New Castle County Land Use
(A Downstate Real Property CLE will occur in Sussex County in March 2026)
December 9, 2025
12:00 – 1:30 pm

AGENDA:

Presented By:
Frederick H. Mitsdarfer, Esq. | Tarabicos Grosso, LLP
Peter A. Yingst, Esq. | Tarabicos Grosso, LLP

Check In and Lunch:  11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Presentation:  12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Processing a Land Development Plan:

• Overview of the cycle of a land development plan, with particular focus on managing the numerous code requirements, procedures, and review processes across New Castle County’s various jurisdictions.
• Discussion of Delaware’s jurisdictional structure, emphasizing that unincorporated New Castle County handles a higher volume of land development applications than incorporated municipalities.

Navigating the New Castle County Zoning Code:

• Review of the Unified Development Code (the “UDC”), including its key nuances, procedural requirements, and common pitfalls.

Public Hearings, Community Engagement, & Elected Official Outreach:

• Best practices for navigating the inherently public zoning and land use process. This includes communication with stakeholders and potentially impacted residents.
• Discussion of the various hearings and their roles, including Preliminary Land Use Service (PLUS), Board of Adjustment (BOA), Planning Board/Commission, Resource Protection Area Technical Advisory Committee (RPATAC), Historic Review Board(HRB), and Council.

Hot Topics & Trends in Land Use:

• Discussion of recent and active legislation, local and regional land use trends, and current development.

Property Reassessment: Status and Land Use Implications:

• Update on Delaware’s evolving property assessment and tax landscape and the initial impact of these changes on property ownership, valuation, and development.

This seminar offers 1.5 substantive credits to Delaware and Pennsylvania Attorneys; 1.8 substantive credits to New Jersey Attorneys.

Locations available are Wilmington, Live stream options in Georgetown, Dover, and Seaford.

To register by mail, email or fax, please click the blue registration link below.

To register online, please click the green link below.

* Advertised price is for the standard member rate.

OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO

Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, should contact their individual State’s CLE Commission for credit. The Delaware State Bar Association can provide you with the agenda (included in the Materials sent with your registration confirmation) and a Certificate of Attendance (upon completion of the webinar), which should meet the requirements of compliance.

All rates include CLE Seminar and any materials. To register now or review DSBA CLE Policies, click HERE.

All materials provided by the deadline will be available by QR code on the day of the seminar.

Reporting of credits:

Please be advised that the DSBA has 30 days from the date of the seminar to report credits. Credits will be reported according to the date of the seminar not the date they are entered.