The Department of Land Use legal notice may be found in the Sunday edition of The News Journal. Information on upcoming meetings and events may always be found in the Calendar below and our Agenda Center.
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You're Invited! NCC2050 Housing Recommendations Information Session - April 26, 2023
The New Castle County Department of Land Use invites the public to attend a Hybrid Public Information Session to seek public input and discuss potential first steps regarding NCC2050 Housing Recommendations.
The objective of this workshop is to further discuss potential policies and programs designed to increase the variety and range of safe quality housing options for all, in a diversity of locations. We will also focus on revitalizing and preserving areas already developed, while responsibly guiding future development in a manner that is consistent with adjacent communities.
You are welcome to attend this event in-person or virtually. The event will be held in-person at the New Castle County Hope Center, 365 Airport Road, New Castle, DE.
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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.
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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