[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen
of the Town of Cromwell 12-8-2004; amended in its entirety 10-12-2012, effective 12-10-2012. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
CHARTER REVISION
Effective with the general election held in November 2013, the
Town changed to a Town Council/Town Manager form of government. According
to Charter § 11.04, any references in Town ordinances to
the "First Selectman" or to the "Board of Selectmen" shall now be
deemed to refer to the "Town Manager" or the "Town Council," as appropriate.
Pursuant to C.G.S. § 7-148(c)(2)(B), no application
for a building permit, certificate of occupancy or permit for excavation
in a street or highway for the purpose of installing a driveway shall
be granted or issued when municipal taxes are delinquent for the premises
for which the application is made.
A.
For purposes of this chapter, a tax is deemed delinquent if it remains
unpaid, in whole or in part, for six months past the date upon which
such tax was due, together with any accrued interest and penalties.
B.
For the purpose of this chapter, "premises" shall be that lot, common-interest
community unit, or other applicable interest in real property for
which a separate real property tax or assessment bill is issued.
C.
The foregoing prohibition on the issuance of building permits and
certificates shall apply only to improvements or expansion of the
premises, and shall not apply to any such permit or certificate for
which the Building Official determines in his or her discretion is
being sought for the purposes of repairing damage caused by storm,
flood or other events outside the control of the taxpayer(s); or for
an emergency or safety issue; or for the purpose of complying with
any order issued by any government agency having the legal authority
to issue such orders.
A.
Any person aggrieved by the denial of a building permit pursuant
to this chapter may appeal such decision by filing a notice of appeal
with the Town Manager within 10 days of the denial.
[Amended TC 6-16-2014]
B.
All hearings and appeals under this chapter shall be conducted in
accordance with C.G.S. § 7-152c, as the same may be amended
from time to time. The Town Manager shall appoint not more than two
persons to serve as hearing officers. No such hearing officer shall
be a police officer or employee or person who issues citations. The
compensation of the hearing officers shall be set by the Town Council.
[Amended TC 6-16-2014]
C.
In addition to the requirements of C.G.S. § 7-152c, all
hearings under this chapter shall conform to the requirements for
fundamental fairness, rules of evidence and other procedures required
by law for administrative hearings involving the denial or revocation
of licenses.
[Added TC 3-12-2014]
This section allows the Tax Collector to impose a fee of $5
on anyone who has delinquent property tax on a motor vehicle if Cromwell
notified the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) of the delinquency
under the program in which the registration for such vehicles can
be denied.
