Town of Dewey Beach, DE
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2023-03-10
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The Code
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Part III: Land Use and Zoning
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Chapter 185 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter of the Town of Dewey Beach
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Alderman and Assistant Alderman
- Ch 10 Conduct, Code of
- Ch 16 Emergency Management
- Ch 21 Enforcement and Control of Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 22 Indemnification of Officials
- Ch 24 Investment Policy
- Ch 29 Personnel Policies
- Ch 36 Police Pension and Retirement Fund
- Ch 48 Voter Registration and Voting
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 53 Alarms
- Ch 60 Animals
- Ch 65 Beaches
- Ch 71 Building Construction
- Ch 75 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 80 Civil Offenses
- Ch 85 Crimes, Conduct and Disposition of Offenders
- Ch 93 Fees
- Ch 98 Fireworks
- Ch 101 Flood Damage Reduction
- Ch 108 Handbills
- Ch 112 Housing Standards
- Ch 117 Licensing of Businesses
- Ch 126 Occupancy
- Ch 134 Park Benches
- Ch 138 Property Maintenance
- Ch 144 Restaurants: Certificate of Compliance
- Ch 153 Solid Waste
- Ch 158 Streets and Parking
- Ch 165 Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments
- Ch 167 Taxation
- Ch 170 Tort Claims
- Ch 173 Trees
- Ch 177 (Reserved)
- Ch 180 (Reserved)
- Part III: Land Use and Zoning
- Ch 181 Planning Commission
- Ch 183 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 185 Zoning
- Ch 185 Art I Title and Purpose
- § 185-1 Title.
- § 185-2 Applicability.
- § 185-3 Purpose.
- § 185-3.1 Enabling legislation.
- Ch 185 Art II Districts and District Maps
- § 185-4 Establishment of districts.
- § 185-5 Reference to district names.
- § 185-6 Official Zoning Map.
- § 185-7 Informational copies of Official Zoning Map.
- § 185-8 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 185-9 Regulation of areas under water.
- Ch 185 Art III General Provisions
- § 185-10 Compliance with regulations.
- § 185-11 Location on lot required.
- § 185-12 Encroachment; reduction of lot area.
- § 185-13 Prior construction of accessory building.
- § 185-14 Prohibited uses.
- § 185-15 Reference to additional regulations.
- § 185-16 Governmental exemptions.
- § 185-17 DNREC building line.
- § 185-18 Change of use.
- § 185-19 Temporary structures.
- § 185-20 Sewage or wastewater holding tanks.
- § 185-21 Smoke detectors.
- § 185-22 Certain gambling prohibited.
- § 185-22.1 Conversion, dedication, or declaration of hotel, motel and/or condominium units to fractional interests or timeshares prohibited.
- Ch 185 Art IV District Regulations
- § 185-23 NR Neighborhood Residential District.
- § 185-24 RR Resort Residential District.
- § 185-25 RB-1 Resort Business District.
- § 185-25.1 RB-2 Resort Business District-2.
- § 185-25.2 RB-3 Resort Business District-3.
- § 185-26 PR Planned Residential District.
- § 185-26.1 PRB-1 Planned Resort Business District-1.
- § 185-26.2 PRB-3 Planned Resort Business District-3.
- Ch 185 Art V Sign and Outdoor Display of Merchandise Regulations
- § 185-27 Definitions.
- § 185-27.1 Displays.
- § 185-28 General provisions for signs.
- § 185-29 Signs permitted in all districts.
- § 185-30 Signs prohibited in all districts.
- § 185-31 Permitted signs in NR, RR and PR Residential Districts.
- § 185-32 Permitted signs in RB Commercial Districts.
- § 185-33 Nonconforming signs maintained.
- § 185-34 Temporary political signs.
- Ch 185 Art VI Off-Street Parking
- § 185-35 Off-street parking requirements.
- § 185-36 Interpretation and application of off-street parking requirements.
- § 185-37 Location of required spaces.
- § 185-38 Design standards.
- Ch 185 Art VII Conditional Uses
- § 185-39 Purpose.
- § 185-40 Special requirements.
- § 185-41 Preliminary site plan required; procedures.
- § 185-42 Term of approval.
- § 185-43 Existing conditional uses.
- § 185-44 Revocation of permits.
- Ch 185 Art VIII Supplementary Height, Area and Bulk Regulations
- § 185-45 Applicability.
- § 185-46 Modification of height regulations.
- § 185-47 Lot area.
- § 185-48 Yards and open space generally.
- § 185-49 Front, side and rear yards.
- § 185-50 Corner visibility.
- § 185-51 Accessory buildings and structures.
- § 185-52 Boathouses, piers and bulkheads.
- § 185-53 Special regulations for townhouses and multiunit structures.
- § 185-54 Parking and storage of certain vehicles.
- § 185-55 Natural or planting areas.
- Ch 185 Art IX Nonconformities
- § 185-56 Nonconforming use of land and buildings.
- § 185-57 Nonconforming signs.
- § 185-58 Discontinuance of nonconforming uses or building.
- § 185-59 Damage or destruction of nonconforming use or building.
- § 185-60 Extension of nonconforming use or building.
- § 185-61 Intermittent use; effect of use on remainder of lot.
- § 185-62 Existence of nonconforming use.
- § 185-63 Nonconforming uses not validated.
- Ch 185 Art X Board of Adjustment
- § 185-64 Creation, appointment and organization; removal of members; vacancies.
- § 185-65 Procedure.
- § 185-66 Powers.
- § 185-67 Special exceptions.
- § 185-68 Variances.
- § 185-69 Conditions attached to approvals.
- § 185-70 Lapse of special exception or variance.
- § 185-71 Amendment of special exception or variance.
- § 185-72 Appeals to courts.
- Ch 185 Art XI Administrative Provisions
- § 185-73 Changes and amendments.
- § 185-74 Procedures for approval of conditional uses.
- § 185-75 Procedures for approval of site plan.
- § 185-76 Preliminary site plan requirements.
- § 185-77 Final site plan requirements.
- § 185-78 Amendments and additions to site plans.
- § 185-79 Certificates of occupancy.
- § 185-80 Building permits; fee.
- § 185-81 Plats.
- § 185-82 Filing fees.
- § 185-83 Interpretation, purpose and conflict.
- § 185-84 Enforcement violations and penalties.
- § 185-85 Expiration of approved site plan.
- § 185-86 Land development and construction requirements.
- Ch 185 Art XII Design Guidelines
- § 185-87 Streets and rights-of-way.
- § 185-88 Stormwater management.
- § 185-89 Grading and erosion control.
- § 185-90 Utilities.
- § 185-90.1 Wireless facilities.
- § 185-91 Landscaping.
- § 185-92 Fences.
- § 185-93 Lighting.
- Appendix
- Ch A188 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Commissioners of the Town of Dewey
Beach 1-10-2009 by Ord. No. 634.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 71.
Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 75.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 101.
Board of Adjustment — See Ch. 180.
Planning Commission — See Ch. 181.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 183.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table 2 Bulk Zoning Stds
Attachment 2 - Zoning MapAttachment 3 - Design Standards for Small Cell Wireless Facilities[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 185,
Zoning, adopted 2-28-1982 by Ord. No. 14 (Ch. 14 of the 1984 Code),
as amended.
