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9 DE Code § 2209. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2209. Power to make charges; liability of users; computation of rates.

§ 2209. Power to make charges; liability of users; computation of rates. (a) The County Council may charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges (in this chapter sometimes referred to as “service charges”) for direct or indirect connection with, or the use or services of, any sewerage system. Such service charges may be charged to and collected from any person contracting for such connection or use or service or from the owner or occupant, or both of them, of any real property which directly or indirectly is or has been connected with a sewerage system, or from or on which originates or has originated sewage which directly or indirectly has entered or may enter into a sewerage system, and the owner or occupant, or both of them, of any such real property shall be liable for and shall pay such service charges to the County at the time when and place where the County Council, by ordinance, rule or regulation, determines that such charges are due and payable. (b) Such service charges shall, as near as the County Council deems practicable and equitable, be uniform throughout the area served by the sewerage system, and may be based or computed either on the consumption of water on or in connection with the real property, making due allowances for commercial use of water, or on the number and kind of water outlets on or in connection with the real property, or on the number and kind of plumbing or sewerage fixtures or facilities on or in connection with the real property, or on the number of persons residing or working on or otherwise connected or identified with the real property, or on other factors determining the type, class and amount of use or service of the sewerage system, or on any combination of any such factors. 48 Del. Laws, c. 61, §  10;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2209;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  15;
9 DE Code § 2210. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2210. Penalties for failure to pay charges.

§ 2210. Penalties for failure to pay charges. (a) In the event that a service charge with regard to any parcel of real property is not paid as and when due, a penalty shall accrue and be due to the County on the unpaid balance at a rate and in a manner to be set by ordinance of County Council. (b) In the event that any service charge with respect to any parcel of real property is not paid as and when due, the Chief Financial Officer of the County may, at his or her discretion, enter upon such parcel and cause the connection thereof leading directly or indirectly to the sewerage system to be cut and shut off until the service charges and any subsequent charges with regard to such parcel and all penalties thereon are fully paid. (c) The Office of Finance of New Castle County may at any time notify in writing the person or corporation employing any person responsible for the payment of delinquent service charges hereunder that the charges are due, delinquent and unpaid and thereupon the employer shall deduct from the wages, or from any sum due such employee, the amount of the charges due from such employee, and charge the same against the employee. If such employer refuses or neglects to comply with this section within 3 months from the time of receiving such notice, the employer shall be personally liable for the charges of such person as to whom notice has been given. The Office of Finance may recover the amount of the charges from such employer in an action of debt before any Justice of the Peace. When the amount of such charges is held by any employer under this section, the employer shall pay the same to the Office of Finance within 30 days thereafter. A copy of this section shall accompany all written notices to employers. 48 Del. Laws, c. 61, §  10;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2210;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;  63 Del. Laws, c. 169, §  2;  65 Del. Laws, c. 435, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §§  15, 72;
9 DE Code § 2211. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2211. Lien of service charges on real estate.

§ 2211. Lien of service charges on real estate. (a) In the event that any service charge is not paid as and when due, the unpaid balance thereof and any penalties accrued thereon shall be a lien on the parcel of real property with regard to which the service charge was made. The lien shall be superior and paramount to the penalties in such parcel of any owner, lessee, tenant, mortgagee or other person, except the lien of taxes. (b) If any service charges remain unpaid after the due date, the chief financial officer, in his or her discretion, may institute a proceeding for the enforcement of the lien with penalties thereon accrued, and all costs thereon, under the method for collecting delinquent taxes established under Chapter 87 of this title. Such grounds and buildings, or any part thereof, may be sold by the Sheriff of the county as is provided by law. (c) The Sheriff shall, out of the purchase money of the premises so sold, pay all costs arising from the process and sale to the parties entitled thereto respectively, and shall pay the amount of the service charge with accrued penalties thereon to the Office of Finance. Any residue of purchase money shall be deposited by the Sheriff in accordance with applicable rules and procedures of the Superior Court. 35 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  3;  38 Del. Laws, c. 69;  Code 1935, §  1172;  46 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  2;  48 Del. Laws, c. 61, §  12;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2211;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;  63 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  16;  63 Del. Laws, c. 169, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §§  15, 73, 74, 75;  82 Del. Laws, c. 151, § 1;
9 DE Code § 2212. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2212. Sewer lien docket.

