After the Department has determined upon the road or roads which shall be maintained as state highways, it shall cause notice thereof to be sent by mail, a record of which shall be preserved, to all persons owning property abutting upon or contiguous to such road or roads, and any such owner or the legal representative of any such owner, who after such notice has been given shall construct any building within 60 feet of the center line of any such road, shall be allowed no compensation for such building, upon the condemnation thereof, or the land upon which it is situated, unless such owner shall serve written notice upon the Department within 3 months from the time that the owner receives such notice that the owner claims damages.
Structure Delaware Code
Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department
§ 132. General powers and duties.
§ 133. Road improvements; additions to state system.
§ 135. Authority to construct dual and express highways.
§ 136. Improvements of roads leading to institutions.
§ 137. Acquisition and sale of real property.
§ 138. Acquisition of uneconomic remnants of land along right-of-way.
§ 139. Notice to landowners; written claim for damages.
§ 140. Educational and safety campaigns.
§ 141. Regulation of traffic; exceptions.
§ 142. Automobile for use of Governor.
§ 143. Expenses of alteration or relocation of facilities or structures of public utilities.
§ 144. Millsboro Pond Dam; construction and maintenance.
§ 145. Corridor capacity preservation.
§ 146. Access to state-maintained highways.
§ 147. Authority to establish standards for traffic-control devices.
§ 149. Authority to adopt regulations governing state land.