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Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 4901. Power of county government; area subject to regulation. - (a) The county government may, in accordance with the conditions...
§ 4902. Zoning plan and regulations. - (a) For any or all of the purposes specified in...
§ 4903. Purposes of regulations. - (a) Regulations adopted by the county government, pursuant to the...
§ 4904. Kent County Zoning Commission; consolidation with Regional Planning Commission. - (a) In order to avail itself of the powers conferred...
§ 4905. Assistance from and cooperation with other agencies. - The Zoning Commission shall make use of the expert advice...
§ 4906. Personnel and office facilities of Zoning Commission. - The Zoning Commission may employ such experts, trained personnel, and...
§ 4907. Tentative zoning plan; preparation of by Commission. - The Zoning Commission shall make, as promptly as possible, for...
§ 4908. Public hearing and notice. - When the efforts of the Commission shall have reached the...
§ 4909. Commission's powers in conduct of public hearing. - For the purpose of any public hearing under this subchapter,...
§ 4910. Adoption by county government of zoning plan and regulations; public hearing and notice; consultative hearings; resubmission to Commission. - (a) After receiving the certification of a zoning plan from...
§ 4911. Changes in zoning district; plan or regulations; procedure. - (a) The county government may, from time to time, make...
§ 4912. Zoning coordination and integration. - The Zoning Commission may cooperate with other planning and zoning...
§ 4913. Board of Adjustment. - The county government shall, by ordinance, establish a Board of...
§ 4914. Board of Adjustment — Office and personnel. - The county government shall furnish the Board of Adjustment with...
§ 4915. Board of Adjustment — Rules governing organization, procedure and jurisdiction. - The county government shall provide and specify in its zoning...
§ 4916. Appeals to the Board of Adjustment — Procedure. - (a) Appeals to the Board of Adjustment may be taken...
§ 4917. Appeals to the Board of Adjustment — Powers. - Upon appeals the Board of Adjustment shall have the following...
§ 4918. Court review of decision of Board of Adjustment; proceedings. - (a) Any persons jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision...
§ 4919. Enforcement; remedies. - (a) The enforcement of any code or regulation adopted by...
§ 4920. Nonconforming uses of land or buildings. - (a) The lawful use of a building or structure, or...
§ 4921. Appropriations. - The county government may appropriate out of the general county...
§ 4922. Conflict between zoning regulations and other laws. - (a) Whenever any regulations made under authority of this subchapter...
§ 4923. Residential facilities for persons with disabilities. - (a) For purposes of all county zoning ordinances a residential...
§ 4924. Notice to local school districts of residential zoning changes. - With respect to any proposed residential zoning change, the county...
§ 4925. Changes in zoning. - In the case of a rezoning application the county government...
§ 4926. Notice to property owners of zoning changes. - With respect to any proposed zoning change, unless the owner...
§ 4927. Emergency Communication Systems. - The zoning ordinance and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter...
Subchapter II. The Quality of Life Act
§ 4951. Short title; intent and purpose. - (a) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited...
§ 4952. Definitions. - For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Area” or “area...
§ 4953. Scope of subchapter. - (a) The County shall have power and responsibility: (1) To...
§ 4954. Areas under this subchapter. - A county shall exercise authority under this subchapter for the...
§ 4955. Local planning agency. - (a) The governing body of each county government shall designate...
§ 4956. Required and optional elements of comprehensive plan; studies and surveys. - (a) The comprehensive plan shall consist of materials in such...
§ 4957. State responsibilities to local planning agencies. - (a) All elements of the comprehensive plan shall be based...
§ 4958. Evaluation and appraisal of comprehensive plan. - (a) The comprehensive plan or amendments or revisions thereto shall...
§ 4959. Legal status of comprehensive plan. - (a) After a comprehensive plan or element or portion thereof...
§ 4960. County comprehensive plan. - (a) The County shall submit a final comprehensive plan for...
§ 4961. Information from state and local agencies and school districts. - (a) All subdivision plans approved by the county government shall...
§ 4962. Highway capacity. - The county government shall not approve any proposed change in...
Subchapter III. Citizens Bill of Rights Act
§ 4999. Court review of land use actions; limitations on liability of individuals and associations. - Any individual or association of individuals that challenges or opposes...