Ordinances, Town Charter

Village of Arden, Delaware

Eventually, we hope to have all the Village of Arden ordinances linked here, in PDF (Adobe Reader) format. This is a start.

Ordinances 1 & 2: Arden Safety Code - a summary of the 166 pages covering police, pedestrians, automobiles, bicycles, etc. Ordinance 2 revises the fines in Ordinance One.

Ordinance 3: Transfer of Local Services - Providing for the transfer of certain local service functions from the Village of Arden to New Castle County.

Ordinance 4: Use of the Commons and Forests - To preserve the community forests, greens and other commons, the listed acts are unlawful.

Ordinance 11: Encroachments on the Rights of Way - Residents must refrain from improperly using areas between leaseholds and paved roads or paths, commonly known as the right-of way.

Ordinance 13: Off-Street Parking - Residents are to park on their leaseholds and not in the street.

Ordinance 15: Vacant Dwelling Registration - Dwellings vacant over a year must be registered with the village.

Town Charter

Click here to see our town charter on the State of Delaware website.