Monthly Archives: March 2009

Dewey Officials Hope for End-of-Week Decision on Building Height Restriction

By CPD | Published: March 26, 2009
BY KRISTEN SMITH • STAFF WRITER DEWEY BEACH — By the week’s end, town officials hope to hear the court’s decision regarding the legality of their 35-foot height restriction on buildings. The rule, overwhelmingly approved by Dewey Beach voters during a referendum last fall, is under heavy scrutiny by state legislators, who say they are concerned it [...]
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New Lawsuit Attacks Dewey Beach Zoning Code

By CPD | Published: March 24, 2009
BY ROB KUNZIG STAFF WRITER DBE Cites Unfair Density Restrictions Dewey Beach Enterprises is taking the town to task over its freshly minted zoning code – with a lawsuit. Dewey Beach Enterprises (DBE) lawyers said the code is invalid because it contradicts the comprehensive plan by tightening, not relaxing, restrictions on DBE’s Ruddertowne property. They also decried [...]
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Dewey Beach Enterprise v Town of Dewey Beach, Filed March 17, 2009

By CPD | Published: March 19, 2009
Dewey Beach Enterprises (DBE), your new neighbors that own Ruddertowne, filed a second lawsuit against the town on March 17 in DE Chancery Court. The suit claims that the newly adopted zoning code is illegal, arbitrary and capricious and was adopted in violation of Dewey Beach Enterprises procedural due process rights. DBE is asking the [...]
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