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Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 2601. Power of County Council; area subject to regulation. - (a) The County Council may, in accordance with the conditions...
§ 2602. Zoning plan and regulations. - (a) For any or all of the purposes specified in...
§ 2603. Purposes of regulations. - (a) Regulations adopted by the County Council, pursuant to the...
§ 2604. Assistance from and cooperation with other agencies. - The Department of Land Use shall make use of the...
§ 2605. Department's powers in conduct of public hearing. - At any public hearing held pursuant to this subchapter, the...
§ 2607. Changes in zoning district, plan or regulations; procedure. - (a) The County Council may, from time to time, make...
§ 2608. Zoning coordination and integration; committees and rules of Department of Land Use. - (a) The New Castle County Department of Land Use may...
§ 2609. Violations of regulations or subchapter; enforcement, remedies and penalties. - (a) No person shall erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain or...
§ 2610. Nonconforming uses of land or buildings. - (a) The lawful use of a building or structure, or...
§ 2611. Conflict between zoning regulations and other laws. - Whenever any regulation made under authority of this subchapter requires...
§ 2612. Residential facilities for persons with disabilities. - (a) For purposes of all county zoning ordinances a residential...
§ 2613. Notice to local school districts of residential zoning changes. - With respect to any proposed residential zoning change the County...
§ 2614. Changes in zoning. - (a) Unless the Department of Land Use recommends approval of...
§ 2615. Notice to property owners of zoning changes. - With respect to any proposed zoning change, unless the owner...
§ 2616. Emergency Communication Systems. - (a) “Emergency communications equipment” includes, but is not limited to:...
Subchapter II. The Quality of Life Act
§ 2651. Short title; intent and purpose. - (a) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited...
§ 2652. Definitions. - For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Area” or “area...
§ 2653. Scope of subchapter. - (a) The County shall have power and responsibility: (1) To...
§ 2654. Areas under this subchapter. - A county shall exercise authority under this subchapter for the...
§ 2655. Local planning agency. - (a) The governing body of each County Council shall designate...
§ 2656. Required and optional elements of comprehensive plan; studies and surveys. - (a) The comprehensive plan shall consist of materials in such...
§ 2657. State responsibilities to local planning agencies. - (a) All elements of the comprehensive plan shall be based...
§ 2658. Evaluation and appraisal of comprehensive plan. - (a) The comprehensive plan or amendments or revisions thereto shall...
§ 2659. Legal status of comprehensive plan. - (a) After a comprehensive plan or element or portion thereof...
§ 2660. County comprehensive plan. - (a) The County shall submit a final comprehensive plan for...
§ 2661. Information from state and local agencies and school districts. - (a) All subdivision plans approved by the County Council shall...
§ 2662. Highway capacity. - The County Council shall not approve any proposed change in...
Subchapter III. Citizens Bill of Rights Act
§ 2699. Court review of land use actions; limitations on liability of individuals and associations. - Any individual or association of individuals that challenges or opposes...