§ 2212. Sewer lien docket. (a) (1) The County Council of New Castle County shall establish regulations and fees for the issuance of sewer permits required in § 2216 of this title. Upon issuance of the sewer permit, the fees for such permits shall become liens against the property for which the permit is issued. The lien for sewer permits and the lien for sewer service shall be superior and paramount to the interest in such parcel of any owner, lessee, tenant, mortgagee, or other person, except to the lien of taxes. (2) The Department of Public Works shall issue the permits and collect the fees arising therefrom for the use of the County Council. The Department of Public Works shall, under supervision and direction of the County Council, prepare a docket to be known as the “New Castle County Sewer Lien Docket” in which shall be recorded the liens for sewer permits. The form of the Docket shall be established by the County Council. No sewer permit lien shall be valid unless duly recorded in the said Docket. All sewer permit 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 Department of Public Works, acting under the supervision and direction of the County Council, shall satisfy of record the liens, entering thereon the date of final payment, and signing the Docket. The Department of Public Works, for the use of the County Council, shall receive a fee of $0.50 for each satisfaction so recorded. (3) The County Council shall also establish the form in which the record of the sewer service liens shall be kept. Such records shall be in the custody of the Department of Public Works. (b) All proceedings taken and all acts done prior to April 10, 1957, purporting to establish liens for sewer service and for front foot fees are legalized, validated and confirmed, notwithstanding any errors, omissions or irregularities in the act or the establishment of a sewer lien docket or other records relating thereto. 35 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  3;  38 Del. Laws, c. 69;  Code 1935, §  1172;  46 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  2;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2212;  51 Del. Laws, c. 33;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  15;
9 DE Code § 2213. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2213. Water consumption statement and other information for Department.

§ 2213. Water consumption statement and other information for Department. (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 Department of Public Works, deliver to the Department of Public Works 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 Department of Public Works within 10 days after request is made for them, and the Department of Public Works 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 shall, upon request therefor by the Department of Public Works, furnish to the Department of Public Works 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. 48 Del. Laws, c. 61, §  11;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2213;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;
9 DE Code § 2214. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2214. Discontinuance of water supply for failure to pay service charge.

§ 2214. Discontinuance of water supply for failure to pay service charge. Each city or town or other public corporation owning or operating any water distribution system serving 3 or more parcels of real property in the County, and every other person owning or operating any such system may enter into and perform a contract with the County that it will, upon request by the County Council specifying a parcel of real property in the County charged with any unpaid service charge under § 2209 of this title, cause the supply of water from its system to such parcel of real property to be stopped or restricted, as the County Council may request, until the service charge and any subsequent service charge charged to such parcel and the interest accrued thereon is fully paid or until the County Council directs otherwise. No such city or town or other public corporation or other person shall be liable for any loss, damage or other claim based on or arising out of the stopping or restricting of such supply, and the County Council shall pay the reasonable cost of so stopping or restricting such supply and of restoring the same and may agree to indemnify such city or town or other public corporation or other person from loss or damage by reason of such stopping or restriction, including loss of profits. 48 Del. Laws, c. 61, §  13;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2214;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  15;
9 DE Code § 2215. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2215. Contract with city or town for disposal or treatment of sewage.

§ 2215. Contract with city or town for disposal or treatment of sewage. The County Council may make a contract with any city or town within the territorial limits of the County to dispose of or treat by means of any sewerage system of the County the sewage originating in such city or town. Any such contract may be authorized by resolution duly adopted by the County Council and may be made with or without consideration and may contain provisions obligating the County to dispose of and treat all or any part of the sewage originating in such city or town 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. 48 Del. Laws, c. 61, §  14;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2215;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  15;
9 DE Code § 2216. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2216. Connection of property with sewers.

§ 2216. Connection of property with sewers. Permits for connecting any property by a drain with any county sewer shall be obtained from the County Council and shall be issued only to plumbers licensed to do business in the State. No permit will be granted for connecting any property by a drain with any sewer unless application is made therefor to the County Council in writing upon blanks furnished by the County Council. The application shall state the full name of the owner, the size and kind of drain 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 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 Council. The application shall be signed by the owner of the property to be drained and by a plumber licensed to do business in the State. The owner shall also execute a release to the County Council releasing the County Council, 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. 35 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  2;  Code 1935, §  1171;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2216;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  15;
9 DE Code § 2217. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2217. Licensed plumber to connect property with sewers.

