Sussex County, DE
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2023-04-25
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 115 Zoning
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 8 Condemnations
- Ch 11 Councilmanic Election Districts
- Ch 15 Fire Companies
- Ch 20 Library
- Ch 26 Pensions
- Ch 27 Post-Employment Benefit Plan
- Ch 29 Personnel
- Ch 30 Removal Procedures for Members of Appointed Boards, Commissions and Advisory Committees
- Ch 35 Salaries and Compensation
- General Legislation
- Ch 45 Architectural Accessibility
- Ch 52 Building Construction
- Ch 59 Emergency Reporting System Fund
- Ch 60 Dog Control
- Ch 62 Fees
- Ch 63 Firearms
- Ch 71 Housing Standards
- Ch 72 Housing Units, Moderately Priced; Rental Units, Affordably Priced
- Ch 73 Addressing and Street Naming
- Ch 80 Property Maintenance Code
- Ch 89 Source Water Protection
- Ch 90 Sediment Control and Stormwater Management
- Ch 91 Solid Waste
- Ch 95 Streetlighting
- Ch 96 Sussex Community Improvements
- Ch 99 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 103 Taxation
- Ch 110 Water and Sewers
- Ch 115 Zoning
- Ch 115 Art I General Provisions
- § 115-1 Title.
- § 115-2 Applicability.
- § 115-3 Purpose.
- § 115-4 Definitions and word usage.
- Ch 115 Art II Establishment of Districts; Maps
- § 115-5 Districts established.
- § 115-6 References to district names.
- § 115-7 Zoning Map.
- § 115-8 Informational copies; changes.
- § 115-9 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 115-10 Areas under water.
- Ch 115 Art III Provisions Applicable to All Districts
- § 115-11 Conformity required.
- § 115-12 Location and number of buildings on lots of record.
- § 115-13 Encroachments; reduction of lot area.
- § 115-14 Construction of accessory buildings prior to main building.
- § 115-15 Prohibited uses.
- § 115-15.1 Calculation of permitted density in all districts.
- § 115-16 Tables considered part of chapter.
- § 115-17 Materials referenced in chapter.
- § 115-18 Effect on governmental functions.
- Ch 115 Art IV AR-1 and AR-2 Agricultural Residential Districts
- § 115-19 Purpose.
- § 115-20 Permitted uses.
- § 115-21 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-22 Conditional uses.
- § 115-23 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-24 Permitted signs.
- § 115-25 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-26 Reference to additional regulations.
- § 115-27 AR-2 to be closed district.
- Ch 115 Art V MR Medium-Density Residential District
- § 115-28 Purpose.
- § 115-29 Permitted uses.
- § 115-30 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-31 Conditional uses.
- § 115-32 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-33 Permitted signs.
- § 115-34 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-35 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art VI GR General Residential District
- § 115-36 Purpose.
- § 115-37 Permitted uses.
- § 115-38 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-39 Conditional uses.
- § 115-40 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-41 Permitted signs.
- § 115-42 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-43 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art VII HR-1 and HR-2 High-Density Residential Districts
- § 115-44 Purpose.
- § 115-45 Permitted uses.
- § 115-46 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-47 Conditional uses.
- § 115-48 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-49 Permitted signs.
- § 115-50 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-51 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art VIII UR Urban Residential District
- § 115-52 Purpose.
- § 115-53 Permitted uses.
- § 115-54 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-55 Conditional uses.
- § 115-56 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-57 Permitted signs.
- § 115-58 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-59 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art IX UB Urban Business District
- § 115-60 Purpose.
- § 115-61 Permitted uses.
- § 115-62 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-63 Conditional uses.
- § 115-64 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-65 Permitted signs
- § 115-66 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-67 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art X B-1 Neighborhood Business District
- § 115-68 Purpose.
- § 115-69 Permitted uses.
- § 115-70 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-71 Conditional uses.
- § 115-72 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-73 Permitted signs.
- § 115-74 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-75 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XA B-2 Business Community District
- § 115-75.1 Purpose.
- § 115-75.2 Permitted uses.
