(a) The Department shall not accept into the state maintenance system any new road or street, pursuant to its authority under § 508 of this title, if the new road or street makes a connection to an existing street right-of-way of an adjoining residential age-restricted development, defined herein as a planned residential community whose deed restrictions or similar recorded provisions limit ownership and residence to persons 55 years of age or older.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not prohibit a connection to an existing street right-of-way of an adjoining residential age-restricted development, if the new road or street is to be part of a residential age-restricted development.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not prohibit a connection to an existing street right-of-way of an adjoining residential age-restricted development, if the owners of the property within that adjoining development elect to permit the connection, by a majority vote under the homeowner association rules or similar self-governance provisions applicable to that development.
(d) Subsection (a) of this section shall not prohibit a connection to an existing street right-of-way of an adjoining residential age-restricted development, if the connection is limited to a sidewalk or multi-use pathway not designed for motorized vehicles and the owners of the property within that adjoining development elect to permit the connection, by a majority vote under the homeowner association's rules or similar self-governance provisions applicable to that development.
(e) This section shall not be applicable to those roads and streets for which acceptance into the State maintenance system under § 508 of this title has been conditioned upon agreement to potential connections to the streets and roads of an adjoining property, as evidenced by the Department's approval of the conceptual site plan or proposed entrance configuration for the development, if granted prior to March 15, 2011.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 5. HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND BRIDGES GENERALLY
§ 501. Use of public road or bridge by railway.
§ 502. Closing of roads during repair.
§ 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.
§ 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.