City of Harrington, DE
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2023-04-17
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 440 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Planning and Inspections Department
- Ch 9 (Reserved)
- Ch 12 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 16 Elections
- Ch 38 Police Department
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 75 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 82 Animals
- Ch 86 Annexations
- Ch 102 Building Standards
- Ch 108 Buildings, Vacant
- Ch 114 Burning, Open
- Ch 120 Business Licenses
- Ch 130 Contractor Licenses
- Ch 145 Disorderly Premises
- Ch 157 Economic Development and Redevelopment
- Ch 162 Engine Retarders
- Ch 175 Fees, Impact
- Ch 180 Fees, Municipal
- Ch 188 Fees for Subdivision Inspections
- Ch 196 Fences
- Ch 205 Fire Hazards
- Ch 212 Floodplain Regulations
- Ch 216 Freedom of Information Act Requests
- Ch 224 (Reserved)
- Ch 240 Juvenile Curfew
- Ch 250 Manufactured Homes
- Ch 255 Manufactured Home Licenses
- Ch 259 Noise
- Ch 271 Parades and Public Entertainment
- Ch 280 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 292 Permits and Approvals
- Ch 297 Portable Storage Units
- Ch 305 Property Maintenance
- Ch 314 Rental Properties
- Ch 319 (Reserved)
- Ch 330 Sewers
- Ch 336 Sex Offenders
- Ch 350 Source Water Protection
- Ch 357 Standard Specifications for Utility Construction Projects and Subdivision Pavement Design
- Ch 365 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 370 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 378 Taxation
- Ch 391 Trees
- Ch 399 Utility Services, Payment for
- Ch 406 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 410 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 417 Vehicles, Recreational
- Ch 425 Water
- Ch 440 Zoning
- Ch 440 Art I Introduction and Definitions
- § 440-1 Purpose.
- § 440-2 Scope.
- § 440-3 Interpretation.
- § 440-4 Short title.
- § 440-5 Severability.
- § 440-6 Authority.
- § 440-7 General rules for reading and applying chapter language.
- § 440-8 Construction of provisions.
- § 440-9 Word usage; definitions.
- § 440-10 through § 440-11. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art II Zoning Classifications
- § 440-12 Classes of zoning.
- § 440-13 Zoning Map.
- § 440-14 Temporary buildings; movement of buildings into City.
- § 440-15 through § 440-20. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art III Single-Family Residential Zone (R-1)
- § 440-21 Purpose; uses permitted.
- § 440-22 Development standards.
- § 440-23 Additional regulations.
- § 440-24 through § 440-30. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art IV Duplex Residential Zone (R-2)
- § 440-31 Purpose; uses permitted.
- § 440-32 Development standards.
- § 440-33 Additional regulations.
- § 440-34 through § 440-40. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art V Townhouse Residential Zone (R-3)
- § 440-41 Purpose; uses permitted.
- § 440-42 Development standards.
- § 440-43 Parking standards.
- § 440-44 Additional regulations.
- § 440-45 through § 440-50. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art VI Multifamily Residential Zone (R-4)
- § 440-51 Purpose; uses permitted.
- § 440-52 Development standards.
- § 440-53 Additional regulations.
- § 440-54 through § 440-60. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art VII Neighborhood Commercial Zone (C-1)
- § 440-61 Purpose; uses permitted.
- § 440-62 Development standards.
- § 440-63 Additional regulations.
- § 440-64 through § 440-70. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art VIII Central Commercial Zone (C-2)
- § 440-71 Purpose; use regulations.
- § 440-72 Applicability.
- § 440-73 Lot and building development standards.
- § 440-74 Streetscape standards.
- § 440-75 Additional regulations.
- § 440-76 through § 440-85. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art IX Service Commercial Zone (C-3)
- § 440-86 Use regulations.
- § 440-87 Development standards.
- § 440-88 Additional regulations.
- § 440-89 through § 440-95. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art X Manufacturing Zone (M)
- § 440-96 Use regulations.
- § 440-97 Uses prohibited.
- § 440-98 Area regulations.
- § 440-99 Height regulations.
- § 440-100 Development standards.
- § 440-101 Additional regulations.
- § 440-102 through § 440-110. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art XI Industrial Park Zone (IMP)
- § 440-111 Use regulations.
- § 440-112 Uses prohibited.
- § 440-113 Area regulations.
- § 440-114 Height regulations.
- § 440-115 Development standards.
- § 440-116 Additional regulations.
- § 440-117 through § 440-125. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art XII Traditional Neighborhood Development Zone (TND)
- § 440-126 Purpose; minimum criteria; administrative procedures.
- § 440-127 Permitted uses.
- § 440-128 Development standards.
- § 440-129 Additional regulations.
- § 440-130 through § 440-135. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art XIII General Regulations
- § 440-136 Use regulations.
- § 440-137 Prohibited uses (nuisances).
- § 440-138 Nonconforming uses.
- § 440-139 Home occupation.
- § 440-140 Accessory uses, buildings, and structures.
- § 440-141 Dimensional and density standards.
- § 440-142 Height limit exemptions.
