NEW Construction Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. No work on observed Federal Holidays year-round. More Info

South Bethany 2nd Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023

Date Posted: Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

The Town of South Bethany Community Relations Committee (CRC) will be hosting the Second Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at the South Bethany Town Hall Fitness Park (402 Evergreen Road, South Bethany, DE) on Saturday, December 2, 2023, starting at 5:00 p.m. Please also bring a food or cash donation for the Cape Henlopen Food Basket. For a full list of donation suggestions, please click here. Come and help us kick off the holiday season! (Rain or Shine)



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NEW Construction Hours per Ordinance 213-23

Date Posted: Thursday, November 9th, 2023

At its November 9, 2023, meeting, Town Council voted 6-0 to approve Ordinance 213-23, which amended Chapter 42 (Building Construction), specifically with the addition of a stop-work order process, and prohibiting construction work between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. by any contractor or property owner. No construction work shall be performed on any Sunday or observed Federal holiday throughout the entire year — or any Saturday from May 15 through September 15 — other than by owners or their family members working on their own properties. To view the Ordinance, please click here. 2024 Holiday Schedule Date Holiday Monday, January 01  New Year’s Day Monday, January 15 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, February 19  Presidents Day (Washington’s Birthday) Monday, May 27 Memorial Day Wednesday, June 19 Juneteenth National Independence Day Thursday, July 04 Independence Day Monday, September 02 Labor Day Monday, October 14 Columbus Day […]



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November 2023 Newsletter from the Community Relations Committee

Date Posted: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

Click below to read the November 2023 Newsletter from the Community Relations Committee  Newsletter from CRC November 2023



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Town Newsletter – South Bethany Breeze Fall/Winter 2023

Date Posted: Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

The South Bethany Fall/Winter Breeze is available. Click on the photo below! 



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October 2023 Newsletter from the Community Relations Committee

Date Posted: Thursday, September 28th, 2023

Click below to read the October 2023 Newsletter from the Community Relations Committee  Newsletter from CRC October 2023



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Public Hearing October 27, 2023

Date Posted: Thursday, September 21st, 2023

Please click below:  Public Hearing Zoning Chapter Legal Ad Ordinance 212-23



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September 2023 Newsletter from the Community Relations Committee

Date Posted: Friday, September 1st, 2023

Click below to read the September 2023 Newsletter from the Community Relations Committee  Newsletter from CRC September 2023



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Coffee with Councilman Bartholomew & CERT instructor Ed Donnally, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023

Date Posted: Tuesday, August 29th, 2023

Join Councilman Randy Bartholomew at the Coffee with Council event at South Bethany Town Hall on Friday, September 15, 2023, at 10 a.m., for a presentation on the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and learn how you can participate in this valuable overview. The presenter will be Ed Donnally, a CERT-instructor and the coordinator of the Ocean View CERT program. CERT is a positive and realistic approach to emergency and disaster situations where citizens may initially be on their own and their actions can make a difference. This valuable program is designed to help you protect yourself, your family, your neighbors, and your neighborhood in emergency situations. While people will respond to others in need without the training, one goal of the CERT program is to help them do so effectively and efficiently without placing themselves in unnecessary danger. In the CERT training, citizens learn to: manage utilities and put […]



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August 2023 Newsletter from the Community Relations Committee

Date Posted: Tuesday, August 1st, 2023

Click below to read the August 2023 Newsletter from the Community Relations Committee  Newsletter from CRC August 2023



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Town of South Bethany Board of Adjustment (BOA) Vacancy

Date Posted: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

There is a vacancy on the Board of Adjustment due to the resignation of a member. The term is set to expire in August 2025. If you are interested and meet the requirement below, please submit a brief resume to the Town as soon as possible.  Requirements: The Board consists of five members who are full-time residents or own property and reside in Town at least 30 days, consecutively or non-consecutively, each year. Board members should be knowledgeable of the problems of urban and rural development and become familiarized with Town Code, specifically Chapter 145, Zoning. All new members will be required to attend a class through the University of Delaware regarding procedures, standards and composition of the Board of Adjustment, paid by the Town of South Bethany.  Anyone having questions should contact the Town at 302-539-3653 or by email at townhall@southbethany.org. Resumes can be sent to the same email address.



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