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31 DE Code § 4512. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4512. Officers; employees; duties and compensation; legal services.

§ 4512. Officers; employees; duties and compensation; legal services. The commissioners of an authority shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among the commissioners. An authority may employ an executive director, technical experts and such other officers, agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation. For such legal services as it may require, an authority may, with the approval of the governing body, call upon the chief law officer of the communities within its area of operation or it may employ its own counsel and legal staff. An authority may delegate to 1 or more of its agents or employees such powers or duties as it may deem proper. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  4;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4512;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 4513. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4513. Removal; hearing; filing of proceedings in office of municipal or county clerk's office.

§ 4513. Removal; hearing; filing of proceedings in office of municipal or county clerk's office. For inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, a commissioner of an authority may be removed by the official or public body which appointed such commissioner, but a commissioner shall be removed only after a hearing and after the commissioner shall have been given a copy of the charges at least 10 days prior to such hearing and have had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. In the event of the removal of any commissioner, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings thereon, shall be filed in the office of the municipal or county clerk, as the case may be. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  4;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4513;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 4514. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4514. Actions or proceedings; proof of adoption of resolutions as evidence.

§ 4514. Actions or proceedings; proof of adoption of resolutions as evidence. In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or relating to any contract of or bonds issued by an authority, the authority shall be conclusively deemed to have become established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers under this chapter upon proof of the adoption of the appropriate resolution prescribed in § 4503 or § 4505 of this title. Each such resolution shall be deemed sufficient if it authorizes the exercise of powers under this chapter by the authority or other public body and finds in substantially the terms provided in § 4504 of this title (no further detail being necessary) that the conditions therein enumerated exist. A copy of such resolution duly certified by the municipal or county clerk, as the case may be, shall be admissible in evidence in any suit, action or proceeding. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  4;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4514;
31 DE Code § 4515. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4515. Interest in contracts; disclosure of interest; violations.

§ 4515. Interest in contracts; disclosure of interest; violations. No commissioner or employee of an authority shall voluntarily acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any redevelopment project or in any property included or planned by the authority to be included in any such project, or in any contract or proposed contract in connection with any such project. Where the acquisition is not voluntary, such commissioner or employee shall immediately disclose such interest in writing to the authority and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the authority. If any commissioner or employee of an authority presently owns or controls or owned or controlled within the preceding 2 years an interest, direct or indirect, in any property included or planned by the authority to be included in any redevelopment project, the commissioner or employee immediately shall disclose such interest in writing to the authority and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the authority. Upon such disclosure such commissioner or employee shall not participate in any action by the authority affecting such property. Any violation of this section shall constitute misconduct in office. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  4;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4515;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 4517. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4517. Approval of redevelopment plans.

§ 4517. Approval of redevelopment plans. An authority shall not acquire real property for a redevelopment project unless the governing body of the community in which the redevelopment project area is located has approved the redevelopment plan, as prescribed in § 4525 of this title. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  6;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4517;
31 DE Code § 4518. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4518. Finding of necessity by local governing body.

§ 4518. Finding of necessity by local governing body. An authority shall not exercise the authority conferred upon municipalities or communities by this chapter until after the local governing body shall have adopted a resolution finding that:  (1) One or more slum or blighted areas shall exist in such municipality or community; and (2) The rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment or a combination thereof, of such area or areas is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals or welfare of the residents of such municipality or community.48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  6;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4518;  55 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  5;
31 DE Code § 4519. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4519. General plan prior to recommendation of redevelopment plan.

§ 4519. General plan prior to recommendation of redevelopment plan. An authority shall not recommend a redevelopment plan to the governing body of the community in which the redevelopment project area is located until a general plan for the development of the community has been prepared. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  6;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4519;
31 DE Code § 4520. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4520. Preparation of redevelopment plan; contents.

