[Amended by Res. No. 5-80, effective 8-14-1980]
A description of the corporate boundaries of the town at all times shall be on file with the Town Manager and with the Clerk of the court of the county. The corporate boundaries are as follows: Beginning for the same at the Wicomico and Sussex County post on the Delaware and Maryland division line, located just west of the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad, thence running along said division line in an easterly direction three thousand two hundred sixty-one and six-tenths (3,261.6) feet to a cedar stake; thence along said division line south 79 degrees 30 minutes east seven hundred eighty-six and four-tenths (786.4) feet to an iron driven in the ground at the northeast corner of the land of Willard Oliphant; thence by and with said Oliphant land south 05 degrees 15 minutes west three hundred ninety-two and four-tenths (392.4) feet to an iron driven in the ground at the southeast corner of the land of said Oliphant; thence north 85 degrees 10 minutes west seven hundred fifty-eight (758) feet to a concrete post; thence north 85 degrees 10 minutes west four hundred ninety-two and five-tenths (492.5) feet to a cedar stake on the east side of Seventh Street; thence south 02 degrees 20 minutes west one hundred forty (140) feet to a cedar stake; thence north 83 degrees 25 minutes west two hundred eighty-eight and three-tenths (288.3) feet to a cedar stake; thence south 06 degrees 08 minutes west eight hundred thirty-six (836) feet to a pine post; thence north 83 degrees 40 minutes west seven hundred seventeen and ninety-eight-hundredths (717.98) feet to a stake on the westerly line of the Salisbury-Delmar State Road; thence by and with the westerly line of said State Road south 19 degrees 35 minutes east three hundred eighty-three and nine-tenths (383.9) feet to a stake; thence by and with the center line of a ten-foot alley north 81 degrees 55 minutes west one thousand one hundred twenty-three and nine-tenths (1,123.9) feet to a post; thence south 08 degrees 05 minutes west six hundred eighty-one and one-tenth (681.1) feet to an iron pipe; thence north 81 degrees 55 minutes west one hundred sixty-nine and five-tenths (169.5) feet to a post on the west line of Second Street; thence by and with the center line of a twelve-foot alley north 86 degrees 15 minutes west four hundred forty-three and one-tenth (443.1) feet to a post; thence by and with the center line of said alley north 77 degrees 45 minutes west two hundred eighty-six (286) feet to a post on the easterly line of Railroad Avenue; thence north 81 degrees 55 minutes west seven hundred twelve and two-tenths (712.2) feet to a post; thence north 11 degrees 25 minutes east one thousand thirty-four (1,034) feet to the center of an alley running between West Pine Street and West Walnut Street at its intersection with the center line of the alley running between Park Street and Maryland Avenue; thence running by and with the center line of said alley running between West Pine Street and West Walnut Street north 81 degrees 55 minutes west one hundred seventy-four (174) feet to a stake on the west side of Park Street; thence north 09 degrees 50 minutes east four hundred ninety-six (496) feet along the west side of Park Street to a concrete post at the intersection of the south side of Chestnut Street; thence north 10 degrees 43 minutes east one thousand eighty-two (1,082) feet to a stake on the Delaware and Maryland Division Line; thence by and with said division line in an easterly direction seven hundred forty-seven (747) feet to the place of beginning.
All that certain area of land, situated contiguous to and binding upon the southerly and southeasterly corporate limits of the Town of Delmar, in the Delmar Election District, of Wicomico County, State of Maryland, and beginning for the same at a point south 19 degrees 35 minutes east six hundred forty-five and sixty-eight-hundredths (645.68) feet south of the intersection of the southerly corporate limits of the Town of Delmar with the intersection of the easterly line of Alternate U.S. Route 13, same being designated by a cement post in the center of a sixteen-foot road leading to the residence of Russell W. Owens at its intersection with the easterly line of Alternate U.S. Route 13 and designated by the letter "A" on plat hereinafter referred to; thence running by and with the center line of said sixteen-foot road, south 81 degrees 02 minutes east a distance of nine hundred sixty-six and sixty-five-hundredths (966.65) feet to a cement post settled in the center of the aforesaid sixteen-foot road; thence running by and with a ditch commonly known as Wood Creek, north 22 degrees 31 minutes east a distance of one hundred ninety-six and eight-tenths (196.8) feet to the letter "C" on said plat; thence running by and with said ditch commonly known as Wood Creek, north 06 degrees 30 minutes east a distance of one thousand four hundred twenty-five (1,425) feet, more or less, to the southerly corporate limits of the Town of Delmar, designated by the letter "D" on said plat; thence running by and with the present corporate limits of said Town of Delmar the following five (5) courses and distances: North 85 degrees 10 minutes west a distance of four hundred (400) feet, more or less, to a point designated by the letter "E" on said plat; thence running south 02 degrees 20 minutes west a distance of one hundred forty (140) feet to a point designated by the letter "F" on said plat; thence running north 83 degrees 25 minutes west a distance of two hundred eighty-eight and three-tenths (288.3) feet to a point designated by the letter "G" on said plat; thence running south 06 degrees 08 minutes west a distance of eight hundred thirty-six (836) feet to the place designated by the letter "H" on said plat; thence running north 83 degrees 40 minutes west a distance of six hundred forty-five and sixty-eight hundredths (645.68) feet to a point designated by the letter "J" on said plat; thence running by and with the easterly line of Alternate U.S. Route 13, south 19 degrees 35 minutes east a distance of six hundred forty-five and sixty-eight hundredths (645.68) feet to the place of beginning, containing thirty (30) acres of land, more or less, and being all that land as laid down and shown on plat for the Town of Delmar, Maryland, Proposed Annexation No. 2, made by G.F. Schafer, surveyor, in November 1965, generally subject to all provisions of the Charter of the Town of Delmar, Maryland.
