same then paying into the Superior Court the amount specified in his, her or its petition for the use of the parties entitled thereto, and complying with such other orders as the Superior Court shall make.
9 Del. C. § 3409 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 34 / Section 3409
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        3409. Continuation and termination of contracts; consolidation of stormwater maintenance districts.
Status: in_force

The county government may determine not to continue stormwater maintenance for any stormwater maintenance district at the expiration of any agreement entered into under this chapter. The county government may, without further public hearings, consolidate 2 or more stormwater maintenance districts into a single district.
9 Del. C. § 4815 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 48 / Section 4815
§ Â
        4815. Appropriation; authority to make.
Status: in_force

The county government may annually appropriate a sum not exceeding $200,000 for the purpose of carrying out this chapter, to be paid as other county expenses out of moneys collected for taxes for county purposes.
9 Del. C. § 1407 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 14 / Section 1407
§ Â
        1407. Audit schedule; special examinations or audits; risk assessment review.
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the County Auditor shall submit an annual audit plan to the Audit Committee for review and comment. The plan shall include the proposed schedule for auditing departments, offices, boards, activities, agencies and subcontractors for the period. The plan and schedule may be amended during the period after consultation with the Audit Committee. The schedule and any amendments shall be provided to the Council and the County Executive.

(b) When directed by the County Executive, County Council, or the County Auditor’s own initiative, and upon approval of the audit committee, the County Auditor may make, or may cause to be made by a qualified accounting firm, a special examination of any financial transaction or matter if the County Auditor has reasonable grounds to believe that any unauthorized, illegal, irregular, or unsound practice is being employed in association with the transaction or matter. The annual audit plan shall be amended to include any special audits that are approved by the Audit Committee. The revised audit plan shall be distributed to Council, the County Executive and the Chief Administrative Officer unless the Audit Committee determines that distribution to 1 of these entities would jeopardize the effectiveness of the special audit. If the County Auditor receives information regarding alleged financial improprieties and believes that disclosure to the Audit Committee would jeopardize or compromise the audit, the County Auditor may process but must advise the Audit Committee of the time commitment; the schedule still must be revised to reflect the addition of a confidential County Auditor-initiated audit and the revised schedule must reflect appropriate time parameters.

(c) The County Auditor will perform or have performed an annual risk assessment of the County focusing on key financial and business risks, controls, key performance indicators, and critical success factors as deemed appropriate by the Audit Committee and/or County Council.
9 Del. C. § 4608 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 46 / Section 4608
§ Â
        4608. Review.
Status: in_force

Any interested party aggrieved by the final determination made by the county government establishing the district or authorizing the increase and improvement of facilities previously authorized for an existing district, may make application for review by a court of competent jurisdiction, of any and all of the final determinations made by the county government in connection with the proceeding establishing the district or authorizing the increase for improvements of facilities previously authorized for an existing district; provided, that application for review is made within 30 days from the effective date of the resolution establishing the district, or extending the boundaries thereof, or the adoption of a resolution authorizing the increase and improvement of facilities previously authorized for an existing district. Unless such application is made within 30 days as aforesaid, the resolution establishing the district, extending the boundaries thereof, or authorizing the increase and improvement of facilities previously authorized for an existing district shall be final and conclusive, and shall be presumptive evidence of the regularity of the proceedings for the establishment of the district for the extension thereof or for the authorization of the increase and improvement of facilities previously authorized for an existing district, and all other actions taken by the county government in relation thereto.
9 Del. C. § 8744 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 87 / Subchapter III / Section 8744
§ Â
        8744. Notice of attachment to defendant.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the attachment shall also be given to the defendant whenever practicable. If the defendant is a person, such writ may either be served upon the defendant personally or by leaving a copy thereof at the defendant’s usual place of abode within New Castle County more than 6 days before the return thereof in the presence of an adult person, and if the defendant is a corporation, such writ may either be served personally on the president or 1 of the directors thereof or by leaving a copy thereof at its principal place of business in New Castle County more than 6 days before the return thereof in the presence of an adult person, or if the person does not reside in New Castle County, or if the corporation has no place of business in New Castle County, a copy thereof may be mailed in a sealed postpaid envelope directed to the last known address or place of business of the defendant more than 6 days before the return thereof.

