(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.
Structure Delaware Code
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 4901. Power of county government; area subject to regulation.
§ 4902. Zoning plan and regulations.
§ 4903. Purposes of regulations.
§ 4904. Kent County Zoning Commission; consolidation with Regional Planning Commission.
§ 4905. Assistance from and cooperation with other agencies.
§ 4906. Personnel and office facilities of Zoning Commission.
§ 4907. Tentative zoning plan; preparation of by Commission.
§ 4908. Public hearing and notice.
§ 4909. Commission's powers in conduct of public hearing.
§ 4911. Changes in zoning district; plan or regulations; procedure.
§ 4912. Zoning coordination and integration.
§ 4914. Board of Adjustment — Office and personnel.
§ 4915. Board of Adjustment — Rules governing organization, procedure and jurisdiction.
§ 4916. Appeals to the Board of Adjustment — Procedure.
§ 4917. Appeals to the Board of Adjustment — Powers.
§ 4918. Court review of decision of Board of Adjustment; proceedings.
§ 4919. Enforcement; remedies.
§ 4920. Nonconforming uses of land or buildings.
§ 4922. Conflict between zoning regulations and other laws.
§ 4923. Residential facilities for persons with disabilities.
§ 4924. Notice to local school districts of residential zoning changes.