§ 4520. Preparation of redevelopment plan; contents. (a) The authority may itself prepare or cause to be prepared a redevelopment plan or any person or agency, public or private, may submit such a plan to an authority. A redevelopment plan shall be sufficiently complete to indicate its relationship to definite local objectives as to appropriate land uses, improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community facilities and other public improvements and the proposed land uses and building requirements in the redevelopment project area and shall include without being limited to:  (1) The boundaries of the redevelopment project area, with a map showing the existing uses and condition of the real property therein; (2) A land use plan showing proposed uses of the area; (3) Information showing the standards of population densities, land coverage and building intensities in the area after redevelopment; (4) A statement of the proposed changes, if any, in zoning ordinances or maps, street layouts, street levels or grades, building codes and ordinances; (5) A site plan of the area; and (6) A statement as to the kind and number of additional public facilities or utilities which will be required to support the new land uses in the area after redevelopment. (b) The authority, or any public body authorized to perform planning work, may prepare a general neighborhood renewal plan for urban renewal areas which may be of such scope that urban renewal activities may have to be carried out in stages over an estimated period of up to 10 years. Such plan may include, but is not limited to, a preliminary plan which (1) outlines the urban renewal activities proposed for the area involved, (2) provides a framework for the preparation of urban renewal plans, and (3) indicates generally the land uses, population density, building coverage, prospective requirements for rehabilitation and improvement of property and portions of the area contemplated for clearance and redevelopment. A general neighborhood renewal plan shall, in the determination of the local governing body, conform to the general plan of the locality as a whole and to the workable program of the municipality. (c) The authority, or any public body authorized to perform planning work, may prepare or complete a communitywide plan or program for urban renewal which shall conform to the general plan for the development of the municipality or community as a whole and may include, but shall not be limited to, identification of slum or blighted areas, measurement of blight, determination of resources needed and available to renew such areas, identification of potential project areas and types of action contemplated and scheduling of urban renewal activities. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  6;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4520;  55 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  9;
31 DE Code § 4521. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4521. Submission of plan for review and recommendations.

§ 4521. Submission of plan for review and recommendations. Prior to recommending a redevelopment plan to the governing body for approval, an authority shall submit such plan to the planning commission of the community in which the redevelopment project area is located for review and recommendations as to its conformity with the general plan for the development of the community as a whole. The planning commission shall submit its written recommendations with respect to the proposed redevelopment plan to the authority within 30 days after receipt of the plan for review. Upon receipt of the recommendations of the planning commission or, if no recommendations are received within the 30 days, then without such recommendations, an authority may recommend the redevelopment plan to the governing body of the community for approval. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  6;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4521;
31 DE Code § 4522. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4522. Considerations prior to recommendation of plan.

§ 4522. Considerations prior to recommendation of plan. Prior to recommending a redevelopment plan to the governing body for approval, an authority shall consider whether the proposed land uses and building requirements in the redevelopment project area are designed with the general purpose of accomplishing, in conformance with the general plan, a coordinated, adjusted and harmonious development of the community and its environs which will, in accordance with present and future needs, promote health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity and the general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development, including, among other things, adequate provision for traffic, vehicular parking, the promotion of safety from fire, panic and other dangers, adequate provision for light and air, the promotion of the healthful and convenient distribution of population, the provision of adequate transportation, water, sewerage and other public utilities, schools, parks, recreational and community facilities and other public requirements, the promotion of sound design and arrangement, the wise and efficient expenditure of public funds, the prevention of the recurrence of insanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations, slums, or conditions of blight and the provision of adequate, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  6;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4522;
31 DE Code § 4523. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4523. Statement of proposed costs; revenue, finances and relocation of displaced families.

§ 4523. Statement of proposed costs; revenue, finances and relocation of displaced families. The recommendation of a redevelopment plan by an authority to the governing body shall be accompanied by the recommendations, if any, of the planning commission concerning the redevelopment plan, a statement of the proposed method and estimated cost of the acquisition and preparation for redevelopment of the redevelopment project area and the estimated proceeds or revenues from its disposal to redevelopers, a statement of the proposed method of financing the redevelopment project and a statement of a feasible method proposed for the relocation of families to be displaced from the redevelopment project area. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  6;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4523;
31 DE Code § 4524. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4524. Public hearing; notice; publication.

§ 4524. Public hearing; notice; publication. The governing body of the community shall hold a public hearing on any redevelopment plan or substantial modification thereof recommended by the authority, after reasonable public notice thereof by publication at least once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the community, the time of the hearing to be at least 10 days from the last publication. The notice shall describe the time, date, place and purpose of the hearing and shall also generally identify the area to be redeveloped under the plan. All interested parties shall be afforded at such public hearing a reasonable opportunity to express their views respecting the proposed redevelopment plan. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  6;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4524;
31 DE Code § 4525. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4525. Approval of plan; required findings.

