This chapter shall be known as the "Zoning Code for the Town
of Dewey Beach."
This chapter shall apply to the Town of Dewey Beach.
The zoning regulations and districts as herein established are
designed to promote the health, safety, morals, convenience, order,
prosperity and general welfare of the present and future inhabitants
of the Town of Dewey Beach, Delaware. These interests may be promoted
by restricting the height, number of stories and size of buildings
and other structures; the percentage of lot area that may be occupied;
the size of yards, courts, and open spaces; the density of development;
and the location, use and extent of use of buildings, structures,
and land for residential, trade, industry and other purposes by creating
districts for said purposes and by establishing boundaries for such
districts; by providing for a Board of Adjustment, and by imposing
penalties for the violation of the Zoning Ordinance. This chapter
is adopted to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from
fire, panic and other dangers, to promote health and the general welfare,
to provide adequate light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of
land, to avoid undue concentration of population, and to facilitate
the adequate provision of transportation, water, sanitation, sewerage,
schools, parks, recreation and other public requirements. Such regulations
shall be made with reasonable consideration as to the character of
each zoning district and its suitability for particular uses with
a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most
appropriate use of land throughout the Town.
The enabling legislation for this chapter is an authorization
by the Delaware General Assembly. Delaware Code Title 22, Section
301, permits the legislative bodies of incorporated towns to regulate
such matters as the height, number of stories and size of buildings
and other structures, percentage of lot that may be occupied, the
size of yards, courts and other spaces, the density of population,
and the location and the use of land for trade, industry, residence
or other purposes.
