County Council, July 14, 2026
Approves County-initiated P zoning rezoning District 1 (Substitute 1 to Ordinance 26-031), 8-1
What happened
The New Castle County Council approved a series of county-initiated P (Parks/publicly conserved land) rezonings, including Ordinance 26-032 rezoning 4014 Governor Printz Boulevard (Fox Point Park) from Industrial (I) to Parks (P) on an 11-0 vote (Application 2026-0170).
- Jurisdiction
- New Castle County, DE
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 20 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-1
Projects in this meeting (5)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsRename Dalton's Mobile Home Park to Evans Mobile Home Park
Approved 12-04014 Governor Printz Boulevard
Approved 11-0Case 26-001
Approved 12-03600-3602 Silverside Road
Approved 12-0Rename subdivision Ball Farm Estates to Munchan Estates
Approved 12-0Free sample: decision 1 of 20
Rezoning at St. Georges (Gilbert Drive / Wallace Road / DuPont Parkway)
Ordinance 26-001, revised zoning map St. George's 100, northeasterly corner of Wallace Road and DuPont Parkway. Rezone multiple tax parcels on Gilbert Drive, Wallace Road, and DuPont Parkway from Neighborhood Conservation NC15 and Commercial Neighborhood to Senator Suburban S. Poll vote 12 yes, 1 absent.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The New Castle County Council approved a series of county-initiated P (Parks/publicly conserved land) rezonings, including Ordinance 26-032 rezoning 4014 Governor Printz Boulevard (Fox Point Park) from Industrial (I) to Parks (P) on an 11-0 vote (Application 2026-0170).
Key Decisions (20)
Rezoning at St. Georges (Gilbert Drive / Wallace Road / DuPont Parkway)
Rezoning at 3600-3602 Silverside Road, Brandywine
Ordinance 26-017 electronic variable message sign regulations
Ordinance 26-018 public hearing notice requirements
County-initiated P zoning rezoning (Ordinance 26-025)
County-initiated P zoning rezoning Districts 5, 9, 11 (Ordinance 26-026)
County-initiated P zoning rezoning District 1 (Substitute 1 to Ordinance 26-031)
Rezoning at 4014 Governor Printz Boulevard (Fox Point Park)
Rename Albertson Boulevard to Corporal Matthew Kai Snook Way
Rename subdivision Ball Farm Estates to Munchan Estates
Rename Dalton's Mobile Home Park to Evans Mobile Home Park
HUD federal assistance application authorization (Resolution 26-145)
PFM Group financial advisory services agreement (Resolution 26-146)
Amend Council procedural rule 13 - grant accounts (Resolution 26-147)
Amend Council procedural rule 2 - submittal deadlines (Resolution 26-148)
Adopt Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 Update (Resolution 26-152)
FEMA EMPG grant budget amendment (Ordinance 26-082)
Paramedic duty revolving fund budget amendment (Ordinance 26-083)
Youth employment budget amendment (Ordinance 26-085)
Ordinance 25-164 county committee structure amendment
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Council expanded public-hearing notification radius from 300 to 1,000 feet,…
Commercial Demand
The Silverside Road/Concord Pike corridor saw office-to-commercial rezoning (ON to…
Sentiment
A solar facility on Port Penn Road was referenced as…
Other
County is systematically rezoning parks and open space to a…
Who Spoke (17)
On the record: the chair, 11 councilmembers, an attorney, and 2 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
Mr. Street rezone
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