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9 DE Code § 4706. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4706. Execution and record of bonds.

§ 4706. Execution and record of bonds. The bonds shall be prepared under the supervision of the county government and shall be signed by the Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer, the President of the county government and the clerk of the peace of Kent County, and shall be under the seal used by the county government. Such officers shall execute the bonds when directed by the county government to do so. The Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer and the county government shall keep a record of the bonds. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4706;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  14;
9 DE Code § 4707. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4707. Sale of bonds.

§ 4707. Sale of bonds. The bonds or any part thereof may be sold when and as the county government by resolution determines and until sold shall remain in custody of the Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer. Whenever in the judgment of the county government it is deemed advisable that any part or all of the bonds shall be sold, the county government may sell and dispose of the same at public sale after having advertised the same in the public press at least once each week for at least 2 weeks. No commission or other compensation shall be charged or paid to any members of the county government for effecting the sale or negotiation of such bonds. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4707;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  14;
9 DE Code § 4708. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4708. Principal and interest payments; taxes.

§ 4708. Principal and interest payments; taxes. (a) The principal of and interest on the bonds shall be payable when due and payable from money appropriated by Kent County. (b) The county government in fixing the rate of taxation shall annually provide for a sum equal to the amount of such bonds in addition to the amount necessary to pay the interest upon the unpaid bonds as before provided, which shall, when collected and paid to the Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer be set apart by him or her in a separate account to be opened for that purpose; and the Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer shall apply the said sum annually to the payments of such part of said loan and interest thereon as may from time to time become due under the provisions of this chapter. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4708;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  14;  63 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  22;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
9 DE Code § 4709. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4709. Deposit and use of proceeds of sale of bonds.

§ 4709. Deposit and use of proceeds of sale of bonds. 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 Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer in a state or national bank designated by Kent County, to the credit of the county government in a separate account, and payments thereof shall be made in the same manner as other payments by the county government. No part of the money thus obtained, except as in this section provided, shall be used for any other purposes than those stated in this chapter, and 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. 1953, §  4709;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  14;  63 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  23;
9 DE Code § 4720. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter II. Garbage Collections in Unincorporated Areas|§ 4720. Definitions.

§ 4720. Definitions. As used in this subchapter:  (1) “Garbage” means residential garbage and trash to the exclusion of commercial and industrial refuse. (2) “Garbage collection district” means an area in Kent County outside of the limits of any incorporated municipality, within ascertainable boundaries, and which is in the opinion of the county government susceptible of efficient and economical garbage collection pursuant to the procedures of this subchapter. (3) “Garbage collection unit” means each improved parcel of real estate located within the boundaries of a garbage collection district and either used or intended for residential purposes.9 Del. C. 1953, §  4720;  58 Del. Laws, c. 221.;
9 DE Code § 4721. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter II. Garbage Collections in Unincorporated Areas|§ 4721. Petition to establish garbage collection district.

§ 4721. Petition to establish garbage collection district. Twenty-five real property owners of any area in Kent County contained within ascertainable boundaries and lying outside the limits of any incorporated municipality may petition the Kent County government to declare the area a garbage collection district. The petition shall set forth the boundary lines of the proposed garbage collection district and shall be filed on or before the first Tuesday in any month in any year with the clerk of the peace of Kent County. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4721;  58 Del. Laws, c. 221.;
9 DE Code § 4722. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter II. Garbage Collections in Unincorporated Areas|§ 4722. Public hearing.

§ 4722. Public hearing. Upon receipt of the petition, the county government shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall be published at least once in a newspaper published within the County. Said notice shall be published not more than 21 and at least 10 days before the public hearing and shall contain a description of the boundaries of the proposed garbage collection district and a statement that the county government will hold a hearing to consider whether or not to create the proposed disposal district. The notice shall also state that in the event the county government decides to create the proposed garbage disposal district, the county government will contract for garbage collection and assess the unit costs of garbage collection against each unit of real property used or intended for residential purposes within the garbage collection district. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4722;  58 Del. Laws, c. 221;  71 Del. Laws, c. 255, §  1;
9 DE Code § 4723. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter II. Garbage Collections in Unincorporated Areas|§ 4723. Creation of garbage collection district.

§ 4723. Creation of garbage collection district. If the county government determines, after a public hearing, that it is in the public interest to create the proposed garbage collection district, it shall pass a resolution to that effect. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4723;  58 Del. Laws, c. 221.;
9 DE Code § 4724. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter II. Garbage Collections in Unincorporated Areas|§ 4724. Contracts for garbage collection authorized.

§ 4724. Contracts for garbage collection authorized. The county government may enter into a contract with any private or public garbage collector to collect the garbage of each garbage collection unit located within the garbage collection district. The mere creation of a garbage collection district pursuant to § 4723 of this title shall not obligate the county government to enter into a contract hereunder if in its opinion the bids received pursuant to § 4725 of this title are too costly. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4724;  58 Del. Laws, c. 221.;
9 DE Code § 4725. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter II. Garbage Collections in Unincorporated Areas|§ 4725. Award of contracts.

