(a) The Commission shall make, as promptly as possible, for certification to the county government, a zoning proposal based upon and in full accordance with the adopted comprehensive development plan including both the full text of the zoning regulation or regulations and the maps for the regulation by districts or zones of the location, height, bulk, and size of buildings and other structures, percentage of lot which may be occupied, size of lots, courts, and other open spaces, density and distribution of population; for the use of buildings and structures for trade, industry, residence, recreation, public activities or other purposes, and for the uses of land for trade, industry, recreation, public activities, soil conservation, water supply conservation or other similar purposes.
(b) After the creation of the Commission and prior to the creation of the adopted comprehensive development plan and prior to the tentative zoning proposal described in subsection (a) of this section, an interim holding zone proposal to control the development of land may be instituted by Sussex County pursuant to § 6909 of this title as a temporary measure, but in no case shall the interim zoning be effective beyond December 31, 1970.
Structure Delaware Code
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 6902. Power and jurisdiction of county government.
§ 6903. Zoning map and regulations.
§ 6904. Purposes of regulations.
§ 6905. Planning and Zoning Commission; appointment; term and qualifications.
§ 6906. Assistance from and cooperation with other agencies.
§ 6907. Tentative zoning proposal preparation by Commission.
§ 6908. Public hearing and notice.
§ 6909. Commission's powers in conduct of public hearings.
§ 6911. Changes in zoning district; map or regulations; procedure.
§ 6914. Board of Adjustment — Office and personnel.
§ 6915. Board of Adjustment — Rules governing organization, procedure and jurisdiction.
§ 6916. Appeals to the Board of Adjustment — Who may take; procedure.
§ 6917. Appeals to the Board of Adjustment — Powers upon appeals.
§ 6918. Superior Court review of decision of Board of Adjustment; procedure.
§ 6919. Violations of regulations; enforcement; remedies and penalties.
§ 6920. Nonconforming uses of land or structure.
§ 6921. List of nonconforming structures and uses.
§ 6923. Conflict between zoning regulations and other laws.
§ 6924. Notice to local school districts of residential zoning changes.