In 2025, the Land Use Reform Working Group was established by the County Council to review land use trends in Sussex County and to provide recommendations to the Council for possible changes in the County Code and Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
Sussex County invites the public to offer suggestions for the upcoming 2027-2032 Capital Transportation Program request.
The Sussex County Council seeks a Vendor or multiple Vendors to provide an Electronic Plan Submittal and Review System to provide the County with the capability to effectively receive, store, manage, review, comment and share plans and documents associated with the various land use, Building Code, and Engineering processes within the Planning & Zoning Department, GIS Office, and the County’s Engineering Department. The anticipated scope of the required work includes, but is not limited to:
The Sussex County Council seeks multiple firms to provide on-call planning services for various projects for a six-year period. The anticipated scope of services includes, but is not limited to:
All services shall be assigned on an as-needed basis only.
Information on initiatives Sussex County and the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) are working together on can be found on this page.
The Wetlands and Buffers Working Group (WBWG) was established to review the current regulations related to buffers and respective resources in Sussex County. The County hired the technical experts at RK&K consultants to facilitate these efforts and guide the WBWG to an end goal. Over the course of several months, the WBWG met to discuss the regulations and provide recommendations to County Council. This page provides links to the materials the WBWG reviewed during this effort.
Delaware law mandates that all counties and municipalities must provide yearly updates on the progress of implementation.