- § 440-143 Lot frontage.
- § 440-144 Projections into required yards.
- § 440-145 Front yard adjustments.
- § 440-146 Minimum roof pitch.
- § 440-147 Fences and walls.
- § 440-148 Visibility at intersections within "sight triangle."
- § 440-149 Sidewalks and curbs.
- § 440-150 Wetlands.
- § 440-151 Bufferyards.
- § 440-152 Screening.
- § 440-153 Trees.
- § 440-154 Open space and recreation.
- § 440-155 through § 440-170. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art XIV Signs
- § 440-171 Purpose.
- § 440-172 Hierarchy of regulations.
- § 440-173 Typical on-premises sign types.
- § 440-174 Sign area computational methodology/ground signs.
- § 440-175 Comparison: roof and wall sign distinctions.
- § 440-176 Exemptions.
- § 440-177 Sign face area.
- § 440-178 Height of signs.
- § 440-179 Standards in Single-Family (R-1), Duplex (R-2), Townhouse (R-3), and Multifamily (R-4) Residential Zones.
- § 440-180 Standards in Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) and Central Commercial (C-2) Zones.
- § 440-181 Standards in Service Commercial (C-3), Manufacturing (M), and Industrial Park Manufacturing (IMP) Zones.
- § 440-182 Additional standards in all zones.
- § 440-183 Electronic message centers.
- § 440-184 Sign illumination standards.
- § 440-185 Nonconforming signs.
- § 440-186 Construction and structural requirements.
- § 440-187 Maintenance requirements.
- § 440-188 Permit.
- § 440-189 Permitted and prohibited signs in all zones.
- § 440-190 Jurisdiction.
- § 440-191 through § 440-210. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art XV Parking and Access
- § 440-211 Applicability.
- § 440-212 General requirements.
- § 440-213 Required number of spaces.
- § 440-214 Excess parking.
- § 440-215 Joint use, shared facilities, and satellite parking.
- § 440-216 Design standards.
- § 440-217 Surfacing and curbing.
- § 440-218 Marking and signage.
- § 440-219 Accessible parking.
- § 440-220 Parking area landscaping.
- § 440-221 Maintenance.
- § 440-222 Bicycle accessibility, mobility, and parking.
- § 440-223 Loading and unloading space.
- § 440-224 Parking standards for traditional neighborhood developments.
- § 440-225 through § 440-240. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art XVI Conditional Use Permits
- § 440-241 Purpose.
- § 440-242 Application and approval procedures.
- § 440-243 Evaluation criteria.
- § 440-244 Conditions on approval.
- § 440-245 Prohibited uses.
- § 440-246 Large-scale solar facilities.
- § 440-247 through § 440-255. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art XVII Board of Adjustment
- § 440-256 Creation; membership; term; hearings.
- § 440-257 Procedures.
- § 440-258 Powers of Board.
- § 440-259 Appeals.
- § 440-260 Interpretation.
- § 440-261 Variances.
- § 440-262 Duration of variance approval.
- § 440-263 Amendment of variance.
- § 440-264 Filing of appeals.
- § 440-265 through § 440-280. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art XVIII Administration
- § 440-281 Planning Commission.
- § 440-282 Other duties of Planning Commission.
- § 440-283 Amendments.
- § 440-284 Action of Planning Commission on amendments.
- § 440-285 Public hearings.
- § 440-286 Denial of petitions; reconsideration.
- § 440-287 Uses requiring site plans.
- § 440-288 Site plan processing procedures.
- § 440-289 Category A site plan procedures.
- § 440-290 Contents of concept plan submittals.
- § 440-291 Contents of preliminary site plan.
- § 440-292 Contents of final site plan.
- § 440-293 Category B/administrative plan review procedures.
- § 440-294 Contents of plans for Category B/administrative review.
- § 440-295 Impact studies.
- § 440-296 Amendment of approved site plan.
- § 440-297 Expiration of site plan approvals.
- § 440-298 Zoning compliance certificates required.
- § 440-299 Application for zoning compliance certificate.
- § 440-300 Drawings to accompany applications for zoning compliance certificates.
- § 440-301 Procedure for zoning compliance certificate.
- § 440-302 Building permits.
- § 440-303 Certificates of occupancy and compliance.
- § 440-304 Filing fees.
- § 440-305 through § 440-320. (Reserved)
- Ch 440 Art XIX Remedies and Penalties
- § 440-321 Remedies.
- § 440-322 Enforcement, violations, and penalties.
- § 440-323 through § 440-330. (Reserved)
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Harrington 7-20-2015 by Ord. No.
15-06.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Annexations — See Ch. 86.
Building standards — See Ch. 102.
Vacant buildings — See Ch. 108.
Fences — See Ch. 196.
Floodplain regulations — See Ch. 212.
Manufactured homes — See Ch. 250.
Manufactured home licenses — See Ch. 255.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 305.
Sewers — See Ch. 330.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 365.
Water — See Ch. 425.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix 1, Approved Trees
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 440,
Zoning, adopted as amended through 9-6-2005, and as subsequently amended.
