Thanking Mayor John Reddington, who this week presented him with a plaque of appreciation for serving on the town council for the past six years, outgoing Ocean View Town Councilman
Friday, March 26, 2021
All construction within a certain section of Lewes’ excellent water recharge area must now adhere to stringent city code on maximum impervious surface.
The ordinance had been ignored for many years, resulting in more than 60 homes being built between the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal and the Delaware Bay that exceed the limit of 20 percent impervious surface on a property.
Mayor and city council adopted the ordinance around 2008 to meet requirements of a state statute. The ordinance allows impervious cover to increase to 50 percent if the applicant provides an environmental impact assessment report that shows post-development water recharge will be no less than pre-development recharge.