Land Use | New Castle County, DE

NOTICE: The New Castle County Government Center is currently closed to the public due to the COVID 19 health emergency.
Meanwhile, we ask that residents and customers take advantage of the following convenient ways to conduct business with us:

Online: Please see our Online Services page for information on many of our services that are available online.
Phone: Permits/Inspections/Planning: (302) 395-5400 and/or Code Enforcement: (302) 395-5555
Email: Email Permit questions or Email Code Enforcement Questions
Drop-boxes: Located inside the lobby of the Government Center for applications, plans, fees, and/or other paperwork; drop-boxes are emptied daily.
Postal mail: All forms and fees may be mailed to: Department of Land Use, 87 Reads Way, New Castle, DE 1972

Announcement: The Department of Land Use weekly legal notice may currently be found in the Friday edition of The News Journal due to the discontinuation of their Saturday print edition. Information on current and upcoming meetings and events may always be found in the Calendar below and our Agenda Center.

Join Us At Our Job Fairs! October 12 & 19, 2022!

When you work in NCC Land Use, you'll have the opportunity to explore every area of our beautiful and dynamic county. From Claymont to Smyrna to everywhere in between, you'll get to know the people, places, and why over 550,000 people are proud to call New Castle County home!

So maybe we won't ask you to climb a mountain range, but you will be challenged and rewarded everyday! Come out to see us at one of the Job Fairs!

October 12 Job Fair: Appoquinimink Library, 3pm - 6pm
October 19 Job Fair: Brandywine Hundred Library, 3pm - 6pm
Food Trucks will be on site at both events!

The Department of Land Use is currently reviewing the 2021 International Codes and Chapter Six of the New Castle County Code with an anticipated adoption of January 1, 2023. A public comment period was open from June 24, 2022 thru August 1, 2022 at which time members of the public were asked to put forth code change proposals. The Department is currently reviewing those submissions and will put forth a draft for public review in October 2022. If you have a comment you wish to share, please contact Dave Holston at (302) 395-5525.

The codes under review are the International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), International Existing Building Code (IEBC) and the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC). All other codes are adopted by the State of Delaware.

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Solar-Ready Ordinance
Recognizing the importance of our natural environment and the growing climate crisis, large footprint buildings provide a suitable environment for future solar power installation. The recent adoption of Ordinance 22-091 requires new commercial buildings with a foundation footprint of 50,000 square feet or more to be built with basic infrastructure to allow a rooftop solar photovoltaic system to be easily and cost-effectively installed at a future date (i.e., that the rooftop be “solar-ready”). This ordinance applies to commercial buildings for which a permit request is submitted on or after January 1, 2023. Please review our Fact Sheet for additional information related to the Solar-Ready Ordinance.

Virtual Public Meeting Information:

In accordance with 29 Del. C. Section 10006A, Public Hearings will be held as virtual meetings utilizing Zoom Webinar. Unless otherwise specified, the Multipurpose Room of the James H. Gilliam Building located at 67 Reads Way will be accessible during scheduled hearing times for members of the public to attend virtual meetings in-person. The appropriate weblink, call-in number(s) and webinar ID number for all hearings may be found approximately two (2) business days prior to the scheduled hearing date on applicable hearing agendas, which are available in the Agenda Center and at each Board’s webpage listed below.
Board of Adjustment
Historic Review Board
License, Inspection and Review Board
Planning Board
RPATAC
Additional information regarding Virtual Public Meetings may be found at: Virtual Meetings-Land-Use

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Thu Oct. 13
1. Board of Adjustment Public Hearing
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Tue Oct. 18
1. Planning Board Business Meeting - CANCELLED
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2. Historic Review Board Public Hearing
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Wed Oct. 26
1. Resource Protection Area Technical Advisory Committee Public Hearing
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Thu Oct. 27
1. Board of Adjustment Public Hearing
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Tue Nov. 1
1. Historic Review Board Business Meeting
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NOTICE: The New Castle County Government Center is currently closed to the public due to the COVID 19 health emergency.
Meanwhile, we ask that residents and customers take advantage of the following convenient ways to conduct business with us:

Join Us At Our Job Fairs! October 12 & 19, 2022!

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NOTICE: The New Castle County Government Center is currently closed to the public due to the COVID 19 health emergency.Meanwhile, we ask that residents and customers take advantage of the following convenient ways to conduct business with us:

Join Us At Our Job Fairs! October 12 & 19, 2022!

LATEST NEWS

Meetings & EVENTs

Looking for New Castle County Council Land Use Committee Agendas?Please Click Here

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NOTICE: The New Castle County Government Center is currently closed to the public due to the COVID 19 health emergency.
Meanwhile, we ask that residents and customers take advantage of the following convenient ways to conduct business with us:

Looking for New Castle County Council Land Use Committee Agendas?
Please Click Here

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