[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Hebron as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-9-1987 as Title VII, § E of the 1987
Code; amended 7-16-1992 by Ord. No. 92-2; 6-5-2003]
The Building Official of the Town of Hebron
is the demolition officer for the Town.
[Adopted 6-17-1993 by Ord. No. 93-2]
Demolition shall mean any wrecking activity
directed to disassembling, dismantling, dismembering or razing of
any structure or building or part thereof. Demolition shall not be
construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance or repair of any exterior
architectural feature which does not involve a change in the appearance
or design thereof, nor to prevent the alteration of any such feature
which is required by public safety because of a condition which is
unsafe or dangerous due to deterioration.
With respect to any application to demolish
a building, structure, or part thereof, the ground floor of which
is 300 square feet in size or larger, and which is more than 75 years
old, except for such buildings or structures so damaged by fire, storm
or other casualty or so deteriorated as to constitute in the opinion
of the Building Official a public hazard, prior to the issuance of
a demolition permit, the Building Official or his designee shall:
A.
Publish a legal notice of the demolition permit application
in a daily or weekly newspaper having substantial circulation in the
municipality. The notice shall be published within seven days following
the filing of the demolition permit application. Such notice shall
state the following: that an application has been filed for a demolition
permit, the date of the filing of such application, the location of
the property, the name of the owner of the property, and that unless
written objection is filed with the Building Official within 15 days
of the publication of the notice, the permit may be issued after the
expiration of such fifteen-day period.
B.
Within seven days following the filing of the demolition permit application, provide, by first-class mail, a copy of the legal notice required under Subsection A above to any individual, firm, corporation, organization or other entity concerned with the preservation of structures within the municipality or the social or economic development of the neighborhood in which the building is located. To be entitled to notification under this provision, any such individual, firm, corporation, organization or other entity shall register with the Building Official and indicate a desire to be notified of demolition permit applications.
With respect to any application to demolish any building, structure or part thereof covered under § 171-3 above, if a written objection to the issuance of the demolition permit is filed with the Building Official by any individual, firm, corporation, organization or other entity within 15 days following publication of the legal notice as required under § 171-3A above, the Building Official shall delay issuance of the permit for a period of 90 days from the receipt of the application. If no objection to the demolition of the subject building, structure or part thereof is filed within 15 days of said publication, the Building Official may issue the permit forthwith.
[Amended 2-19-2009]
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the
Building Official regarding the issuance or nonissuance of a demolition
permit may file a written appeal with the Zoning Board of Appeals
within 10 days of such decision, and the Zoning Board of Appeals shall
hear such appeal at a special meeting to be called within 10 days
of the filing of the appeal and shall render its decision within the
next succeeding seven days. A copy of the decision shall be mailed
to the party making the appeal. The decision of the Zoning Board of
Appeals shall be final, subject to such judicial review as may be
authorized by the General Statutes.
[Amended 8-6-2009]
Failure to abide by the provisions of this article
shall subject violators to all applicable penalties available under
the law, including a minimum fine of $500.