(b) The day of mailing shall be deemed and taken as the day of the giving of the notice, but the failure to give the notice shall not divest the court or the justice of the peace before whom the proceedings were instituted of jurisdiction to hear and determine the proceedings.
9 Del. C. § 8320 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter I / Section 8320
§ Â
        8320. Information to be supplied by building inspectors in New Castle County.
Status: in_force

The Building Inspector of the City of Wilmington and the building inspector or other officer authorized by law to issue permits for new buildings or for repairs or additions to old buildings, in any other city or town of New Castle County, shall report to the Office of Finance every permit issued by the inspector respectively, for the erection of a new building or buildings, or the repair, alteration or improvement of old buildings, specifying the estimated cost of the proposed new building, or the repair, alteration or improvement of the old building.
9 Del. C. § 3405 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 34 / Section 3405
§ Â
        3405. Agreements for stormwater maintenance authorized.
Status: in_force

The county government may enter into an agreement with the New Castle Conservation District or other government, nonprofit, or for-profit agency or organization to maintain the stormwater infrastructure of each stormwater maintenance district.
9 Del. C. § 4103 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 41 / Subchapter I / Section 4103
§ Â
        4103. Election, qualifications and term of officials of the county governing body.
Status: in_force

(a) In Kent County, the governing body shall consist of 7 elected officials, 1 from each of the Representative Districts as were in effect at the election of 1980, with certain minor changes in the lines so as to comply with the 1 man 1 vote requirement, as described in § 4102(b) of this title, together with 1 elected official from the County as a whole. Each such official must be a resident of the Levy Court District from which such official is elected, and must have been such for at least 1 year before such official is elected, be a citizen of the United States, be a qualified elector of the County and be elected by the qualified voters of the District. The term of office shall be for 4 years. The Levy Court commissioners elected in the election of 1980 from the old 30th, 31st and 34th Representative Districts, now the First, Third and Fifth Levy Court Districts, shall continue to serve out the unexpired portion of their terms and shall represent the 1st, 3rd and 5th Levy Court Districts until the first Tuesday in January, 1985. Levy Court commissioners for the old 32nd, 33rd and 35th Representative Districts, now the Second, Fourth and Sixth Levy Court Districts, together with the Levy Court commissioner for the County as a whole, shall be elected for 4-year terms at the election in 1982. At each subsequent election, the Levy Court commissioners elected shall serve for a 4-year term.

(b) In the event that a primary election is necessary in any Levy Court District, only the qualified voters of the said Levy Court District in which such primary election is held, shall be eligible to vote in said primary.

(c) The office of an elected official shall become vacant upon the elected official’s death, resignation, removal from office in any manner authorized by law, or forfeiture of the office. The elected official’s office will be forfeited if at any time during the elected official’s term of office the elected official:

(1) Lacks any qualification for the office prescribed by this chapter or other law of the State, including residence in the district from which the elected official was elected;

(2) Violates any express prohibition of this title; or

(3) Is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.

(d) If the office of an elected official becomes vacant, a temporary official shall be appointed by the majority vote of the remaining body of elected officials until the special election provided for in § 303 of this title shall have been completed. The special election shall be held within 6 months of the occurring of the vacancy. The county government shall prescribe by ordinance the procedures for the special election, which procedures shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of Title 15. The Kent County Chairperson of each political party that had State ballot status at the preceding general election, or, if there is no Kent County Chairperson, the State Chairperson of that political party, shall without primary, be eligible to file with the Kent County Department of Elections the name of 1 eligible candidate for the vacant office. The President of the county government shall issue a Writ of Election to the Kent County Department of Elections, which shall conduct the special election in accordance with the county ordinance.
9 Del. C. § 5513 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 55 / Section 5513
§ Â
        5513. Special taxes on  real property as alternative to ad valorem taxes.
Status: in_force

