Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 531 – Connections to roads within restricted age communities
(a) The Department shall not accept into the state maintenance system any new road or street, pursuant to its authority under § 508 of this title, if the new road or street makes a connection to an existing street right-of-way of an adjoining residential age-restricted development, defined herein as a planned residential community whose deed restrictions or similar recorded provisions limit ownership and residence to persons 55 years of age or older.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 531
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 101
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not prohibit a connection to an existing street right-of-way of an adjoining residential age-restricted development, if the new road or street is to be part of a residential age-restricted development.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not prohibit a connection to an existing street right-of-way of an adjoining residential age-restricted development, if the owners of the property within that adjoining development elect to permit the connection, by a majority vote under the homeowner association rules or similar self-governance provisions applicable to that development.
(d) Subsection (a) of this section shall not prohibit a connection to an existing street right-of-way of an adjoining residential age-restricted development, if the connection is limited to a sidewalk or multi-use pathway not designed for motorized vehicles and the owners of the property within that adjoining development elect to permit the connection, by a majority vote under the homeowner association’s rules or similar self-governance provisions applicable to that development.
(e) This section shall not be applicable to those roads and streets for which acceptance into the State maintenance system under § 508 of this title has been conditioned upon agreement to potential connections to the streets and roads of an adjoining property, as evidenced by the Department’s approval of the conceptual site plan or proposed entrance configuration for the development, if granted prior to March 15, 2011.