Public Rights-of-Way

Delaware City regulates activities in the public rights-of-way, which includes streets, sidewalks, tree lawns, alleys, and drainage ways. In Delaware City the street rights-of-way are considerably wider than the actual street pavement. Private activities which are regulated or require a permit include, when trash cans can be placed at the curb, sidewalks maintenance and repair, driveway entrances, street tree planting, trimming or root disturbance, landscaping, maintenance of drainage ditches, and routine maintenance (mowing) of unpaved right-of-way areas. See Chapter 8 of the Delaware City Code for more information.