(a) As an alternative to levying ad valorem taxes under this chapter, the Levy Court may levy special taxes on real property in a special development district to cover the cost of improvements, including infrastructure improvements, including but not limited to “costs” defined in § 5501 of this title. In determining the basis for and amount of the tax, the cost of an improvement may be calculated and levied:

(1) Equally per front foot, lot, parcel, dwelling unit, or square foot;

(2) According to the value of the property as determined by the County, with or without regard to improvements on the property; or

(3) In any other reasonable manner that results in fairly allocating the cost of the improvements, including infrastructure improvements.

(b) The Levy Court may provide by ordinance or resolution for:

(1) A maximum amount to be assessed with respect to any parcel or real property located within a special development district;

(2) A tax year or other date after which no further special taxes under this section shall be levied or collected on a parcel; and

(3) The circumstances under which the special tax levied against any parcel may be increased, if at all, as a consequence of delinquency or default by the owner of that parcel or any other parcel within the special development district.

(c) The Levy Court by ordinance or resolution may establish procedures allowing for the prepayment of special taxes under this section.

(d) Special taxes levied under this section shall be collected and secured in the same manner as general ad valorem real property taxes unless otherwise provided in the ordinance or resolution and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure, sale, and lien priority in case of delinquency as is provided for general ad valorem real property taxes.
9 Del. C. § 515 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter I / Section 515
§ Â
        515. Sale of bonds; proceeds of sale; advertising required.
Status: in_force

(a) The county government shall negotiate the sale and delivery of the bonds. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be paid into the treasury of the county government to be used for the purposes provided in this subchapter; provided, however, that any excess received from the sale of the bonds beyond the cost of the project shall immediately be transferred to the special sinking fund required by § 532 of this title after payment to the Division of Highways for preliminary engineering and construction inspection costs.

(b) The county government shall advertise the bonds for sale in at least 2 issues each of 2 newspapers, 1 of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wilmington, Delaware, and 1 of which shall be published in the City of New York, inviting bids for the same, which advertisements shall state the total amount of the proposed issue, the denominations of the bonds, the place of payment of the bonds and interest, the place and date of opening the bids, and the conditions under which the bonds are to be sold. The county government may give notice of the sale of the bonds in such other manner as it may decide.
9 Del. C. § 4915 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 49 / Subchapter I / Section 4915
§ Â
        4915. Board of Adjustment â Rules governing organization, procedure and jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The county government shall provide and specify in its zoning or other regulations, general rules to govern the organization, procedure and jurisdiction of the Board of Adjustment, which rules shall not be inconsistent with this subchapter, and the Board of Adjustment may adopt supplemental rules of procedure not inconsistent with this subchapter or such general rules.
9 Del. C. § 4603 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 46 / Section 4603
§ Â
        4603. Planning.
Status: in_force

(a) The county government may:

(1) Assemble data, and develop plans relating to the collection, transmission, treatment and disposal of sewage within the County, and relating to the elimination or alleviation of sewage problems; and

(2) Study the possibility of developing and utilizing existing facilities to make them available to the several municipalities, and other political subdivisions and unincorporated areas within the County.

(b) The county government on its own motion may cause a preliminary report including maps and plans to be prepared for the establishment of a certain area or areas of the County as a county district. Such maps and plans shall show:

(1) The boundaries of the area or areas which the county government in its judgment considers will be benefited directly or indirectly by the particular project;

(2) A description of the area or areas sufficient to permit definite and conclusive identification of all parcels of property included therein;

(3) The proposed location of all facilities such as lateral, trunk, interceptor and outfall sewers, pumping stations, and treatment and disposal facilities;

(4) Estimates of the cost of construction of the facilities as shown on the maps and plans; and

(5) The method of financing such facilities.

