Agenda for Regular Meeting

Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution states the Wilmington City Council’s intent to award 16 organizations in the Wilmington community with grants to total $85,000. All of the organizations to be awarded provide important services and activities to the Wilmington community.

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 48 of the City Code to define indoor commercial horticultural operations and certain related terminology and to permit indoor commercial horticultural operations as a matter of right within M-1 (Light Manufacturing), C-5 (Heavy Commercial), W-1 (Waterfront Manufacturing), W-2 (Waterfront Manufacturing/Commercial), and W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation) zoning districts.  This Ordinance also establishes parking requirements for indoor commercial horticultural operations. 

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance approves various traffic and parking regulations in the City.

Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution accepts the resignation of Council Member Robert A. Williams and formally certifies that a vacancy exists in the Seventh Councilmanic District, which shall be filled by appointment of a duly qualified successor in accordance with City Charter Section 2-101 and City Code Section 2-34.

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Section 44-68 of the City Code regarding the eligibility requirements and scope of the City’s vacant buildings rehabilitation tax incentive program.

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Section 44-70 of the City Code to extend the expiration date of the City’s tax incentive program for City historic district and national register properties until June 30, 2030.

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Section 44-71 of the City Code regarding the eligibility requirements and scope of the City’s real estate tax exemption program.

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance (“Ordinance”) amends Chapter 5 section 5-101 entitled “Schedule of Fees” by amending the section to increase the business license fee for rental dwelling units to $100 per unit, not to exceed a total business license fee of $10,120.00. This Ordinance amends Chapter 34 of the City Code by changing the enforcement of Chapter 34 with respect to vacant and rental properties from criminal enforcement to civil enforcement with civil fines for non-compliance. The Ordinance also makes additional changes to update and modernize Chapter 34. In addition, this Ordinance amends Chapter 4 by deleting Section 4-27, 119.0 (authorization for exterior improvements to vacant structures) and Section 4-27, 120.0 (annual vacant property registration fees), and incorporates these provisions into Chapter 34. Further, this Ordinance amends the annual vacant property registration fee provisions (previously found at Chapter 4, Section 4-27, 120.0; now located at Chapter 34, Section 34-210) to: (1) increase the registration fees for properties vacant 3 or more years; (2) require registration of buildings vacant for 6 consecutive months rather than 45 consecutive days; (3) impose a civil fine of $500.00 for failing to register a vacant building within 30 days of the required time to register; (4) exempt vacant buildings owned by the Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank Corporation (“Land Bank”) from registration requirements; and (5) provide that purchasers of a vacant building from the Land Bank be billed a vacant registration fee based on the duration of vacancy from the time he or she received the building from the Land Bank, rather than a vacant registration fee based on the duration of the vacancy prior to receiving the building.