New Castle County Land Use Meeting

Bruce Tease, President of Landmark/JCM, attended a meeting between ACEC and NCCLU recently and reported the following:

1. NCC has received 3 plans submitted under the '2 Step Enhanced Review Process'. NCC is working on revised check list to clearly identify what is required for Exploratory submissions and what is required for Record submissions. Some old Preliminary Plan items have been moved up to Exploratory and some have been moved to back to Record. In the interim please read "Appendix 2" in the 2 step process documents to get the Exploratory submission requirements to make a complete submission.


2. NCCLU has agreed to review (with input from ACEC) current code requirements for parking, sidewalks, and landscaping. The current 'green' initiatives will be considered in each case.

3. NCCLU is reviewing current LDIA bonding requirements. Consideration will be given to reducing bonding requirements and possibly providing for phasing similar to DELDOT.

4. NCCLU has been advised by Randy Greer that a digitized version of the New Castle County soils mapping will soon be available. ACEC members will be notified.

5. George Haggerty will look into the 'Site Plan' review process. Evidently the Planning Department is reviewing the initial submission as an Exploratory Plan submission when this should be a one step process.

6. NCCLU is meeting with DNREC to discuss schedule and requirements for implementation of EPA Turbidity requirements for site runoff.

7. NCC has had provided information to DAPE about firms and professional engineers that consistently prepare sub-standard engineering.

8. NCCLU is working on providing the capability to print electronic CCR reports. All CCR reports should be submitted electronically. Paper submissions will be cut off soon.

9. A refined definition for 'non-delineated floodplain' will be issued using a minimum 50 acre threshold.


10. A policy for 'construction shut downs' is near completion. A copy will be issued to ACEC, HBA, and interested parties for review and comment.

11. Revisions to the 'Sign Code', Sewer Ordinance, and BRAC Amendments are all in process at NCC.