§ 4725. Award of contracts. No contract for garbage collection shall be awarded unless the county government shall publicly invite sealed bids by at least 14 days' notice in a newspaper published within the County. Bids so obtained shall be publicly opened and awarded to the lowest responsible bidder except that the county government may reject any or all bids. The county government may in its specifications include reasonable qualifications for bidders in respect to equipment. The county government may provide for contracts in excess of 1 year and may impose such provisions, conditions and limitations as deemed desirable, including requirements that no 1 bidder may serve the entire county. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4725;  58 Del. Laws, c. 221;  60 Del. Laws, c. 329, §  3;
9 DE Code § 4726. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter II. Garbage Collections in Unincorporated Areas|§ 4726. Levy and collection of garbage collection tax.

§ 4726. Levy and collection of garbage collection tax. (a) In order to pay the annual costs for any garbage collection contract entered into pursuant to § 4724 of this title, the county government shall divide the annual contract cost, plus a pro rata administrative cost as determined by the county government, by the number of garbage collection units within the garbage collection district to arrive at the annual unit cost. The annual unit cost shall then be assessed against each garbage collection unit located within the boundaries of the garbage collection district. No parcel of real estate shall be exempt from paying its annual unit cost because it is uninhabited so long as it is improved and intended for residential use. No parcel of real estate so improved and intended for residential use shall be exempt from paying its annual unit cost because its owner chooses not to use the garbage collection service. (b) The annual unit cost assessed against each garbage collection unit shall be levied and collected by the Board of Assessment, county government and Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer at the same time and in the same manner as other county taxes and shall be a lien on real property the same as other county taxes. The tax shall be included on the county tax bills under the heading “garbage collection tax.” 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4726;  58 Del. Laws, c. 221;  59 Del. Laws, c. 198, §  1;
9 DE Code § 4727. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter II. Garbage Collections in Unincorporated Areas|§ 4727. Administration of funds.

§ 4727. Administration of funds. All amounts collected pursuant to this subchapter shall be paid into the general fund of Kent County and all payments for garbage collection shall be paid out of the general fund of Kent County. Should Kent County fail in any 1 year to collect all of the taxes in the garbage collection district necessary to pay the contract price for garbage collection in any year, the county government may pay the deficit out of the general fund pending enforcement of the tax lien. The county government may make payments out of the general fund in anticipation of collection of the garbage collection tax. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4727;  58 Del. Laws, c. 221.;
9 DE Code § 4729. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter II. Garbage Collections in Unincorporated Areas|§ 4729. Continuation and termination of contracts; consolidation of garbage collection districts.

§ 4729. Continuation and termination of contracts; consolidation of garbage collection districts. Once a garbage collection district has been formed and garbage collection undertaken pursuant to this subchapter, the county government may, without further public hearings, enter into new contracts for garbage collection. However, the county government may determine not to continue garbage collection for any garbage collection district at the expiration of any contract entered into pursuant to this subchapter. The county government may, without further public hearings, consolidate 2 or more garbage collection districts into a single district. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4729;  58 Del. Laws, c. 221;  59 Del. Laws, c. 198, §  2;  60 Del. Laws, c. 329, §  2;
9 DE Code § 4730. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 47. Garbage Disposal|Subchapter II. Garbage Collections in Unincorporated Areas|§ 4730. Annual budgeting.

§ 4730. Annual budgeting. (a) The annual amounts required for garbage collection contracts entered into pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter shall be included in the annual budget request of the office of County Engineer under separate headings for each garbage collection district. After levying the garbage collection tax, the county government shall deliver a separate tax collection warrant together with a list of taxables for each garbage collection district to the Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer commanding him or her to collect from the persons named in the said list their garbage collection tax and its amount. (b) Should a garbage collection district be formed and a garbage collection contract awarded 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 contract cost for the coming fiscal year. Any contract awarded after the commencement of a fiscal year shall expire at the beginning of the next fiscal year. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4730;  58 Del. Laws, c. 221;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
9 DE Code § 4902. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 49. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4902. Zoning plan and regulations.

§ 4902. Zoning plan and regulations. (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. 1953, §  4902;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  16;
9 DE Code § 4903. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 49. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4903. Purposes of regulations.

§ 4903. Purposes of regulations. (a) Regulations adopted by the county government, pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, shall be designated and adopted for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morale, convenience, order, prosperity or welfare of the present and future inhabitants of this State, including, amongst 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. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4903;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  16;  66 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  1;
9 DE Code § 4904. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 49. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4904. Kent County Zoning Commission; consolidation with Regional Planning Commission.