- § 115-75.3 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-75.4 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-75.5 Permitted signs.
- § 115-75.6 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-75.7 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XB B-3 Business Research District
- § 115-75.8 Purpose.
- § 115-75.9 Permitted uses.
- § 115-75.10 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-75.11 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-75.12 Permitted signs.
- § 115-75.13 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-75.13 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XI C-1 General Commercial District
- § 115-76 Purpose.
- § 115-77 Permitted uses.
- § 115-77.1 Large-scale uses.
- § 115-78 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-79 Conditional uses.
- § 115-80 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-81 Permitted signs.
- § 115-82 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-83 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XIA CR-1 Commercial Residential District
- § 115-83.1 Purpose.
- § 115-83.2 Permitted uses.
- § 115-83.3 Large-scale uses.
- § 115-83.4 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-83.5 Conditional uses.
- § 115-83.6 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-83.7 Permitted signs.
- § 115-83.8 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-83.9 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XIB C-2 Medium Commercial District
- § 115-83.10 Purpose.
- § 115-83.11 Permitted uses.
- § 115-83.12 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-83.13 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-83.14 Permitted signs.
- § 115-83.15 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-83.16 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XIC C-3 Heavy Commercial District
- § 115-83.17 Purpose.
- § 115-83.18 Permitted uses.
- § 115-83.19 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-83.20 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-83.21 Permitted signs.
- § 115-83.22 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-83.23 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XID C-4 Planned Commercial District
- § 115-83.24 Purpose.
- § 115-83.25 Minimum district requirements.
- § 115-83.26 Permitted uses.
- § 115-83.27 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-83.28 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-83.29 Permitted signs.
- § 115-83.30 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-83.31 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XIE C-5 Service/Limited Manufacturing District
- § 115-83.32 Purpose.
- § 115-83.33 Permitted uses.
- § 115-83.34 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-83.35 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-83.36 Permitted signs.
- § 115-83.37 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-83.38 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XIF I-1 Institutional District
- § 115-83.39 Purpose.
- § 115-83.40 Permitted uses.
- § 115-83.41 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-83.42 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-83.43 Permitted signs.
- § 115-83.44 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-83.45 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XII M Marine District
- § 115-84 Purpose.
- § 115-85 Permitted uses.
- § 115-86 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-87 Conditional uses.
- § 115-88 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-89 Permitted signs.
- § 115-90 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-91 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XIII LI-1 Limited Industrial District
- § 115-92 Purpose.
- § 115-93 Special conditions.
- § 115-94 Permitted uses.
- § 115-95 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-96 Conditional uses.
- § 115-97 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-98 Permitted signs.
- § 115-99 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-100 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XIV LI-2 Light Industrial District
- § 115-101 Purpose.
- § 115-102 Permitted uses.
- § 115-103 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-104 Conditional uses.
- § 115-105 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-106 Permitted signs.
- § 115-107 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-108 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XV HI-1 Heavy Industrial District
- § 115-109 Purpose.
- § 115-110 Permitted uses.
- § 115-111 Potentially hazardous uses.
- § 115-112 Permitted accessory uses.
- § 115-113 Conditional uses.
- § 115-114 Special use exceptions.
- § 115-115 Permitted signs.
- § 115-116 Height, area and bulk requirements.
- § 115-117 Reference to additional regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XVI RPC Residential Planned Community District
- § 115-118 Purpose.
- § 115-119 Permitted uses.
- § 115-120 Superimposed district; effect on other provisions.
- § 115-121 Minimum district area.
- § 115-122 Ownership.
- § 115-123 Required procedures.
- § 115-124 Concurrent establishment with other districts.
- § 115-125 Review standards; conditions.
- § 115-126 Number of dwelling units permitted.
- § 115-127 Minimum lot area and width.
- § 115-128 Requirements regarding parking and streets and driveways.
- § 115-129 Guaranty of completion.
- § 115-130 Schedule of construction.
- § 115-131 Incorporation of additional land area.
- Ch 115 Art XVII VRP Vacation-Retirement-Residential-Park District
- § 115-132 Purpose.
