Ordinances
Ordinances are local laws enacted by Mayor & Council and generally take the form of an amendment to the Delaware City Code. Rezonings and franchises, such as cable television or garbage collection, are also implemented by ordinance, as are proposed amendments to the City Charter. Charter amendments, however, are only effective upon enactment of legislation by the Delaware General Assembly.
The ordinance process requires two public readings at different meetings and a public hearing before adoption. An affirmative vote by majority of all the members of Council is required to adopt and ordinance. The Mayor has the power to veto ordinances and a 4/5 vote of Council is required to override a veto.
In 2001, Mayor & Council codified all the City’s ordinances creating the Code of the City of Delaware City. Ordinances adopted subsequent to 2001 amend the Code and are incorporated in it.
2020:
- 20-0217-01 mcordinance-Impact Fees in the DDD -PENDING
- 20-0127-01mcordinance-Major-Minor Site Review -DRAFT TABLED
2019:
- 19-1216-01 Ordinance Implementation of Impact Fees for New Construction
- Ordinance 19-1216-02 Implementation of Fees for Sprinkler System Inspections
- Ordinance 19-0916-01 Repealing Chapter 22 Sections 6 and 10 E&F Tenant Evictions
- Ordinance 19-0916-03 Relaitng to Increasing the Membership of the Board of Adjustment
- Ordinance 19-0916-04 Relating to Permit Fees for the DDD
- Ordinance 19-0916-05 Relating to a Tax Abatement for the DDD
- Ordinance 19-0916-06 Relating to a Lodging Taxuirement in HPR District
- 19-0128-01 Ordinance Relating to Signs Article X
2018:
- 18-1217-01 Ordinance to Amend Zoning Fee Schedule PENDING
- 18-1015-01 Ordinance Amend Code for Dimensional Requirements in HPR District for Quartermaster Place
- 18-0917-01Ordinance to Repeal Residential Rental Properties Inspections
- 18-0820-01 Ordinance to Amend and Modify Article III Relating to Definitions and Article X of Sign Ordinance
- 18-0716-02 Ordinance Firearms Ordinance Revision
- 18-0716-01 Ordinance Relating to Chapter 46 HPR District and Section 24-13 Agricultural Uses
- 18-0618-01 Ordinance Amending Water Rates FY19
- 18-0618-03 Ordinance Creating New Article II of Chapter 51 Governing Contractor Licenses
- 18-0521-03 OrdinancePlanning Commission Recommended Sign Ordinance Tabled
- 18-0521-02 Ordinance Floodplain Ordinance Revision
- 18-0521-01 Ordinance Amending Ch. 23 to correct numbering issue
2017:
- 17-1218-01 Ordinance Amend Chapter 46, Sec 46-28 Subdivision Amenities in HPR District
- 17-1218-02 Ordinance Relating to Special Assessment Flood Mitigation District – TABLED
- 17-1218-03 Ordinance Increasing Property Tax Rate for FY 2019
- 17-0619-01Ordinance Amending Subdivision Application Fees Section 46-147
- 17-0227-02 Ordinance Amendments to Chapter 54 Subdivisions
- 17-0227-03 Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 46 Zoning
- 17-0123-01 Amend Chapter 53 of the Code
- 16-1219-01 Sign Ordinance for Consistency in Code
2016:
- 16-1121-01 Creating a Noise Ordinance – pending
- 16-1121-02 Boat Trailer Parking
- 16-1121-03 Residential Rental Properties Inspection
- 16-1017-01 Amending Sign Ordinance
- 16-0919-02 Del City Transfer of Local Service Function
- 16-0919-01 To Amend Chapters 23, 52 and 53 of Code
- 16-0815-01 To Amend Chapter 54-28 Scriveners Error
- 16-0620-02 Amend Chapter 46-137 Scrivener Errors
- 16-0620-01 Amend Chapter46-63 Claryfying Lots Subject to Subdivision Limitations
- 16-0516-01Annexation of Fort DuPont
