Delaware Code

22 Del. C. § 309 (2026)

Residential facilities for persons with disabilities

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(a) For purposes of all local zoning ordinances a residential facility licensed or approved by a state agency serving 10 or fewer persons with disabilities on a 24 hour-per-day basis shall be construed to be a permitted single family residential use of such property.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the term “persons with disabilities” includes any persons with a handicap or disability as those terms are defined in the Delaware Fair Housing Act Chapter 46 of Title 6.

62 Del. Laws, c. 390, §  474 Del. Laws, c. 149, §§  9-11