New Castle council adopts five-year expiration for site-plan approvals
Jul 15, 2026
City Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 5-65, establishing a five-year expiration for site-plan approvals and modest extension provisions; the change will apply to both new approvals and prior plans (clock starts tonight for existing approvals).
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City Council on July 14 adopted Ordinance 5-65, adding a five-year expiration period for site-plan approvals in the City of New Castle. Council members and staff said the change aims to prevent indefinite grandfathering of previously approved developments and to give future councils and administrators clearer control over long-dormant entitlements.
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