If the report shall contain recommendations for the establishment of 2 or more zones of assessment within a county district, the maps and plans shall show the boundaries of each of such zones and the estimated initial allocation of the cost of construction of the facilities recommended to be charged to each of such zones.

(c) The county government may employ or contract for such engineering, legal, professional and other assistance as from time to time may be needed, and may incur such other expenses as may be necessary to carry out the powers herein set forth.
9 Del. C. § 8342 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 83 / Subchapter I / Section 8342
§ Â
        8342. Notice required under supplemental assessment procedure.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the board of assessment or Department or Office of Finance places a property on a supplemental assessment roll, it shall deposit notice in the regular mail addressed to the owner of the property affected at the address shown on the assessment rolls, or if the address of such owner does not appear on the assessment roll, then to the person occupying the property.

(b) Each board of assessment or Department or Office of Finance shall publish notices of the places and website if made available electronically where the supplemental assessment roll may be inspected together with a notice of the time and place of the sittings to hear appeals. The notices published by the Office of Finance of New Castle County shall also state the time and place for filing written notices of appeal with the. Board. Such notice shall appear in at least 2 newspapers in the case of Kent and Sussex Counties and, in the case of New Castle County, in the newspaper with the highest general circulation published in New Castle County. Such publication shall begin no later than the date on which the supplemental assessment roll was certified.
9 Del. C. § 6812 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 68 / Section 6812
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        6812. Public hearing and notice.
Status: in_force

(a) Any public hearing required by this chapter shall be held within the County and notice of the time and place thereof shall be published in 2 newspapers of general circulation in the County. Notice shall be published at least 15 days before the date of the hearing. In addition, notice of the hearing shall be posted on the property itself. The notice shall state the place at which the text and maps relating to the proposed change may be examined.

(b) Public notice of any formal action taken in regard to public hearings as required by this chapter shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the County within 15 days of such action.
9 Del. C. § 8110 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 81 / Subchapter I / Section 8110
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        8110. Civic organizations owning parkland.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(1) The term “civic organization” shall be defined as any nonprofit organization that is the owner of parkland, as defined herein, provided that:

a. The organization is not organized for profit or is qualified as an exempt organization under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [26 U.S.C. § 501(c)], as amended;

b. No part of the net earnings of the organization inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; and

c. Upon liquidation or dissolution of the organization, or abandonment by the organization, none of the assets of the organization nor benefits from its property will inure to the benefit of any person or organization except a community chest, fund, foundation, government, governmental agency, civic organization, maintenance corporation or other nonprofit organization.

(2) The term “parkland” means real property, including improvements erected thereon and fixtures attached thereto, used primarily for recreational purposes and dedicated as parkland, public open space, private open space or other public use on a recorded subdivision plan, or through valid and binding restrictive covenants, provided that:

a. The property is not used by the civic organization or by any other person so as to benefit any officer, trustee, director, shareholder, member, employee, contributor or bondholder of the organization or operator or any other person through the distribution of profits or the payment of excessive compensation;

b. The property is used for recreational purposes; and

c. The use of the property is open, without charge, to the public, or to members of the civic organization, or to the residents of the neighborhood, or to residents of the community or to residents of the subdivision in which the property is located, regardless of sex, race, creed, color, national origin, or any other basis protected under Chapter 45 of Title 6.

(b) No parkland owned by a civic organization shall be liable to taxation and assessment for public purposes by any county or other political subdivision of the State or county.

(c) Any taxes heretofore levied by any county or other political subdivision of the State or county on any such parkland owned, at the time of said levy, by a civic organization are voidable and the counties and political subdivisions of the State shall remove said taxes from their records upon receipt of an application filed by the organization establishing its entitlement under this section.

