Delaware 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Delaware Senate Bill SB105 Draft / Bill

                    SPONSOR:      Sen. Hocker & Rep. Collins           DELAWARE STATE SENATE   152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY       SENATE BILL NO. 105       AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SELBYVILLE RELATING TO IMPACT FEES.      

     

     SPONSOR:      Sen. Hocker & Rep. Collins     

SPONSOR: Sen. Hocker & Rep. Collins

 SPONSOR:  

 Sen. Hocker & Rep. Collins 

   

 DELAWARE STATE SENATE 

 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

   

 SENATE BILL NO. 105 

   

 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SELBYVILLE RELATING TO IMPACT FEES. 

   

  BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):   Section 1. Amend Section 4 of the Charter of the Town of Selbyville by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:   Section 4. Enumeration Of Powers.   4.2 Not by way of limitation upon the power vested in the Mayor and Council members of the Town of Selbyville to exercise all powers delegated by this Charter to the municipal corporation or to the Mayor and Council members except as may expressly appear herein to the contrary, but, rather by way of enumeration and for purposes of clarity, the Mayor and Council members are vested by the Charter with the following powers, to be exercised by them in the interest of good government and the safety,  health   health,  and public welfare of the Town, its inhabitants and  affairs, that is to say:   affairs:   4.2.51 To impose, upon new development or construction or upon first-time occupancy of new construction,  such  "impact fees" as are reasonably calculated to  recover   do any of the following:   4.2.51.1 Recover  the cost of installing, enlarging, improving, or expanding public or municipal improvements which have a rational nexus to  such   the  new construction.   4.2.51.2 Contribute to the costs of operations of volunteer fire companies, ambulance companies, public libraries, or police departments providing services within the Town.      

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein): 

 Section 1. Amend Section 4 of the Charter of the Town of Selbyville by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: 

 Section 4. Enumeration Of Powers. 

 4.2 Not by way of limitation upon the power vested in the Mayor and Council members of the Town of Selbyville to exercise all powers delegated by this Charter to the municipal corporation or to the Mayor and Council members except as may expressly appear herein to the contrary, but, rather by way of enumeration and for purposes of clarity, the Mayor and Council members are vested by the Charter with the following powers, to be exercised by them in the interest of good government and the safety,  health   health,  and public welfare of the Town, its inhabitants and  affairs, that is to say:   affairs: 

 4.2.51 To impose, upon new development or construction or upon first-time occupancy of new construction,  such  "impact fees" as are reasonably calculated to  recover   do any of the following: 

 4.2.51.1 Recover  the cost of installing, enlarging, improving, or expanding public or municipal improvements which have a rational nexus to  such   the  new construction. 

 4.2.51.2 Contribute to the costs of operations of volunteer fire companies, ambulance companies, public libraries, or police departments providing services within the Town. 

   

  SYNOPSIS   This Act amends the Charter of the Town of Selbyville to allow the Town to impose an impact fee to contribute to the costs of operations of volunteer fire companies, ambulance companies, public libraries, or police departments providing services within the Town.      This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.      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 charter issued to a municipal corporation.   Author: Senator Hocker  

 SYNOPSIS 

 This Act amends the Charter of the Town of Selbyville to allow the Town to impose an impact fee to contribute to the costs of operations of volunteer fire companies, ambulance companies, public libraries, or police departments providing services within the Town. 

  

 This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. 

  

 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 charter issued to a municipal corporation. 

 Author: Senator Hocker