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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The following is a chronological listing of legislation of the Mayor and Council of New Castle adopted since the publication of the Code, indicating its inclusion in the Code or the reason for its exclusion. [Enabling legislation which is not general and permanent in nature is considered to be non-Code material (NCM).] Information regarding legislation which is not included in the Code nor on this list is available from the office of the City Administrator. The last legislation reviewed for the original publication of the Code was Ord. No. 377, adopted 7-9-1996. A complete listing, including disposition, of all legislation reviewed in conjunction with the original publication of the Code is on file in the office of the City Administrator.
Enactment
Adoption Date
Subject
Disposition
Ord. No. 379
12-9-1997
Adoption of Code
Ch. 1, Art. I
Res. No. 97-8
12-9-1997
Fees
Ch. A239
Ord. No. 380
Defeated
Ord. No. 381
4-14-1998
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 382
6-9-1998
Licenses amendment
Ch. 156
Ord. No. 383
6-9-1998
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 384
9-8-1998
Real estate transfer tax amendment
Ch. 221, Art. II
Ord. No. 385
10-14-1998
Floodplain management amendment
Repealed by Ord. No. 499
Ord. No. 386
Withdrawn
Ord. No. 387
6-8-1999
Skateboards
Ch. 197
72 Del. Laws, c. 116
7-1-1999
Municipal Services Commission
Ch. MSC
Ord. No. 388
8-10-1999
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 389
8-10-1999
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 390
10-12-1999
Noise
Ch. 166
Res. No. 2000-01
1-11-2000
Fees amendment
Ch. A239
Ord. No. 391
2-8-2000
Industrial District tax exemption; Industrial Office Park District tax exemption; tax abatement amendment
Ch. 221, Arts. IV and VI (repealer only); V
Ord. No. 392
5-9-2000
Abandoned vehicles
Ch. 226
Ord. No. 393
4-11-2000
Taxation and recovery of monition fees and costs
Ch. 221, Art. VII
Ord. No. 394
6-13-2000
Senior citizens tax exemption amendment; disabled persons tax exemption amendment
Ch. 221, Arts. I and II
Ord. No. 395
8-9-2000
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 396
2-13-2001
Subdivision of land amendment; lines and grades amendment; zoning amendment
Chs. 213, 215, 230
Ord. No. 397
3-13-2001
Licenses amendment
Ch. 156
Ord. No. 398
4-10-2001
Parades and public assemblies
Ch. 171
Ord. No. 399
4-24-2001
Parking provisions amendment
Ch. 172, Art. I
Ord. No. 400
8-14-2001
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 401
8-28-2001
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 402
11-13-2001
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 403
3-27-2002
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 404
4-9-2002
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 405
4-24-2002
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 406
Rights-of-way
Not adopted
Ord. No. 407
6-1-2002
Lines and grades amendment
Ch. 215
Ord. No. 408
6-21-2002
Building construction standards amendment
Ch. 102, Art. II
Ord. No. 409
6-21-2002
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 410
6-21-2002
Solid waste: collection and disposition amendment
Ch. 204, Art. II
Ord. No. 411
6-21-2002
One- and two-family dwelling building standards
Ch. 103
Ord. No. 412
6-21-2002
Plumbing amendment
Ch. 181
Ord. No. 413
6-21-2002
Mechanical standards
Ch. 162
Ord. No. 414
6-21-2002
Fuel gas standards
Ch. 163
Ord. No. 415
6-21-2002
Property maintenance standards amendment
Ch. 185, Art. I
Ord. No. 416
7-9-2002
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 417
9-10-2002
Lines and grades amendment
Ch. 215
Ord. No. 418
3-11-2003
Dangerous or vacant buildings
Ch. 141
Ord. No. 419
6-10-2003
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 420
6-10-2003
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 421
Not adopted
Ord. No. 422
8-12-2003
Clear zones
Ch. 209, Art. III
Ord. No. 423
12-9-2003
Housing and property maintenance
Ch. 140
Ord. No. 424
Not adopted
Ord. No. 425
5-11-2004
Recycling
Ch. 204, Art. III
Ord. No. 426
Not adopted
Ord. No. 427
7-13-2004
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 428
1-11-2005
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 429
12-14-2004
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 430
Not adopted
Ord. No. 431
7-11-2006
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 432
5-31-2006
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 433
7-11-2006
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 434
Not adopted
Ord. No. 435
5-31-2006
Comprehensive Plan amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 436
5-31-2006
Comprehensive Plan amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 437
Not adopted
Ord. No. 438
10-10-2006
Mayor's Court compensation
NCM
Ord. No. 439
10-10-2006
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 440
10-10-2006
Sanitary Code amendment
Ch. 193
Ord. No. 441
11-14-2006
Housing and property maintenance amendment
Ch. 140
Ord. No. 442
11-14-2006
Building construction: issuance of permits amendment
Ch. 102, Art. I
Ord. No. 443
Public notice for applications
Not adopted
Ord. No. 444
3-13-2007
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 445
Housing and property maintenance amendment
Not adopted
Ord. No. 446
Zoning amendment
Withdrawn
Ord. No. 447
3-1-2007
Noise amendment
Ch. 166
