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Comprehensive Plan

The Comprehensive Development Plan provides the blueprint for future development and redevelopment in New Castle County. Changes to the Unified Development Code, rezonings and capital programs must all be reviewed within the context of conformity with the Comprehensive Development Plan.

A hard copy of the Comp Plan may be purchased for $35 at the front desk in the Department of Land Use, 87 Read's Way, New Castle Corporate Commons.

Ordinance

O06-140 - Ordinance Adopting 2007 Comprehensive Development Plan

Section I

I - New Castle County in 2030

Section II

II - Future Land Use

Map II-1 - 2002 Future Land Use Plan

Map II-2 - Future Land Use Plan

Map II-3 - Undeveloped Residential Land

Map II-4 - Zoning Districts

Section III

III - Intergovernmental Coordination

Map III-1 - Intergovernmental

Map III-2 - Major Subregional Studies

Section IV

IV-A - Natural Resources and Open Space

Map IV-1 - State Resource Area

Map IV-2 - Critical Natural Areas

Map IV-3 - Protected Lands

Map IV-4 - Preserved Lands

Map IV-5 - Level 2 Resources

IV-B -Agricultural Resources

Map IV-6 - Agricultural Preservation

IV-C - Historic Resources

Map IV-7 - Historic Resources

Section V

Map V-1 - Planning District

Section VI

VI - Economic Development

Map VI-1 Non-Residential

Map IV-2 - Underdeveloped Non-Residential Land

Section VII

VII - Infrastructure

Map VII-1 - State Strategies

VII-A - Our Transportation Partnerships

Map VII-A1 - Congestion Corridors

Map VII-A2 - Scenic Byways

Map VII-A3 - Fixed Route Transit Usage 2005

Map VII-A4 - Greenwat Plan Draft

VII-B -Existing Sewer Services

Map VII-B1 - Sewer Services Aread

Map VII-B2 - Northern Sewer District Capacity Status

Map VII-B3 - Southern Sewer District Capacity Status

VII-C - Water Availability

Map VII-C1 - Water Service Provider Areas

VII-D - Schools and the Land Use Process

Map VII-D1 - School Districts

VII-E - Stormwater Management

VII-F - Public Safety EMS Fire Services

VII - G - Parks and Recreation

VII-H - Libraries

Section VIII

Appendix A - Draft Implementation Schedule

Appendix B - Relationship to Existing Documents

Appendix C - Staff Summaries

Appendix D - Density Examples

Appendix E - Maps and Data Analysis of Scenarios Modeled

Appendix F - Proposed Prioritization of Transportation Projects

Appendix G - Historical Growth In NCC by Planning District

Appendix H - Comp Plan Data by Land Use Areas