(d) This section shall not affect any taxes levied on any such property at any time prior to its acquisition by the civic organization, and such taxes, and any penalty that may accrue thereon, shall remain a lien against the property in accordance with the provisions of this title.
9 Del. C. § 911 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 9 / Subchapter I / Section 911
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        911. Injuring or killing dogs for certain acts [Transferred].
Status: in_force

Transferred to § 3051F of Title 16 by 80 Del. Laws, c. 248, § 5, effective May 25, 2016.
9 Del. C. § 5609 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 56 / Section 5609
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        5609. Additional remedies.
Status: in_force

The imposition of the penalties or enforcement prescribed in this chapter or by the rules or requirements as promulgated by the county Levy Court shall not preclude the Attorney General, county attorney, or code enforcement constable from instituting appropriate actions or proceedings to prevent, enjoin, or abate any continuing violation of this chapter.
9 Del. C. § 3314 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 33 / Section 3314
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        3314. Bonds not to constitute general obligation debt.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter are a special obligation of the county or Special Development District (SDD) and may not constitute a general obligation debt of the county, or a pledge of the county’s full faith and credit or taxing power. Bonds are nonrecourse to property owners who purchase subject to a TIF or SDD. Property owners who purchase subject to a TIF or SDD shall only be responsible for TIF or SDD obligations determined by the individual assessment of their property.
9 Del. C. § 4407 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 44 / Section 4407
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        4407. Permits required.
Status: in_force

(a) A building permit shall be obtained from the county government for any new construction of any kind including additions or alterations to existing structures.

(b) Before issuing a building permit, the county government may require the builder or homeowner to have a permit for waste disposal from the Division of Environmental Control.

(c) The county government may by resolution waive the requirement for a building permit under specified terms and conditions as may be established by the county government but no waiver shall be permitted where the value of the work to be done exceeds $500.

(d) A building permit shall be required for the construction, erection, placement or alteration of any smokestack, tree, silo, flagpole, elevated tank, power line, radio or television tower, antenna, building, structure or other improvement to real property which:

(1) Is greater than 200 feet in height above ground level;

(2) Is greater in height than an imaginary trapezoidal shape beginning at the end of a runway of a public use airport, at an initial width of 50 feet and extending outward and upward at a slope of 100:1 for a distance of 20,000 feet, to a width of 3000 feet at its ending point;

(3) Is located within the approach runway area of each public use airport; or

(4) Otherwise acts as an obstruction to the operation of aircraft as those terms are defined in Chapter 6 of Title 2 or by Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 77 [14 C.F.R. Part 77].

(e) Such building permit for each such object or structure will not be issued until such time as the Department through the Office of Aeronautics has approved the application. The Department of Transportation, through the Office of Aeronautics, shall respond to the county or municipality having land use jurisdiction, regarding any objections it has to the issuance of a building permit, within 30 days of receipt of such permit for review.
9 Del. C. § 744 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 7 / Subchapter III / Section 744
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        744. Appropriation ordinances.
Status: in_force

The board of each park district shall, within the last quarter of each fiscal year, but not later than the last Tuesday in April, pass an ordinance in which the board may appropriate such sums of money as may be deemed necessary to defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of such district for the succeeding fiscal year and in such ordinance shall specify the objects and purposes for which such appropriations are made, and the amount appropriated to each. After the first 6 months of any fiscal year have elapsed the board may, by 2/3 vote, transfer from any appropriation item its anticipated unexpended funds to any other item of appropriation theretofore made, and the item to which said transfer is made may be increased to the extent of the amount so transferred.
9 Del. C. § 762 — Delaware Code / Title 9 / Chapter 7 / Subchapter V / Section 762
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        762. Attestation of bonds; interest; maturity; sale.
Status: in_force

Such bonds of a park district shall be issued when authorized under §§ 760 and 761 of this title in the name of the district, signed by the president and secretary, and countersigned by the treasurer, with the seal of said district affixed; they shall bear interest at not exceeding 5 percent per annum payable semiannually, and the principal shall be payable at such time and place as may be determined by the board, not exceeding 20 years from their date. The board of such district may sell the bonds in any manner it deems for the best interests of the district, at not less than par, and the proceeds thereof shall be used exclusively for the purpose authorized in this chapter.