{"data":{"id":"us-de/9-del.-c.-551","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"9 Del. C. § 551","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this subchapter:\n(1) “Clerk of the peace” means the clerk of the peace of the county in which the suburban community is situated.\n(2) “County government” means the county governing body;\n(3) “Suburban community” means any unincorporated community within this State:\na. Containing at least 10 dwelling houses;\nb. Whose streets aggregate a minimum of 500 linear feet of road surfacing; and\nc. Which, in the opinion of the county government, is so situated as to form a unit which is reasonably and economically capable of being improved by the installation of fire hydrants and, if necessary, adequate water mains to serve such hydrants;","path":["Title 9. Counties","Provisions Affecting All Counties","CHAPTER 5. Suburban Community Improvements","Subchapter II. Fire Hydrants and Water Mains"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title9/c005/sc02/index.html#551","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:10Z","sha256":"5adfc215a7d8e4ffa81aa07d5576971203e0efb3caed89cd14a245e1b4fd6c02","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/9-del.-c.-535","next":"us-de/9-del.-c.-552"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}