Delaware Code Title 9. Counties § 1316. Board of Building Standards

(1) Advise the general manager of the Department of Land Use, upon request, about the interpretation of the building code or of any regulation relating to building safety and sanitation;

(2) Suggest regulations applying standards of good practice in the enforcement of statutes and ordinances dealing with building safety and sanitation;

(3) Upon request of the general manager of the Department of Land Use, review and issue a report regarding new and substitute materials proposed to be used in the building construction and upon new methods of construction;

(4) Consider any suggested changes in standards and regulations, new and substitute materials, or new methods of construction, either with or without holding public hearings, but before the Board shall recommend any change or modification of such standards and regulations, it shall hold a public hearing at which all interested parties may present their views.  After such public hearing, the Board shall submit its findings and recommendations to the general manager of the Department of Land Use for approval, whereupon they shall become a part of the standards and regulations.