§ 4904. Kent County Zoning Commission; consolidation with Regional Planning Commission. (a) In order to avail itself of the powers conferred by this subchapter, the county government shall appoint a commission of 5 members which shall be known as the Kent County Zoning Commission. Each member shall be appointed for a term of 6 years except that a member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring for any reason other than expiration of term, shall be appointed for the unexpired term. (b) Each member shall be a freeholder and resident of Kent County, 4 of whom shall live outside any incorporated city or town. No more than 3 of the members of the Commission shall be of the same political party. Originally 3 members shall be appointed for 3 years, and the remaining 2 for 6 years so that at any biennial election, no more than 3 members shall be up for appointment. Members of the Regional Planning Commission otherwise qualified, shall be eligible for appointment to the Kent County Zoning Commission. (c) Upon adoption of permanent zoning regulations by the county government, the Zoning Commission shall cease to exist and the members of the Zoning Commission shall become voting members of and shall serve out their terms on the Kent County Regional Planning Commission. Upon expiration of the said original terms, reappointment or appointment of new members shall be in accordance with the terms established for members of the Regional Planning Commission. Following consolidation with the Zoning Commission, the Kent County Regional Planning Commission shall henceforth exercise all of the powers and duties herein set forth for the Zoning Commission. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4904;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  16;  56 Del. Laws, c. 241, §  13;  58 Del. Laws, c. 340, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  1;
9 DE Code § 4905. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 49. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4905. Assistance from and cooperation with other agencies.

§ 4905. Assistance from and cooperation with other agencies. The Zoning Commission 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 Zoning Commission, as well as furnish such other technical assistance and advice as they may have available for such purpose. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4905;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  16;
9 DE Code § 4906. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 49. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4906. Personnel and office facilities of Zoning Commission.

§ 4906. Personnel and office facilities of Zoning Commission. The Zoning Commission may employ such experts, trained personnel, and staff as the funds provided therefor may permit. The county government shall furnish the Zoning Commission with appropriate office space and other facilities. The county government may pay to the Regional Planning Commission of Kent County for salaries and other expenses of the Zoning Commission an amount based upon a proportionate use of personnel and facilities of the Regional Planning Commission by the Zoning Commission. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4906;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  16;
9 DE Code § 4907. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 49. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4907. Tentative zoning plan; preparation of by Commission.

§ 4907. Tentative zoning plan; preparation of by Commission. The Zoning Commission shall make, as promptly as possible, for certification to the county government, a zoning plan or plans, including both the full text of the zoning regulation or regulations and the maps, and representing the recommendations of the Zoning Commission for the regulation by districts or zones of the location, height, bulk, and size of buildings and other structures, percentage of lot which may be occupied, the size of lots, courts, and other open spaces, the density and distribution of population, for the location and use of buildings and structures for trade, industry, residence, recreation, public activities or other purposes, and for the uses of land for trade, industry, recreation, public activities, soil conservation, water supply conservation or other similar purposes. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4907;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  16;
9 DE Code § 4908. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 49. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4908. Public hearing and notice.

§ 4908. Public hearing and notice. When the efforts of the Commission shall have reached the stage of a tentative plan, the Commission shall hold at least 1 public hearing on each tentative plan to be separately submitted, notice of which hearing shall be published at least 15 days before the date of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the County. The notice shall contain the time and place of hearing, and shall specify the place and times at which the tentative text and maps of the zoning regulations may be examined. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4908;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  16;
9 DE Code § 4909. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 49. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4909. Commission's powers in conduct of public hearing.

§ 4909. Commission's powers in conduct of public hearing. For the purpose of any public hearing under this subchapter, the Commission shall have the power to summon witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the giving of testimony. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4909;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  16;  66 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  1;
9 DE Code § 4910. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 49. Zoning|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 4910. Adoption by county government of zoning plan and regulations; public hearing and notice; consultative hearings; resubmission to Commission.

§ 4910. Adoption by county government of zoning plan and regulations; public hearing and notice; consultative hearings; resubmission to Commission. (a) After receiving the certification of a zoning plan from the Zoning Commission and before the adoption of any zoning regulations, the county government shall hold a public hearing thereon, the time and place of which at least 30 days notice shall be given by 1 publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the County. Such notice shall state the place at which the text and maps as certified by the Zoning Commission may be examined. (b) The county government may conduct consultative hearings to aid it in determining the desirability of contemplated or recommended regulations. (c) No change in or departure from text or maps, as certified by the Zoning Commission, shall be made unless such change or departure shall first be submitted to the Zoning Commission for its approval or disapproval or suggestions. The Zoning Commission shall have 45 days from and after such submission within which to send its report to the county government, but the county government shall not be bound by the report. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  4910;  56 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  16;  66 Del. Laws, Sp. Sess., c. 201,, §  2;