Town of Elsmere

Department of Code Enforcement

Mission:

It is the mission and intent of the Town of Elsmere Code Enforcement Department to protect public interest by upholding the spirit and intent of the code while assisting our customers in meeting their objectives.

Contacts:

Hours:  Mon - Fri 8am - 4pm
302-998-2215
Fax: 302-998-9920
11 Poplar Avenue
Elsmere, De 19805

Code Department:

Kyle Bendler - Senior Code Officer      kbendler@townofelsmere.com
Keith Brown - Deputy Code Officer    kbrown@townofelsmere.com
Diana Poole - Secretary                     dpoole@townofelsmere.com
 

Contractors and Business Owners:
In addition to any required state, county or city licenses you are also required to obtain a Town of Elsmere business license annually.

Landlords:
The Town of Elsmere Code states: " Every owner (or authorized agent) of an family dwelling unit that is to be offered for rent or lease or which is defined as a commercial rental unit by this chapter is required to make application for and receive an annual permit for each and every family unit or unit which is described as a commercial rental unit by this chapter prior to any occupancy by the tenant." TOE Code 182-2

Links:

http://de-elsmere.civicplus.com/

To report a code violation

 http://www.nccde.org/parcelview/

New Castle County property search

 http://msc.fema.gov

FEMA map service (flood maps)

 http://www.iccsafe.org/

The International Code Council