Delaware Administrative Code
Title 7 - Natural Resources and Environmental Control
100 - Office of the Secretary
101 - Regulations Governing Delaware's Coastal Zone
Appendix C - DNREC Guidance For Implementation and Interpretation of the Regulations Governing Delaware's Coastal Zone
Section 101-C-2.0 - Guidance in determining whether a permit is required

2.1 Any entity that is conducting or is planning to conduct activities in the Coastal Zone may choose to seek a status decision to determine whether they are required to obtain a permit under 7 Del.C. Chapter 70. According to 7 Del.C. Chapter 70, except for the fourteen heavy industry use sites, manufacturing sites that were not in active use on June 28, 1971 are allowed in the coastal zone by permit only. Also, the conversion of a heavy industry use site to an alternative or additional heavy industry use or to a bulk product transfer facility is allowed only by a conversion permit. Conversion permits are subject to special requirements as provided for in the statute and as described in the regulations. Any other use that is allowed by permit must obtain a coastal zone permit. Therefore, there are two types of coastal zone permits: one is a standard coastal zone permit and the other is a conversion permit. The status decision form contains questions that will help determine which, if any, of these permits will be required.