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HA1TOHB472 • 2025

This Amendment does all of the following: (1) Makes technical corrections to each of the parcel numbers listed in Section 1 of this Act.

This Amendment does all of the following: (1) Makes technical corrections to each of the parcel numbers listed in Section 1 of this Act.

Agriculture Land
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Bush
Last action
2026-06-18
Official status
Passed 6/18/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

While the bill summary mentions 'technical corrections' to parcel numbers, the provided text lists specific numbers without explicitly showing which digits were changed from a previous version. The explanation assumes these listed numbers represent the corrected values.

Amendment Correcting Parcel Numbers and Changing Town Boundaries for Cheswold

This bill fixes errors in property numbers listed to remove specific land from the Town of Cheswold, sets new zoning rules for that land under Kent County laws, and makes these changes start on July 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Corrects technical mistakes in a list of parcel numbers found in Section 1.
  • Removes the listed parcels from the official boundaries of the Town of Cheswold.
  • Sets the zoning for these removed parcels to 'AR – Agricultural Residential' under Kent County rules.
  • States that this law becomes effective on July 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Owners or residents of the specific land parcels listed in Section 1.
  • The Town of Cheswold government regarding its territorial limits.
  • Kent County officials who manage zoning and laws for unincorporated areas.

Terms To Know

Parcel
A specific piece or lot of land identified by a unique number.
Territorial limits
The official geographic boundaries that define where a town's authority ends and another area begins.
Zoning
Local laws that control how land can be used, such as for farming or building homes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill text lists many parcel numbers but does not describe the physical location of each lot.
  • The source material states these parcels were annexed in November 2015 but does not explain why they are now being removed.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

Official Summary Text

This Amendment does all of the following:
(1) Makes technical corrections to each of the parcel numbers listed in Section 1 of this Act.
(2) Provides in Section 2 of this Act that, once removed from the territorial limits of the Town of Cheswold, these parcels are zoned “AR – Agricultural Residential”, as established under the ordinances of Kent County.
(3) Provides in Section 3 of this Act that this Act takes effect on July 1, 2026.

This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article IX of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend a municipal charter, whether directly, by amendment to a specific municipality’s charter, or indirectly, by a general law.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Bush

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 472

AMEND House Bill No. 472 by deleting lines 1 through 288 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

Section 1. Notwithstanding the Charter of the Town of Cheswold or the requirements in the Charter, the ordinances or agreements of the Town of Cheswold, § 105 of Title 22 of the Delaware Code, or any other law of this State to the contrary, the following parcels of real property, which were annexed by the Town of Cheswold on November 2, 2015, are removed from the territorial limits of the Town of Cheswold:

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3-03-05602-04-0300-000

3-03-05602-04-0200-000

3-03-05602-04-0100-000.

Section 2. On and after the effective date of this Act, the parcels of real property listed under Section 1 of this Act are subject to, and governed by, the laws applicable to other unincorporated areas of Kent County and are zoned “AR – Agricultural Residential”, as established under the ordinances of Kent County.

Section 3. This Act takes effect on July 1, 2026.”

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment does all of the following:

(1) Makes technical corrections to each of the parcel numbers listed in Section 1 of this Act.

(2) Provides in Section 2 of this Act that, once removed from the territorial limits of the Town of Cheswold, these parcels are zoned “AR – Agricultural Residential”, as established under the ordinances of Kent County.

(3) Provides in Section 3 of this Act that this Act takes effect on July 1, 2026.

This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article IX of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend a municipal charter, whether directly, by amendment to a specific municipality’s charter, or indirectly, by a general law.