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In Delaware, zoning regulations are primarily established and enforced by:

Correct Answer

B) Local governments, such as municipalities and counties

Zoning is a police power exercised by local governments — municipalities and counties — in Delaware to regulate land use for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare. The Delaware Real Estate Commission oversees real estate licensees, not land use. The federal government does not establish local zoning, and private deed restrictions, while enforceable, are not zoning.

Answer Options
A
The federal government through national land-use policy
B
Local governments, such as municipalities and counties
C
The Delaware Real Estate Commission
D
Private developers through deed restrictions

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Related Topics:

police powerdeed restrictionslocal government authorityplanning and zoning boardsland use regulation

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