Haddam City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXXIII
Administration and Enforcement
§ 270-197 Enforcement official.
A.
The Zoning Enforcement Officer in the Town of Haddam shall be appointed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and shall have all the powers, duties and responsibilities assigned to the Zoning Enforcement Officer in these regulations.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Zoning Enforcement Officer, as authorized, to enforce the provisions of these regulations.
§ 270-198 Powers of Zoning Enforcement Officer.
The Zoning Enforcement Officer, as authorized, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or removal of any building or structure, or the unlawful use of land; to restrain, correct, or abate any violations of these regulations; to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure or land; or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in, on or about the premises, or to cancel any permit for cause whenever such acts shall be in violation of the provisions of these regulations. Penalties shall be as provided by the Connecticut General Statutes or such local ordinances as shall apply.
§ 270-199 Existing plans and construction unaffected.
Nothing contained herein shall require any change in the plans, construction, size or designated use of a building for which a building permit has been granted or for which a zoning permit has been issued by the Commission or its agent before the effective date of these regulations and the construction of which, from such permit, shall have been started within six months of such date and diligently prosecuted to completion.
§ 270-200 Zoning permit or certificate of zoning compliance; Health Director's statement.
No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed, reconstructed, moved or enlarged, nor shall any use requiring Planning and Zoning Commission or Zoning Board of Appeals approval be initiated, nor shall any lot, building or other structure be changed in use unless a zoning permit or certificate of zoning compliance for the proposed construction and/or use has been issued by the Commission or its agent. The Commission is empowered to adopt forms and procedures, and to set fees relating to the issuance of a zoning permit. Whenever a well, septic tank or other sanitary arrangement is to be installed in connection with or as a part of any project for which a permit is required or is being issued, a copy of a Health Director's statement must be submitted with the application.
§ 270-201 Posting of signs on property.
A.
For each application for a site plan approval for which a public hearing has been noticed or special permit, the applicant shall post a sign, not smaller than 36 inches by 36 inches, facing the street, and visible from the street, bearing the following words with letters not less than three inches high and provided by the Land Use Office:
PUBLIC NOTICE | |
This property is the subject of an application before the Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission. For information, call the Land Use Office at 345-8531 |
B.
Such sign shall be posted at least 10 days before any public hearing (not including the day of the public hearing or the day the sign is erected) on the application.
C.
The applicant shall, at the time of the Commission meeting at which the matter is to be acted upon, or at the time of the public hearing, submit an affidavit of compliance with this provision, and a photo of the actual sign.
§ 270-202 Certificate of zoning compliance.
A certificate of zoning compliance is a document stating that the site plan of a proposed use has been adhered to and completed and in conformance with these regulations. Only after a certificate of zoning compliance has been issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer will a certificate of occupancy permitting land, buildings and other structures, or parts thereof, to be used or occupied, or changed in use, be issued.
§ 270-203 Appeals.
A.
Any person, or persons, aggrieved by an action of a designated agent of the Planning and Zoning Commission may appeal such action to the Zoning Board of Appeals as outlined in C.G.S. § 8-7, as most recently amended.
B.
Any person, or persons, aggrieved by an action of the Planning and Zoning Commission may appeal to the Superior Court, Judicial District of Middlesex at Middletown, in accordance with C.G.S. § 8-9, as most recently amended.
§ 270-204 Revocation and termination of permits.
Any permit is subject to revocation if any condition of the permit is violated. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall give written warning upon discovery of the first violation. Any further violations shall be reported to the Commission for action. The Commission shall thereupon hold a hearing; and if it is found that there is a violation of any condition of the permit, the Commission may revoke such permit. Each successive day of violation shall be considered a separate violation for the purposes of this action.
