Planning and Code Enforcement
The Department is currently made up of three employees. The department has many responsibilities with the continual growth and development of the Town.
Some responsibilities include:
- Handles code enforcement
- Manages business licenses
- Processes building permits
- Performs construction site inspections
- Interprets general code/zoning information
- Issues certificates of occupancies
- Updates Comprehensive Plan (click to view: Milton Comprehensive Plan 2018 – Certified) (Updated Maps: Updated Comprehensive Plan Maps A – C, Updated Comprehensive Plan Maps D – F, Updated Comprehensive Plan Maps – G – J, Updated Comprehensive Plan Maps – K & L)
- Facilitates Board of Adjustment, Historic Preservation Commission, and Planning & Zoning Commission meetings
- Reviews petitions for annexations, re-zonings, subdivisions and site plans
- Assigns mailing addresses to new properties within the municipality
Historic District Guides:
Milton Historic District Construction and Rehab Guide
Guide to Rehab and Constr in the Milton Historic District June 2024 Appr
Hours of Construction in the Town of Milton are as follows:
Monday through Friday – 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
NO CONSTRUCTION on Sundays or Town Holidays (to view a list of Town Holidays, click here:Holidays – 2024)
2022-01 Milton Standards and Specifications (Construction Manual)
Project Coordinator, Thomas Quass
tquass@ci.milton.de.us
Code Enforcement Officer, Robert Wilson
rwilson@ci.milton.de.us
Code Enforcement Officer, Patrick Pote
ppote@ci.milton.de.us
You may reach the Planning & Code Enforcement Department by visiting or calling Town Hall at 302-684-4110 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.