Incentives

The City of Harrington is offering a variety of incentives relating to fee reductions and waivers, property tax reduction, and impact fee reductions, which have been adopted for the Downtown Development District and Citywide. City incentives include the following:

Downtown Development District Incentives

Ordinance 20-05, Amending Chapter 157, Economic Development and Redevelopment

  • Business License Fee Waiver for New Businesses for the first three years
  • The incentive beneficiary shall qualify for a reduction of $200 for one of the following fees
    • Category A preliminary site plan review
    • Category A final site plan review
    • Category B administrative plan review
  • First-Time Home Buyer Tax Abatement

Citywide Incentives

Ordinance 23-03, Amending Chapter 180 of the code of the City of Harrington relating to various municipal fees and classifications

Qualified investors in the Downtown Development District are also eligible for a variety of incentives from the State and County. Please use the links below to find out more about these incentives:

State of Delaware

Delaware State Housing Authority, DDD Grants Program
Office of State Planning Coordination, Additional State Agency Incentives

Kent County Levy Court

Provides a match to the Delaware State Housing Authority DDD award up to a maximum of $10,000 per project. Currently this match is not funded by Kent County.