All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Delmar Election District of Wicomico County, State of Maryland, and contiguous to and binding upon the Easterly corporate limits of the present limits of Delmar, Maryland, and more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING for outlines of the same at a "Hub" settled in the ground at the Southwest corner of the property of Concord Realty Co., also the Southeast corner of the property of Richard V. Powell and Sharon L. Powell, his wife, then running by and with the Southerly line of the property of the Concord Realty Co., South 89 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 385.80 feet to a concrete monument settled in the center of a ditch on the line of the land now or formerly owned by Iris Webster, thence running by and with the center of said ditch separating this land from the said Webster land South 00 degrees 47 minutes 20 seconds West a distance of 9.18 feet to a concrete monument placed in the center of said ditch; thence running by and with the center of said ditch South 89 degrees 12 minutes 40 seconds East a distance of 18.39 feet to a concrete monument in the center of said ditch; thence running by and with the center line of said ditch which separates the land hereby described from the land of Russell W. Owens and Helen E. Owens, his wife, South 04 degrees 44 minutes 41 seconds West a distance of 749.68 feet to a concrete monument in the center of said ditch; thence continuing by and with the center of said ditch which separates the land herein described from said Owens land North 89 degrees 01 minute 19 seconds West a distance of 489.72 feet to a concrete monument in the center of Wood Creek and Easterly limits of the present corporate limits of the Town of Delmar; thence running by and with the center line of said Wood Creek and the Easterly corporate limits of Delmar North 01 degree 36 minutes 44 seconds East a distance of 753.55 feet to a concrete monument settled in the ground on the South line of South Eighth Street, as shown on plat hereinafter referred to; thence running by and with the Southerly line of said South Eighth Street, the land of the Pilgrim Holiness Church and the land of Richard V. Powell and Sharon L. Powell, his wife, South 89 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 126.42 feet to the place of beginning, containing 8.8473 acres of land, more or less, and being laid down and shown as Parcel No. 1 and 2 on Plat of Property Survey for Chestnut Manor Associates and Case/Edwards Associates, made by George L. Ryan, Registered Surveyor, dated March 21, 1980, and to be recorded among the Land Records for Wicomico County, Maryland. (Annexation Res. 5-80, 8/14/80.)
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NOTE: Resolution 1997-1, effective May 29, 1997, provided for the annexation of 1.92 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 1999-6, effective March 30, 2000, provided for the annexation of 12.585 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 2000-1, effective February 24, 2000, provided for the annexation of 55.96 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 2000-11-1, effective April 26, 2001, provided for the annexation of 25.429 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 2000-12-1, effective April 26, 2001, provided for the annexation of 76.085 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 2001-12-1, effective March 28, 2002, provided for the annexation of 42.157 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 2002-1-1, effective April 25, 2002, provided for the annexation of 8.68 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 2003-12-1, effective April 22, 2004, provided for the annexation of 4.33 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 2004-1-1, effective April 22, 2004, provided for the annexation of 30.327 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 2004-6-1, effective December 23, 2004, provided for the annexation of 8.6 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 2004-12-1, effective May 12, 2005, provided for the annexation of 5.526 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 2005-2-1, effective April 28, 2005, provided for the annexation of 35,544.858 square feet of land, more or less. Resolution 2006-8-1, effective November 27, 2006, provided for the annexation of 26,797.37 square feet of land, more or less. Resolution 2006-11-1, effective March 15, 2007, provided for the annexation of 28,465 square feet of land, more or less. Resolution 2007-7-1, effective October 11, 2007, provided for the annexation of 9.31 acres of land, more or less. Resolution 2007-12-1, effective March 13, 2008, provided for the annexation of 0.45 acres of land, more or less. These resolutions, however, failed to provide for the change in the boundary description that is contained in this Charter. Accordingly, these annexations are simply noted pursuant to the municipal general powers section.