Ord. No. 448
2-13-2007
Parades and public assemblies amendment
Ch. 171
Ord. No. 449
3-1-2007
Approval of subdivision plan
NCM
Ord. No. 450
4-10-2007
Animals: feeding of wildlife
Ch. 94, Art. II
Ord. No. 451
10-9-2007
Dangerous or vacant buildings amendment
Ch. 141
Ord. No. 452
5-8-2007
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 453
5-8-2007
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 454
10-9-2007
Graffiti
Ch. 189
Ord. No. 455
12-11-2007
Senior citizens tax exemption amendment; disabled persons tax exemption amendment
Ch. 221, Arts. I and III
Ord. No. 456
1-8-2008
Approval of subdivision plan
NCM
Ord. No. 457
5-13-2008
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 458
6-10-2008
Housing and property maintenance amendment
Ch. 140
Ord. No. 459
1-13-2009
Comprehensive Plan amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 460
1-13-2009
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 461
3-10-2009
Tree Commission
Ch. 74
Ord. No. 462
3-10-2009
Street trees
Ch. 210
Ord. No. 463
7-14-2009
Comprehensive Plan amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 464
7-14-2009
Curfew
Ch. 108
Ord. No. 465
8-11-2009
Fees amendment
Chs. 140; 171; 226; A242
Res. No. 2009-20
9-8-2009
Fees amendment
Ch. A239
Ord. No. 466
10-15-2009
Approval of borrowing of funds and authorization of special election
NCM
Ord. No. 467
Not adopted
Ord. No. 468
5-11-2010
No Parking Zone
NCM
Ord. No. 469
5-11-2010
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 470
5-11-2010
Sanitary Code amendment
Ch. 193
Ord. No. 471
5-11-2010
Solid waste: collection and disposition amendment
Ch. 204, Art. II
Ord. No. 472
6-8-2010
Abandoned vehicles amendment
Ch. 226
Res. No. 2010-18
7-13-2010
Fees amendment
Ch. A239
Ord. No. 473
12-14-2010
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 474
12-14-2010
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 475
12-14-2010
Conditional zoning of conditionally annexed parcel
NCM
Ord. No. 476
1-18-2011
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Ord. No. 477
8-13-2013
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 478
8-13-2013
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 479
8-13-2013
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 480
5-10-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 481
4-12-2011
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 225
Ord. No. 482
5-10-2011
Housing and property maintenance amendment
Ch. 140
Res. No. 2011-14
4-12-2011
Fees amendment
Ch. A239
Res. No. 2011-19
5-10-2011
Fees amendment
Ch. A239
Ord. No. 483
10-11-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 484
8-9-2011
Parks and libraries: smoking
Ch. 46, Art. II
Ord. No. 485
9-13-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 486
4-10-2012
Zoning amendment; fees amendment
Ch. 230; Ch. A239
Ord. No. 487
5-8-2012
Firearms amendment
Ch. 122
Ord. No. 488
Tabled
Ord. No. 489
6-5-2012
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
78 Del. Laws, c. 261
6-19-2012
Municipal Services Commission amendment
Ch. MSC
78 Del. Laws, c. 267
6-20-2012
Charter amendment
Charter
Res. No. 2012-21
7-17-2012
Public access to records; fees amendment
Ch. A239; Ch. A242, Art. I
Ord. No. 490
8-13-2013
Zoning Map amendment
NCM
Res. No. 2013-32
9-26-2013
Fees amendment
Ch. A239
Ord. No. 491
10-30-2013
Planning Commission amendment
Ch. 58
Ord. No. 492
11-12-2013
Disposition of real estate amendment
Ch. 64
Ord. No. 493
2-19-2014
Alcoholic beverages: consumption amendment
Ch. 90, Art. I
Res. No. 2014-22
4-8-2014
Fees amendment
Ch. A239
Res. No. 2014-23
4-8-2014
Fees amendment
Ch. A239
Ord. No. 494
5-27-2014
Dike management and preservation
Ch. 131
Ord. No. 495
7-8-2014
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 496
7-16-2014
Animals: feeding of wildlife amendment
Ch. 94, Art. II
Ord. No. 497
7-8-2014
Abandoned vehicles amendment
Ch. 226
Ord. No. 498
7-16-2014
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 225
Ord. No. 499
10-14-2014
Floodplain management
Ch. 130
Ord. No. 500
2-18-2015
Tree Advisory Commission amendment; street trees amendment
Ch. 74; 210
80 Del. Laws, c. 3
2-11-2015
Charter amendment
Charter, § 6
Ord. No. 501
2-18-2015
Housing and property maintenance amendment
Ch. 140
Ord. No. 502
4-14-2015
Noise amendment
Ch. 166
Ord. No. 503
10-29-2015
Parking: general provisions amendment
Ch. 172, Art. I
Ord. No. 504
12-8-2015
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 505
1-12-2016
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 506
1-12-2016
Housing and property maintenance amendment
Ch. 140
Res. No. 2016-13
4-12-2016
Fees amendment
Ch. A239
Ord. No. 507
5-12-2016
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
80 Del. Laws, c. 303
7-11-2016
Municipal Services Commission amendment
Ch. MSC
Ord. No. 508
Tabled
Ord. No. 509
7-27-2017
Storm sewer system: illicit discharges and connections
Ch. 208, Art. I
Ord. No. 510
7-31-2017
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Ord. No. 511
9-5-2017
Zoning amendment
Ch. 230
Res. No. 2017-35
11-14-2017
Fees Amendment
Ch. A239
Res. No. 2017-36
10-10-2017
Fees Amendment
Ch. A239
Ord. No. 512
3-13-2018
Sanitary Code Amendment
Ch. 193
Ord. No. 513
1-9-2018
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 230
81 Del. Laws, c. 414
9-4-2018
Charter Amendment
Charter §§ 4, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21
Enactment
Adoption Date
Subject
Disposition
Supp. No.