- § 115-133 Superimposed district; effect on other provisions.
- § 115-134 Minimum district area; leasing of lots.
- § 115-135 Required procedures; completion dates for stages of development.
- § 115-136 Review standards; conditions.
- § 115-137 Types and sizes of dwellings.
- § 115-138 Minimum lot area; irregularly shaped lots; markers.
- § 115-139 Additional requirements.
- § 115-140 Closed district.
- Ch 115 Art XVIII Flood-Prone Districts
- § 115-141 (Reserved)
- § 115-141.1 General provisions.
- § 115-141.2 Definitions.
- § 115-141.3 Administration.
- § 115-141.4 Requirements in all special flood hazard areas.
- § 115-141.5 Requirements in special flood hazard areas other than coastal high-hazard areas.
- § 115-141.6 Requirements in coastal high-hazard areas.
- § 115-141.7 Variances.
- § 115-141.8 Enforcement.
- § 115-141.9 Liability.
- § 115-141.10 Height regulations in special flood hazard areas.
- § 115-141.11 Effective date.
- § 115-142 (Reserved)
- § 115-143 (Reserved)
- Ch 115 Art XIX Airport Hazard Zoning
- § 115-144 Title.
- § 115-145 Definitions.
- § 115-146 Airport zones.
- § 115-147 Height limitations.
- § 115-148 Use restrictions.
- § 115-149 Nonconforming uses.
- § 115-150 Permits and variances.
- § 115-151 Administration and enforcement.
- § 115-152 Appeals.
- § 115-153 Judicial review.
- § 115-154 Violations and penalties.
- § 115-155 Conflicting regulations.
- Ch 115 Art XX Tables.
- § 115-156 Requirements.
- Ch 115 Art XXI Signs
- § 115-157 Purpose.
- § 115-157.1 Definitions.
- § 115-158 Signs prohibited in all districts.
- § 115-159 Signs permitted in all districts.
- § 115-159.1 Signs permitted in AR-1 and AR-2 Agricultural Residential Districts and GR General Residential Districts.
- § 115-159.2 Signs permitted in MR Medium Density Residential and UR Urban Residential Districts.
- § 115-159.3 Signs permitted in HR-1 and HR-2 High-Density Residential Districts.
- § 115-159.4 Signs permitted in B-1 Neighborhood Business Districts, B-2 Business Community Districts, B-3 Business Research Districts, M Marine Districts and UB Urban Business Districts.
- § 115-159.5 Signs permitted in C-1 General Commercial, CR-1 Commercial Residential, C-2 Medium Commercial, C-3 Heavy Commercial, C-4 Planned Commercial, C-5 Service Limited Manufacturing, I-1 Institutional, LI-1 Limited Industrial, and HI-1 Heavy Industrial Districts.
- § 115-160 General regulations for all districts.
- § 115-161 Construction and lighting.
- § 115-161.1 Electronic message centers.
- § 115-161.2 Nonconforming off-premises signs.
- § 115-161.3 Substitution.
- § 115-161.4 Severability.
- Ch 115 Art XXII Off-Street Parking
- § 115-162 Requirements.
- § 115-163 Interpretation of requirements.
- § 115-164 Modification of requirements.
- § 115-165 Joint use and off-site facilities.
- § 115-166 Design standards.
- § 115-166.1 Parking lot landscaping.
- Ch 115 Art XXIII Off-Street Loading
- § 115-167 Requirements.
- § 115-168 Interpretation of requirements; modification of requirements.
- § 115-169 Mixed uses in same building.
- § 115-170 Design standards.
- § 115-170.1 Screening of loading areas.
- Ch 115 Art XXIV Conditional Uses
- § 115-171 Purpose.
- § 115-172 Special requirements.
- § 115-173 Preliminary site plan.
- § 115-174 Period of validity of approval.
- § 115-175 Preexisting uses.
- § 115-176 Revocation of permits.
- Ch 115 Art XXV Supplementary Regulations
- § 115-177 Purpose.
- § 115-178 Height, area and bulk requirements for mixed uses.
- § 115-179 Height regulations.
- § 115-180 Lot area.
