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Counties: 3 Governor Ruth Ann Minner (D) Click here
for the amount of protected land in Delaware, and click here
to review Delaware's federal transportation spending.
Overview: For an overview
of Delaware's planning and zoning statutes, see the excellent summary provided
by the American
Planning Association.
Cabinet
Committee on State Planning Issues 29 §9101 - The Cabinet Committee
on State Planning Issues, formed to provide statewide land use strategy
and work with municipalities and counties, released a report in 1995 titled
"Shaping
Delaware's Future" which recommended ten guiding principles and ten
goals. In response to the report, the Governor established, via executive
order, a State Planning Citizen's Advisory Panel and an Advisory
Panel on Intergovernmental Planning and Coordination (29 §9102).
The panel has five working subcommittees: redevelopment and infill; public
outreach; land development and regulation process; governance; and infrastructure
and finance. Soon afterwards, the Shaping Delaware's Future Act
(70 Del. Laws c. 270, July 19, 1995) was introduced and enacted three
months later. The Act requires, among other things, that the counties
submit comprehensive land use plans to the Office of State Planning Coordination.
Land Use and Planning Act (LUPA) (29 §9201) LUPA was signed into law July 16, 1996 by Governor Carper. LUPA mandates that any land use issues of greater than local concern such as local ordinances, proposed annexations, and conditional use applications, be circulated through the Office of State Planning Coordination (OSPC), which then forwards these proposals to eleven other State agencies for review and comment. For more information on Delaware's planning and growth laws and initiatives, Contact: Delaware Office of State Planning, Suite 7, 3rd Floor, Thomas Collins Bldg., 540 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE, 19901, Phone: (302) 739-3090, Fax: (302) 739-6958, http://www.state.de.us/planning/ H.B.
394 (De. 1998) - Expands the membership on the Advisory Panel on Intergovernmental
Planning and Coordination to represent interests of municipalities and
counties Passed and signed into law July 23, 1999.
H.B.
395 (De. 1998) - Creates a statewide Geographic Data Committee to coordinate
data. Passed and signed into law July 21, 1998.
H.B.
396 (De. 1998) - Strengthens planning at the town and city level. Passed
and signed into law July 26, 1998.
For the most recent update on pending or passed legislation, please refer to Delaware's State Planning Office. Alliance for a Sustainable
Future works on sprawl issues in the Delaware Valley.
Hall of Records,
121 Duke of York St. Suite
2,
Dover, DE. 19901,
Phone: (302) 739-5313
The mission of the Delaware
State Historic Preservation Office is to locate, study, and record the
historic properties that reflect Delaware's heritage, and to help and encourage
federal and state agencies, local governments, and private citizens and
organizations to recognize, value, and protect these irreplaceable resources.
The Delaware Valley Regional
Planning Commission (DVRPC)
Contact the DVRP's Information
Services Center at 215/238-2828
DVRPC released a report in
July 1999 titled "New Regionalism: Building Livable Communities Across
the Delaware Valley" that examines a new vision for development in the
Delaware Valley. Traffic congestion, loss of open space and urban
deterioration are just some of the symptoms affecting the region. The report
explains key strategies and design principles, and makes recommendations
for enhancing livability at both the neighborhood and regionwide scale.
The report also presents local case studies of how various communities
in the Delaware Valley are applying these principles to make themselves
more livable.
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