Parking Rules in New Castle County, DE (2026)

New Castle County Code § 7.01.002 (IPMC § 302.8.7)

302.8.7 Parking of vehicles. In any residential zoning district, the parking or storage of any vehicle, recreational vehicle, or off-highway vehicle is prohibited, unless it is parked or stored on a hardened surface constructed of material treated or covered with brick, block, pavers, stone, concrete, asphalt or crushed decorative rock. The surface must completely extend the entire length and w...

New Castle County Code § 7.01.002 (Property Maintenance Code § 302.8.7)

Parking of vehicles. In any residential zoning district, the parking or storage of any vehicle, recreational vehicle, or off-highway vehicle is prohibited, unless it is parked or stored on a hardened surface constructed of material treated or covered with brick, block, pavers, stone, concrete, asphalt or crushed decorative rock. The surface must completely extend the entire length and width of ...

New Castle County Code § 7.01.002 (IPMC § 302.8.5)

302.8.5 Oversized vehicle parking. Subject to the following exemptions, in any residential zoning district, it shall be unlawful to park, store, or permit to be parked or stored, other than in a fully enclosed permanent building, any vehicle or off-highway vehicle the length of which is greater than 240 inches or the width of which is over 84 inches or the height of which is over 84 inches or t...

New Castle County Code § 40.03.521

E. Parking plan. Except for the conversion of parking spaces to electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, a parking plan must be submitted to the Department for review and approval if any of the following conditions apply unless the proposed parking is shown on a pending or approved land development or resubdivision plan: [...] F. EV-capable or EV-ready parking spaces. EV-capable or EV-ready par...

New Castle County Code § 7.01.002 (Property Maintenance Code § 302.8.4)

302.8.4 Towing inoperable, unregistered or abandoned vehicles from private property. ... This section shall apply to any vehicle that is either inoperable, dismantled, wrecked, or which displays expired registration plates which are at least 30 days expired, or which displays no registration plates, or from which major components have been removed, or is in such a state of disrepair as to be in...

New Castle County Code § 22.02.008(B)(2)(e)

Loading operations. Loading, unloading, opening or otherwise handling boxes, crates, containers or other similar objects between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day, in such manner as to create a noise disturbance within a residential district, except during an emergency.