HB 460

                SPONSOR:
                Rep. Romer & Sen. Cruce
                Reps. Minor-Brown, Harris, Burns, Chukwuocha, Morrison, Snyder-Hall, K. Williams, Lambert; Sens. Townsend, Lockman, Huxtable, Mantzavinos
        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
        153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
        HOUSE BILL NO. 460
        AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BUILDING PERMIT INFORMATION.
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
        Section 1. Amend § 8320, Title 9 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
        § 8320. Information to be supplied by building inspectors in New Castle County.
        (a)
        The
        Building Inspector of the City of Wilmington and the
        building inspector or other officer authorized by law to issue permits for new buildings or for repairs or additions to old
        buildings,
        buildings
        in any
        other
        city or town
        of
        in
        New Castle
        County,
        County
        shall report to the Office of Finance
        , once a permit is closed and a certificate of occupancy has issued,
         every permit
        issued
        processed
        by the inspector
        or other officer
        respectively,
        for the erection of a new building
        or buildings,
        or the repair,
        alteration
        alteration,
        or improvement of
        an
        old
        buildings,
         building.
        specifying the estimated cost of the proposed new building, or the repair, alteration or improvement of the old building.
        (b) The permit information required under subsection (a) of this section must be updated at least monthly, in a manner prescribed by the Office, and must include all of the following:
        (1) The estimated cost of the proposed new building or the proposed repair, alteration, or improvement of the old building.
        (2) Whether a certificate of occupancy has been issued and if so, the date of issue.
        (c) A city or town in New Castle County that fails to timely submit the information required under this section, must, within 10 days of the omission, submit a report to the Office of Finance, the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Director and Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services detailing the reason why the information has not been submitted timely, what steps are being taken to address the problem, and when the information will be submitted.
        SYNOPSIS
        This Act updates the Delaware Code section that requires municipalities in New Castle County to submit permit data to the County government. The Act clarifies that such information should be submitted monthly in a manner prescribed by the County and that only closed permits where a certificate of occupancy has issued should be reported. If a municipality fails to timely report permit data it must submit a report to the County and the General Assembly detailing the reason for the omission, what steps are being taken to address the problem, and when the information will be submitted.
        This permit data is necessary for the County to ensure the accuracy of property assessments.