Delaware Code
Chapter 5. HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND BRIDGES GENERALLY
§ 526. Restrictions against commercial use of State rights-of-way; site-based enforcement mechanisms.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, there shall be no commercial activity within any rights-of-way under the Department's jurisdiction in the unincorporated areas of the State. As used herein, “commercial activity” includes, without limitation, such activities as the placement of news boxes in such rights-of-way for the sale of newspapers, the placement of vending machines in such rights-of-way for the sale of goods, the placement of commercial advertising signs in such rights-of-way or the sale of goods from vehicles parked within such rights-of-way. If a commercial activity occurs within the clear zone of any such rights-of-way, the Department shall treat the machines, fixtures, signs or other materials used in such activity as an artificial obstruction under § 525 of this title, and may undertake the immediate removal of said materials as authorized therein.
(b) Any of the following commercial uses of the rights-of-way shall be subject to enforcement under Chapter 11 of this title:

(1) Commercial activities occurring outside the clear zone; or
(2) The placement of nonofficial signs outside the clear zone; or
(3) The placement of vending machines at designated locations at safety roadside rest areas, as permitted by § 132(c)(14) of this title; or
(4) The placement of news boxes outside the clear zone; or
(5) Signs displayed on any school bus waiting shelter located with the approval of the Department of Education; or
(6) Nonofficial signs displayed on transit shelters pursuant to Department-approved contracts.

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Title 17 - Highways

Chapter 5. HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND BRIDGES GENERALLY

§ 501. Use of public road or bridge by railway.

§ 502. Closing of roads during repair.

§ 503. Nuisance; penalty.

§ 504. Entry upon contiguous or adjacent lands or streams; assessment of damages; hindering or obstructing work; penalty.

§ 505. Selling of nonuniform traffic-control devices; penalty.

§ 506. Maintenance priority of roads used for school buses or mail routes.

§ 507. Coordinating new development with local transportation improvements.

§ 508. Dedication of new roads for state maintenance; approval required; security.

§ 509. Highways deemed public roads.

§ 510. Speed limit and weight limits on structure.

§ 511. Injury to roads and bridges; double damages; jurisdiction of courts; procedure and appeal.

§ 512. Injury to roads, bridges, etc.; penalty.

§ 513. Trimming of hedges and removal of trimmings; penalty.

§ 515. Maintenance of unfenced junkyards within certain distance of highways; penalty.

§ 516. Creation or maintenance of nuisance within certain limits.

§ 517. Boulevard corporations.

§ 518. Trash within a certain distance of the highway; penalty.

§ 519. William J. Winchester Bridge.

§ 520. Injury to trees, shrubs, and landscaping.

§ 521. Snow removal in nonmunicipal residential communities.

§ 524. Removal of nonofficial signs from utility poles within state rights-of-way.

§ 525. Maintenance of clear zones within rights-of-way.

§ 526. Restrictions against commercial use of State rights-of-way; site-based enforcement mechanisms.

§ 527. Coordination with other statutes.

§ 528. Restrictions against vehicle sales activities on State rights-of-way.

§ 529. Inspection requirements for bridge owners.

§ 530. Dedication of right-of-way adjacent to a state highway.

§ 531. Connections to roads within restricted age communities.

§ 532. Memorial signage.