Land Use Committee, October 6, 2026
Votes on 755 Governor Lee Road warehouse plan
What happened
The New Castle County Land Use Committee discussed several items without formal zoning votes, most notably advancing substitute Ordinance 26045 (data-center electric-capacity concurrency certification via the Public Service Commission), scheduled for a vote the following week, an…
- Jurisdiction
- New Castle County, DE
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- October 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Terraces at Pike Creek major land development plan
Resolution (not yet numbered) for plan of terraces at Pike Creek, Mill Creek 100, west side of Skyline Drive, north of New London Hill Road. Major land development plan to subdivide tax parcel 08-036.40-058 using open space subdivision option 2 to create 59 single-family lots on 47.2 acres, convey portions of land, eliminate certain tax parcels, and set aside 130 acres per recorded covenants. S and CR zoning, Council District 3. No vote taken; resolution to be moved to Recorder of Deeds for recordation after 18 years.
- set aside 130 acres in accordance with recorded covenants
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 Land Use Committee discussed several items without formal zoning votes, most notably advancing substitute Ordinance 26045 (data-center electric-capacity concurrency certification via the Public Service Commission), scheduled for a vote the following week, an…
Key Decisions (7)
Terraces at Pike Creek major land development plan
755 Governor Lee Road warehouse plan
Ordinance 26033 parking code amendment
Ordinance 26045 substitute - electric capacity certification
Ordinance 26105 marijuana facilities code amendment
Ordinance 26106 impact fee update
Travel request for President Williams-Johns
Development Activity (2)
Terraces at Pike Creek
Residential
755 Governor Lee Road warehouse development
Industrial
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
New Castle County is moving to require Public Service Commission…
Commercial Demand
Demand for small-scale warehousing (~8,000 sq ft units) for small…
Other
Claymont received Delaware's first unincorporated-area Downtown Development District designation, enabling…
Other
County impact fees are now updated annually and tied to…
Who Spoke (15)
On the record: the chair, 8 councilmembers, a staff member, and 3 members of the public.
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