§ 2217. Licensed plumber to connect property with sewers. All necessary plumbing work to be done in connecting any property with a county sewer shall be done by a plumber licensed to do business in this State in a good and workmanlike manner and with good and proper materials, and shall be subject to the approval of the Department of Public Works. 35 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  4;  Code 1935, §  1173;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2217;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 404, §§  1, 3;
9 DE Code § 2218. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2218. Misrepresentations in application and unauthorized connections with sewer; penalty.

§ 2218. Misrepresentations in application and unauthorized connections with sewer; penalty. Whoever wilfully makes any misrepresentation in any application or makes or maintains any connection with any sewer contrary to the authority granted by permits issued therefor by the County Council, or without a permit therefor in accordance with this chapter, shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $500. 35 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  5;  Code 1935, §  1174;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2218;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  15;
9 DE Code § 2219. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2219. Surveys and inspections by Department; penalty for refusal to permit.

§ 2219. Surveys and inspections by Department; penalty for refusal to permit. (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. 35 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  6;  Code 1935, §  1175;  46 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  3;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2219;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  14;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  15;
9 DE Code § 2220. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2220. Construction of chapter with other laws.

§ 2220. Construction of chapter with other laws. 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. 48 Del. Laws, c. 61, §  15;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2220;
9 DE Code § 2221. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 22. Sewers|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2221. Sewage pumps—Maintenance thereof.

§ 2221. Sewage pumps—Maintenance thereof. (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. 78 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;
9 DE Code § 2602. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 26. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2602. Zoning plan and regulations.

§ 2602. Zoning plan and regulations. (a) For any or all of the purposes specified in § 2601 of this title the County Council may divide the territory of New Castle County into districts or zones of such number, shape, or area as it may determine, and within such districts, or any of them, may regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and 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. 48 Del. Laws, c. 321, §  2;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2602;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §§  18A, 18C;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  15;
9 DE Code § 2603. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 26. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2603. Purposes of regulations.

§ 2603. Purposes of regulations. (a) Regulations adopted by the County Council, pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, shall be in accordance with a comprehensive development plan adopted pursuant to this title, and shall be designated and adopted for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity or welfare of the present and future inhabitants of this State, including, among other things, the lessening of congestion in the streets or roads or reducing the waste of excessive amounts of roads, securing safety from fire and other dangers, providing adequate light and air, preventing on the 1 hand excessive concentration of population and on the other hand excessive and wasteful scattering of population or settlement, promoting such distribution of population and such classification of land uses and distribution of land development and utilization as will tend to facilitate and provide adequate provisions for public requirements, transportation, water flowage, water supply, drainage, sanitation, educational opportunities, recreation, soil fertility, food supply, protection of the tax base, securing economy in governmental expenditures, fostering the State's agricultural and other industries, and the protection of both urban and nonurban development. (b) The regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things, of the character of the particular district involved, its peculiar suitability for particular uses, the conservation of property values and natural resources and the general and appropriate trend and character of land, building and population development. 48 Del. Laws, c. 321, §  3;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2603;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  18A;  66 Del. Laws, Sp. Sess., c. 199,, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 270, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  15;
9 DE Code § 2604. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 26. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2604. Assistance from and cooperation with other agencies.

§ 2604. Assistance from and cooperation with other agencies. The Department of Land Use shall make use of the expert advice and information which may be furnished by appropriate state, federal, or other officials, departments and agencies. All officials, departments, and agencies within the State having information, maps, and data pertinent to county zoning shall make the same available for the use of the Department of Land Use, as well as furnish such other technical assistance and advice as they may have available for such purpose. 48 Del. Laws, c. 321, §  5;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2605;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  18B;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  85;
9 DE Code § 2605. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 26. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 2605. Department's powers in conduct of public hearing.

§ 2605. Department's powers in conduct of public hearing. At any public hearing held pursuant to this subchapter, the Department of Land Use may summon witnesses, administer oaths and compel the giving of testimony. 48 Del. Laws, c. 321, §  6;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  2609;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  18B;  66 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  85;