[Added 9-13-1982 by Res. No. 35-1982]
It is hereby proposed and recommended that the boundaries of the Town of Delmar, Maryland, be changed so as to annex to and include with the boundaries of the Town of Delmar, all that certain area of land situated contiguous to and binding upon the southerly corporate limits of the Town of Delmar, in the Delmar Election District of Wicomico County, State of Maryland, and beginning the same at a concrete monument in the center of a twelve-foot alley at the northwest corner of the lot of Benjamin T. Vanderwende and wife, formerly owned by Charles E. Holloway, thence running by and with the westerly line of said Vanderwende lot south 01° 07' 53" east a distance of one hundred seventy-three and sixty-one hundredths (173.61) feet to a concrete monument settled in the ground on the northerly line of the land of Robert P. Binebrink, thence running by and with the same south 89° 15' 34" west a distance of thirty-one and sixty-hundredths (31.60) feet to an iron pipe at the northwest corner of said Binebrink's land; thence running by and with the westerly line of said Binebrink's land south 00° 31' 30" east a distance of four hundred nine and ninety-six hundredths (409.96) feet to a concrete monument at the southwest corner of said Binebrink's land; thence running by and with the south line of said Binebrink's land north 89° 23' 31" east a distance of two hundred ninety-seven (297) feet to the west line of Second Street as shown on plat hereinafter referred to; thence running by and with the west line of said Second Street south 00° 31' 30" east a distance of three hundred eighty-one and forty-eight hundredths (381.48) feet to a concrete monument on the north line of Foskey Lane, as shown on said plat; thence running by and with the north line of said Foskey Lane the following four (4) courses and distances: south 85° 15' 29" west a distance of four hundred thirty and twenty-one hundredths (430.21) feet, thence running in a westerly direction on a curve with a radius equal to one thousand two hundred ninety-three and sixty-three hundredths (1,293.63) feet a distance of two hundred eight and eighty-four hundredths (208.84) feet to a point; thence running north 85° 29' 32" west a distance of three hundred fifty-two and eighty-nine hundredths (352.89) feet to a point; thence running north 84° 19' 53" west a distance of three hundred thirty-eight and forty-seven hundredths (338.47) feet to the easterly line of Maryland Avenue, as shown on said plat; thence running by and with the easterly line of said Maryland Avenue north 02° 44' 51" east a distance of six hundred forty-three and ninety-eight hundredths (643.98) feet to the southwest corner of the lot owned by Jerry H. Moore; thence running by and with the southerly line of said Moore lot south 86° 18' 09" east a distance of one hundred forty-five (145) feet to the southeast corner of said Moore lot; thence running by and with the east line of said Moore lot north 02° 41' 5" east a distance of sixty-nine and ninety-hundredths (69.90) feet to the southerly line of the land of Williams Refrigerator Express, Inc.; thence running by and with the southerly line of said Williams Refrigerator Express, Inc., land south 89° 54' 18" west a distance of one hundred forty-five and ten-hundredths (145.10) feet to the easterly line of said Maryland Avenue; thence running by and with the easterly line of said Maryland Avenue north 02° 44' 51" east a distance of two hundred thirty-one and seventy-hundredths (231.70) feet to the southerly line of the corporate limits of the Town of Delmar; thence running by and with the southerly line of the corporate limits of the Town of Delmar the following three (3) courses and distances: north 89° 26' 33" east a distance of five hundred forty-three and fifty-hundredths (543.50) feet to a concrete bounder on the east line of South Pennsylvania Avenue, thence running by and with the center line of said twelve-foot alley south 86° 23' 27" east a distance of two hundred eighty-five and fifty-seven hundredths (285.57) feet; thence continuing by and with the center line of said twelve-foot alley north 85° 05' 46" east a distance of one hundred seventy-seven and twenty-hundredths (177.20) feet to the place of beginning, containing twenty-five and fifty-thousandths (25.050) acres of land being laid down and shown on plat entitled "Town of Delmar-Annexation Survey," made by Philip Parker, registered surveyor, dated May 11, 1982, generally subject to all provisions of the Charter of Town of Delmar, Maryland.
[Added 1-13-2014 by Res. No. 2013-12-1]
It is hereby proposed and recommended that the boundaries of the Town of Delmar be changed so as to annex to and include within said Town all that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Parsons Election District, of Wicomico County, State of Maryland, and located on the east side of Stage Road and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning for the same at a point found at the Southeasterly corner of the property herein described; thence running by and with the lands of Vileetus E. Wells, South 85 degrees 42 minutes 32 seconds West a distance of 601.45' to an iron pipe with cap found, on the East side of Stage Road thence running by and with the East side of Stage Road the following three courses (1) an arc to the left with a radius of 782.84' and a length of 63.01' with a chord bearing of North 15 degrees 59 minutes 20 seconds East and a chord distance of 62.99' to a point; thence (2) North 13 degrees 41 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 678.45' to a point, thence (3) North 13 degrees 57 minutes 57 seconds East a distance of 105.07' to an iron pipe with cap found, thence running by and with the lands of John R. Beauchamp, South 76 degrees 02 minutes 03 seconds East a distance of 347.29' to Jackson Branch, thence running by and with Jackson Branch, the following 4 courses (1) South 12 degrees 30 minutes 49 seconds West a distance of 96.22' to a point, thence (2) South 21 degrees 02 minutes 42 seconds East a distance of 100.00' to a point, thence (3) South 1 degree 02 minutes 14 seconds East a distance of 218.83' to a point, thence (4) South 8 degrees 02 minutes 26 seconds East a distance of 289.68' to the place of beginning, containing 348,401.98 sq.ft/8.00+/- acres.