Kent County, DE
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 187 Subdivision and Land Development
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Aeropark Authority
- Ch 9 Board of Assessment Review
- Ch 14 Code Enforcement Constables
- Ch 19 Community Development Advisory Committee
- Ch 25 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 30 Economic and Maritime Development, Office of
- Ch 34 Elections, Special
- Ch 37 Emergency Services Assistance Fund
- Ch 41 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 43 Finances
- Ch 46 Grievance Procedure
- Ch 53 Library Advisory Committee
- Ch 60 Parks and Recreation Commission
- Ch 64 Pension Review Committee
- Ch 68 Personnel Policy
- Ch 73 Planning Agency, Local
- Ch 77 Planning Commission, Regional
- Ch 79 Retiree Benefits
- Ch 81 Records Retention
- Ch 83 Retirement
- Ch 84 Sewer Advisory Board, Regional
- Ch 86 Strategic Development Fund
- Ch 90 Violations and Complaints
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 105 Building Construction
- Ch 116 Drainage Standards
- Ch 121 Emergency Reporting System
- Ch 128 Fees
- Ch 139 Hearing Procedures
- Ch 143 Housing Standards
- Ch 156 Manufactured Homes
- Ch 158 Moratoriums
- Ch 161 Noise
- Ch 168 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 175 Property Maintenance
- Ch 177 Property, Purchase of
- Ch 179 Road Names
- Ch 180 Sanitary Standards
- Ch 187 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 187 Art I Title; Authority; Purpose
- § 187-1 Title.
- § 187-2 Authority; when effective.
- § 187-3 Purpose.
- Ch 187 Art II Word Usage and Definitions
- § 187-4 Rules of construction.
- § 187-5 Definitions.
- Ch 187 Art III General Provisions
- § 187-6 Preliminary plan and record plat required.
- § 187-7 Approval of plat required.
- § 187-8 Recording of plat required.
- § 187-9 Plat preparation.
- § 187-10 Planned Unit Development Districts.
- § 187-11 Interpretation.
- § 187-12 Jurisdiction of Regional Planning Commission.
- § 187-13 Jurisdiction of County Administrator and Department of Planning Services.
- § 187-14 Expiration of approved subdivision development plans.
- § 187-15 Fees.
- § 187-16 Department of Planning Services' right of entry.
- Ch 187 Art IV Sketch Plan and Preliminary Conference for Major Subdivisions
- § 187-17 Preliminary conference.
- § 187-18 Sketch plan submission.
- § 187-19 Sketch plan submission to Regional Planning Commission.
- Ch 187 Art V Preliminary Plan Preparation and Procedure for Major Subdivisions
- § 187-20 Submission of preliminary plan.
- § 187-21 Approval of preliminary plan.
- § 187-22 Requirements of preliminary plan.
- § 187-23 Supporting statements.
- Ch 187 Art VI Final Plan Preparation and Procedure for Major Subdivisions
- § 187-24 Submission of record plat.
- § 187-25 Requirements of record plat.
- § 187-26 Certificates and supporting statements.
- § 187-27 Revisions to recorded subdivision plats.
- Ch 187 Art VII Administrative Approvals
- § 187-28 Intent.
- § 187-29 Minor subdivisions.
- § 187-30 Minor lot line adjustment.
- § 187-31 Consolidation of lots.
- § 187-32 Change in ownership, mortgage, or lease line.
- § 187-33 Process and procedures.
- Ch 187 Art VIII Land Development
- § 187-34 Purpose.
- § 187-35 Preliminary conference.
- § 187-36 Sketch plan submission.
- § 187-37 Sketch plan submission to Regional Planning Commission.
- § 187-38 Submission of preliminary plan.
- § 187-39 Regional Planning Commission review of proposed development permitted by right.
- § 187-40 Review of conditional use site plans.
- § 187-41 Final plan approval.
- § 187-42 Amendments and additions to site plans.
- § 187-43 Completion bond.
- § 187-44 Exemptions.
- § 187-45 Revocation of permits.
- § 187-46 Variation from approved plans prohibited.
- § 187-47 Construal of provisions.
- § 187-48 Fees.
- Ch 187 Art IX Manufactured Housing Subdivision and Land Development
- § 187-49 General provisions.
- § 187-50 (Reserved)
- § 187-51 Manufactured home parks.
- Ch 187 Art X Required Improvements
- § 187-52 General provisions.
- § 187-53 Minimum requirements.
- § 187-54 Plans, profiles, and specifications.
- § 187-55 Completion bond.
- Ch 187 Art XI Design Requirements and Standards
- § 187-56 General requirements.
- § 187-57 Suitability of land.
- § 187-58 Street layout.
- § 187-59 Street design standards.
- § 187-60 Sidewalks.
- § 187-61 Marked crosswalks.
- § 187-62 School and transit bus stops.
- § 187-63 Blocks.
- § 187-64 Lots.
- § 187-65 Easements.
- § 187-66 Active recreation areas.
- § 187-67 Passive open space.
- § 187-68 Public parks, facilities and land reservations.
- § 187-69 Preservation of historic buildings and properties.
- § 187-70 Ownership and maintenance of active recreation areas and passive open spaces.
- § 187-71 Exemption to recreation area and open space dedication/reservation.
- § 187-72 Construction phasing.
- § 187-73 Woodland preservation.
- § 187-74 Tree planting requirements in nonwoodlands.
- § 187-75 Tree mitigation.
- § 187-76 Tree preservation and planting plan requirements.
- § 187-77 Wetland areas.
- § 187-78 Water bodies, streams, and other watercourses; riparian buffers.
- § 187-79 Buffer requirements.
- § 187-79.1 Wellhead protection buffers.
- § 187-79.2 Excellent recharge areas.
- Ch 187 Art XII Modifications, Waivers and Exceptions
- § 187-80 Unusual conditions.
- § 187-81 Approval of modifications, waivers, and exceptions.
- § 187-82 Exceptions.
- Ch 187 Art XIII Enforcement and Penalties
- § 187-83 Building and occupancy permits; guaranties.
- § 187-84 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 187 Art XIV Appeals
- § 187-85 Appeal procedure.
- Ch 187 Art XV Changes and Amendments
- § 187-86 Amendment procedure.
- Ch 187 Art XVI Severability; Repealer; Performance Review
- § 187-87 Severability.
- § 187-88 Repealer.
- § 187-89 Performance review.
- § 187-90 (Reserved)
- Ch 187 Art XVII Supplementary Regulations
- § 187-90.1 Transfer of development rights.
- § 187-90.2 Adequate public facilities.
- § 187-90.3 Conversion of existing single-family condominium to fee-simple single-family subdivision.
- § 187-90.4 Stormwater maintenance districts.
- Ch 188 Floodplain Management
- Ch 191 Taxation
- Ch 205 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Levy Court of Kent County 6-24-2003 by Ord. No.
03-11.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Regional Planning Commission — See Ch. 77.
Drainage standards — See Ch. 116.
Manufactured homes — See Ch. 156.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 175.
Road names — See Ch. 179.
Sanitary standards — See Ch. 180.
Zoning — See Ch. 205.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix A - Major Subdivision Plan Requirements
Attachment 2 - Appendix B - Active Open Space Construction and Maintenance StandardsAttachment 3 - Appendix C - Administrative Plan RequirementsAttachment 4 - Appendix D - Land Development Plan RequirementsAttachment 5 - Appendix E - Table of Trees[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 187,
Subdivision of Land, adopted 10-24-2000 by Ord. No. 00-26, as amended.
