Planning Process
Livable DelawareGovernor Minner's Livable Delaware Agenda was unveiled in March of 2001. This agenda is used to coordinate state agency planning, resource management, and investments in order to support growth where it is appropriate and planned for, and discourage growth in inappropriate locations. Livable Delaware is a positive, proactive strategy that seeks to curb sprawl and direct growth to areas where the state, counties and local governments are most prepared in terms of infrastructure investment and thoughtful planning.
To learn more about our Governor's Livable Delaware Agenda click on:
http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/livedel/
Comprehensive Planning
The Office of State Planning Coordination provides a wide range of planning assistance to county and local governments. Land use decisions in Delaware are made at the municipal and county level. The Office of State Planning Coordination works closely with land use planning agencies in all three Delaware counties and Delaware's 57 incorporated municipalities, all of which are required to keep their comprehensive plans up to date under Delaware State Law (22 Delaware Code, § 702). The Office of State Planning Coordination provides planning assistance to local governments through a group of dedicated "circuit-rider planners", as well as a variety of other resources.
Click below to read your County's Plan:
- New Castle County Comprehensive Plan
- Kent County Comprehensive Plan
- Sussex County Comprehensive Plan
Click below to read your Municipality's Plan (over 2,000 population)
- Bethany Beach
- Camden
- Dover
- Elsmere
- Georgetown
- Harrington
- Laurel
- Lewes
- Middletown
- Milford
- Millsboro
- Milton
- New Castle
- Newark
- Rehoboth Beach
- Seaford
- Selbyville
- Smyrna
- Wilmington (not available online)
Delaware Municipal Comprehensive Planning: Guide for Writing Your Housing Element
DSHA has prepared a guide that provides basic information for a municipality to perform a housing analysis and create a housing plan. This guide describes the data needed to examine housing supply and demand, as well as the affordability of the housing units for the town's residents. After data has been analyzed, a housing plan can be created to set measurable affordable housing goals for the community.
DSHA's Guide:
Writing Your Housing Element: A Guide for Delaware Municipal Comprehensive Plans
Comprehensive Plan Checklist:
Comprehensive Plan Checklist Counties
Comprehensive Plan Checklist over 2,000
Comprehensive Plan Checklist under 2,000
