Twenty-five real property owners of any area in Kent County contained within ascertainable boundaries and lying outside the limits of any incorporated municipality may petition the Kent County government to declare the area a garbage collection district. The petition shall set forth the boundary lines of the proposed garbage collection district and shall be filed on or before the first Tuesday in any month in any year with the clerk of the peace of Kent County.

9 Del. C. 1953, § ?4721; 58 Del. Laws, c. 221.;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 4721

  • Garbage: means residential garbage and trash to the exclusion of commercial and industrial refuse. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 4720
  • Garbage collection district: means an area in Kent County outside of the limits of any incorporated municipality, within ascertainable boundaries, and which is in the opinion of the county government susceptible of efficient and economical garbage collection pursuant to the procedures of this subchapter. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 4720
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
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