§ 4525. Approval of plan; required findings. (a) Following the hearing required by § 4524 of this title, the local governing body may approve an urban renewal project and the plan therefor if it finds that:  (1) A feasible method exists for the location of families who will be displaced from the urban renewal area, in decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations within their means and without undue hardship to such families; (2) The urban renewal plan conforms to the general plan of the municipality or community as a whole; (3) The urban renewal plan gives due consideration to the provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities that may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for the health, safety and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the plan; and (4) The urban renewal plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the municipality or community as a whole, for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by private enterprise. (b) If the urban renewal area consists of an area of open land to be acquired by the municipality or community, such area shall not be so acquired unless:  (1) If it is to be developed for residential uses, the local governing body shall determine that a shortage of housing of sound standards and design which is decent, safe and sanitary exists in the municipality or community, that the need for housing accommodations has been or will be increased as a result of the clearance of slums in other areas, that the conditions of blight in the area and the shortage of decent, safe and sanitary housing cause or contribute to an increase in and spread of disease and crime, and constitute a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare, and that the acquisition of the area for residential uses is an integral part of and essential to the program of the municipality or community; or (2) If the area is to be developed for nonresidential uses, the local governing body shall determine that such nonresidential uses are necessary and appropriate to facilitate the proper growth and development of the community in accordance with sound planning standards and local community objectives, which acquisition may require the exercise of governmental action as provided in this chapter, because of defective or unusual conditions of title, diversity of ownership, tax delinquency, improper subdivisions, outmoded street patterns, deterioration of site, economic disuse, unsuitable topography or faulty lot layouts, the need for the correlation of the area with other areas of a municipality or community, by streets and modern traffic requirements, or any combination of such factors or other conditions which retard development of the area.48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  6;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4525;  55 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  8;
31 DE Code § 4526. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4526. Modification of plan; notice; objections.

§ 4526. Modification of plan; notice; objections. An urban renewal plan which has not been approved by the governing body when recommended by the authority may again be recommended to it with any modifications deemed advisable. A redevelopment plan may be modified at any time by the authority; provided, that, if modified after the lease or sale of real property in the urban renewal project area, the modification must be consented to by the redeveloper or redevelopers, or his or her successor or their successors who acquired 75% of the land in the project area and whose interest may be affected by the proposed modification. The notice of the proposed modification shall be sent by certified mail to the last known address of the redeveloper or redevelopers of the real property, or his or her successor or successors, who shall have 30 days from the date of the notice to state objections to the modification. These objections will be submitted to the governing body at the time of the hearing. If no objections are made within the 30 days from the date of the notice, then the authority may recommend the plan and state to the governing body that there were no objections. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  6;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4526;  57 Del. Laws, c. 565, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
31 DE Code § 4528. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4528. Eminent domain.

§ 4528. Eminent domain. An authority may acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property which it may deem necessary for a redevelopment project or for its purposes under this chapter after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described therein is necessary for such purposes. An authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner prescribed by Chapter 61 of Title 10. Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired in like manner. No real property belonging to the municipality, the county or the State may be acquired without its consent. When an authority has found and determined by resolution that certain real property described therein is necessary for a redevelopment project or for its purposes under this chapter, the resolution shall be conclusive evidence that the acquisition of such real property is necessary for the purposes described therein. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  8;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4528;
31 DE Code § 4529. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4529. Acquisition and development of undeveloped vacant land.

§ 4529. Acquisition and development of undeveloped vacant land. Upon a determination by resolution of the governing body of the community in which such land is located that the acquisition and development of undeveloped vacant land, not within a slum or blighted area, is essential to the proper clearance or redevelopment of slum or blighted areas or a necessary part of the general slum clearance program of the community, the acquisition, planning, preparation for development or disposal of such land shall constitute a redevelopment project which may be undertaken by the authority in the manner provided in this chapter. The determination by the governing body shall be in lieu of the declaration required by § 4518 of this title, but shall not be made until the governing body finds that there is a shortage of decent, safe and sanitary housing in the community, that such undeveloped vacant land will be developed for predominantly residential uses, and that the provision of dwelling accommodations on such undeveloped vacant land is necessary to accomplish the relocation, in decent, safe and sanitary housing in the community of families to be displaced from slum or blighted areas which are to be redeveloped. In the undertaking of redevelopment projects on a regional or unified metropolitan basis, involving the acquisition and development of undeveloped vacant land in 1 community as an adjunct to the redevelopment of slum or blighted areas in another community, each determination or finding required in this section shall be made by the governing body of the community with respect to which the determination or finding relates. 48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  9;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4529;
31 DE Code § 4532. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 31 - Welfare|Chapter 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law|§ 4532. Rights of obligees.

§ 4532. Rights of obligees. An obligee of an authority may, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on such obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon such obligee:  (1) By mandamus, suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity compel such authority and the commissioners, officers, agents or employees thereof to perform each and every term, provision and covenant contained in any contract of such authority with or for the benefit of such obligee and require the carrying out of any or all such covenants and agreements of such authority and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon such authority by this chapter; (2) By suit, action or proceeding in equity, enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or the violation of any of the rights of such obligee of such authority.48 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  12;  31 Del. C. 1953, §  4532;