Ord. No 514
Tabled
27
Ord. No. 515
Tabled
27
Ord. No. 516
11-13-2019
Zoning Map Amendment
NCM
27
Ord. No. 517
Not adopted
27
Ord. No. 518
Not adopted
27
Ord. No. 519
5-14-2019
Planning Commission Amendment
Ch. 58
27
82 Del. Laws, c. 110
7-17-2019
Municipal Services Commission Amendment
Ch. MSC
27
Ord. No. 520
10-24-2019
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 230
27
Ord. No. 521
Tabled
27
Ord. No. 522
10-24-2019
Taxation: Downtown Development District Tax Abatement
Ch. 221, Art. V
27
Ord. No. 523
10-24-2019
Taxation: Real Estate Transfer Tax Amendment
Ch. 221, Art. II
27
Res. No. 2019-31
9-10-2019
Conduct, Code of
Ch. A243
27
Res. No. 2019-34
10-2-2019
Fees Amendment
Ch. A239
27
Res. No. 2019-37
10-8-2019
Fees Amendment
Ch. A239
27
Res. No. 2019-38
10-8-2019
Fees Amendment
Ch. A239
27
Res. No. 2019-39
10-8-2019
Fees Amendment
Ch. A239
27
Ord. No. 524
1-14-2020
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 230
28
Ord. No. 525
3-10-2020
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 230
28
Ord. No. 526
7-14-2020
Zoning Map Amendment
NCM
28
Ord. No. 527
7-14-2020
Building Construction: Standards Amendment; Building Standards for One and Two-Family Dwellings Amendment; Mechanical Standards Amendment; Fuel Gas Standards Amendment; Existing Building Code; Swimming Pool and Spa Code; Plumbing Amendment; Property Maintenance: Adoption of Standards Amendment
Ch. 102, Art. II; Ch. 103; Ch. 162; Ch. 163; Ch. 164; Ch. 165; Ch. 181; Ch. 185, Art. I
28
Ord. No. 528
12-8-2020
Adoption of 2020 Comprehensive Plan
NCM
29
Ord. No. 529
11-10-2020
Emergency Management Amendment
Ch. 28
29
Ord. No. 530
12-8-2020
Sanitary Code Amendment
Ch. 193
29
Ord. No. 531
11-4-2020
Dangerous or Vacant Buildings Amendment; Zoning Amendment
Ch. 141; Ch. 230
29
Res. No. 2021-12
3-9-2021
Consent to Proposed Municipal Services Commission Charter Changes
NCM
30
Ord. No. 532
3-30-2021
Dangerous or Vacant Buildings Amendment
Ch. 141
29
Ord. No. 533
6-8-2021
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 230
30
83 Del. Laws, c. 100
7-30-2021
Municipal Services Commission Amendment
Ch. MSC
30
Ord. No. 534
3-8-2022
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 230
30
Ord. No. 535
3-8-2022
Subdivision of Land Amendment; Zoning Amendment
Ch. 213; Ch. 230
30
Ord. No. 536
5-9-2023
Zoning Map Amendment
NCM
31
Ord. No. 537
1-24-2023
Comprehensive Plan Amendment
NCM
31
Ord. No. 538
Not adopted
31
Ord. No. 539
Not adopted
31
Ord. No. 540
12-12-2023
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 230
31
Ord. No. 541
11-14-2023
Planning Commission Amendment
Ch. 58
31
Ord. No. 542
10-10-2023
Affirmative Action Amendment
Ch. A236
31