- § 115-181 Yards and open spaces generally.
- § 115-182 Front yards.
- § 115-183 Side and rear yards.
- § 115-184 Corner visibility.
- § 115-185 Accessory buildings and structures.
- § 115-186 Boathouses, docks and piers.
- § 115-187 Manufactured homes.
- § 115-188 Townhouses and multifamily dwellings.
- § 115-189 Coastal area protection.
- § 115-190 Restrictions on issuance of certificates of compliance.
- § 115-191 Parking, storing and maintaining of vehicles and trailers.
- § 115-191.1 Prohibited accumulations.
- § 115-191.2 Deposit of waste materials on premises outside of commercial establishments.
- § 115-191.3 Violations, enforcement procedure, penalties and appeals.
- § 115-191.4 Exemptions.
- § 115-191.5 Withholding of permits and approvals.
- § 115-192 Private tennis courts in residential districts.
- § 115-193 Resource protection.
- § 115-194 Conservation zones.
- § 115-194.1 Combined Highway Corridor Overlay Zone (CHCOZ).
- § 115-194.2 Commercial communications towers and antennas.
- § 115-194.3 Coastal Area.
- § 115-194.4 Wind turbines.
- § 115-194.5 Solar facilities.
- Ch 115 Art XXVI Nonconforming Uses
- § 115-195 Construction of preexisting uses.
- § 115-196 Manufactured homes.
- § 115-197 Signs.
- § 115-198 Discontinuance.
- § 115-199 Damage or destruction.
- § 115-200 Extension of use.
- § 115-201 Casual or intermittent use.
- § 115-202 Determination of existence.
- § 115-203 Alteration of nonconforming buildings.
- § 115-204 Nonconforming dwellings in industrial districts.
- § 115-205 Nonconforming uses not in compliance with former provisions.
- § 115-206 Uses in Coastal High-Hazard Area.
- Ch 115 Art XXVII Board of Adjustment
- § 115-207 Establishment membership; officers; meetings.
- § 115-208 Procedures and records.
- § 115-209 Powers and duties.
- § 115-210 Special exceptions.
- § 115-211 Variances.
- § 115-212 Conditions attached to approvals.
- § 115-213 Lapse of special exception or variance.
- § 115-214 Amendment of special exception or variance.
- § 115-215 Judicial review.
- Ch 115 Art XXVIII Administration and Enforcement
- § 115-216 Changes and amendments.
- § 115-217 Procedure for RPC District and conditional use approval.
- § 115-218 Procedure for RPC District, C-4 Planned Commercial District and conditional use site plan approval.
- § 115-219 Site plan review required for certain uses.
- § 115-220 Preliminary site plan requirements.
- § 115-221 Final site plan requirements.
- § 115-222 Amendments and additions to site plans.
- § 115-223 Certificate of compliance.
- § 115-224 Permits.
- § 115-225 Drawings or plats.
- § 115-226 Fees.
- § 115-227 Interpretation.
- § 115-228 Enforcement.
- § 115-229 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 116 Enforcement of County Obligations
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the County Council of
Sussex County 9-14-1982 by Ord. No. 97. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Architectural accessibility — See Ch. 45.
Building construction — See Ch. 52.
Fees — See Ch. 62.
Housing standards — See Ch. 71.
Moderately priced housing units and affordably priced rental units — See Ch. 72.
Addressing and street naming — See Ch. 73.
Source water protection — See Ch. 89.
Sediment control and stormwater management — See Ch. 90.
Solid waste — See Ch. 91.
Streetlighting — See Ch. 95.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 99.
Water and sewers — See Ch. 110.
Enforcement of County obligations — See Ch. 116.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table I: General Table of Height, Area and Bulk Requirements
Attachment 2 - Table II: Table of Height, Area and Bulk Requirements for Multifamily Structures When Permitted in MR, GR, UR, UB, M and C-1 DistrictsAttachment 3 - Table III: Table of Height, Area and Bulk Requirements for Multifamily Structures When Permitted in B-1 and CR-1 DistrictsAttachment 4 - Table IV: Permitted Uses Commercial