2025 Ordinances

Below are the 2025  ordinances. Unsigned ordinances will be linked until final adoption, at which point the signed copy will be linked.  Some final adopted ordinances may be delayed in publication due to not having all signatures and/or text amendments. Some ordinances will be voted down and that will be noted after the first reading date. They are in order of most recent to oldest.


016-25 - rezoning 115 E. North St. (tax map id 1-17-01013-03-0300-00) and 121 E. North St. (tax map id 1-17-01013-03-0400-000) from  LC - Local Commercial - to CCM - Corridor Commercial - in the Town of Smyrna

015-25 - rezoning two lots on Wheatleys Pond Road, (tax map id 1-00-01808-01-1000-000 and 1-00-01808-01-1100-000), from BG - Business General - in Kent County to the zoning designation of R-2A - Residential - in the Town of Smyrna.
    Adopted 10/6/2025; topic was spoken about on 10/6/2025

014-25 - rezoning a lot near North Main Street, (tax map id 1-17-01013-02-0301-00) from I&R - Institutional and Recreational - to the zoning designation of HC - Highway Commercial - in the Town of Smyrna.
    Adopted 10/6/2025; topic was spoken about on 10/6/2025

013-25 - amending Chapter 32 (Impact Fees) of the Town Code of the Town of Smyrna to repeal school construction impact fees
    First reading – 08/18/2025
    Second reading – waived
    Third reading – waived

012-25 - amending Chapter 46 (Parks and Recreation) to update the closing time for certain Town of Smyrna Municipal Parks
    First reading – 08/18/2025
    Second reading – 09/02/2025
    Third reading – 09/18/2025

011-25 - rezoning 1271 S. DuPont Blvd, (tax map id 1-00-01900-01-4800-000), from BG - Business General - in Kent County to the zoning designation of CCM - Corridor Commercial in the Town of Smyrna
    First reading and adoption – 7/21/2025

010-25 - rezoning 1510 Paddock Rd (tax map id 1502200086) from SR - Suburban Reserve in New Castle County to the zoning designation of CCM - Corridor Commercial in the Town of Smyrna
     First reading and adoption – 5/19/2025

009-25 - amending Appendix A (Zoning) of the Town Code of the Town of Smyrna to adopt revised and updated off-street parking requirements 
    First reading and adoption – 4/21/2025 

008-25 - amending the Town Code of the Town of Smyrna to make miscellaneous updates to the solid waste, recycling, and yard waste disposal and collection requirement in the Town of Smyrna
    First reading – 4/7/2025
    Second reading – 4/21/2025
    Third reading – 5/7/2025

007-25 - amending Chapter 18, (Buildings and Building Regulations), Article XI, (Rental Properties), to establish new regulations for rental properties in the Town of Smyrna
    First reading – 3/3/2025
    Second reading – 3/17/2025
    Third reading – 4/7/2025

006-25 - rezoning .67 +/- acres of 214 South Carter Road, (Tax Map ID: 1-17-01909-01-0100-000), from the Residential, (R-1), Zoning District to the Residential, (R-2), Zoning District in the Town of Smyrna
    First reading and adoption - 3/3/2025

005-25 - amending Chapter 32, amending Chapter 32, (Impact Fees), to update school construction impact fees based on dwelling type, which shall be adjusted annually for inflation, and to clarify the classification of dwelling types for calculating impact fees
    First reading – 3/3/2025
    Second reading – 3/17/2025
    Third reading – 4/7/2025

004-25 - amending the sign regulations found in the Smyrna Zoning Code to establish sign regulations for the Downtown Residential (DR) and Corridor Commercial (CCM) zoning districts and to eliminate references to the Central Residential Overlay (CRD) district, the North Corridor (NC) district, and the South Corridor (SCZ) district, which districts have been eliminated from the Zoning Code
    First reading and adoption - 2/18/2025

003-25 - amending the Corridor Commercial (CCM) Zoning District to allow transportation or truck yards as a conditional use in the district
    First reading and adoption - 2/18/2025

002-25 – amending Chapter 66, (Traffic and Vehicles), of the Town Code of the Town of Smyrna to include a definition of sidewalk
    First reading – 1/21/2025
    Second reading – 2/3/2025
    Third reading – 2/18/2025

001-25 – amending the Town Code of the Town of Smyrna, Chapter 18, (Building and Building Regulations), Article XXII, (Development Incentives), to permit Economic Development Incentives for Fire Protection Impact Fees and Ambulance Services Impact Fees
    First reading – 1/21/2025
    Second reading – 2/3/2025
    Third reading – 2/18/2025