The following ordinances adopted by the Bethel
Town Meeting or Board of Selectmen are amended and revised as provided
herein:
A. An ordinance adopted 2-25-1970 pertaining to the Conservation
Commission is amended as follows:
(1) Section 2 is amended to change "Planning Commission"
to "Planning and Zoning Commission."
(2) Section 4 is amended to change "chief executive officer"
to "First Selectman."
B. An ordinance adopted 2-23-1961 pertaining to the Park
and Recreation Commission is amended in the second paragraph of Section
1 to delete the words "for a period commencing March 15, 1961, or
as soon thereafter as is convenient" and substituting the word "initially,"
so that said paragraph reads as follows: "The Board of Selectmen of
the Town of Bethel shall initially appoint one member of said Commission
for a term of one year, appoint two members for two years, appoint
one member for three years, appoint two members for four years and
appoint one member for five years, all of which terms shall end on
March 14 of the year designated for the end of said term."
C. An ordinance adopted 7-8-1974 pertaining to the salary
of the Town Clerk is amended to delete the following words: "It commencing
with the fiscal year of July 1, 1974," so that the ordinance reads
as follows: "The Town Clerk of the Town of Bethel shall receive a
salary in lieu of fees and other compensation provided for in the
General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, which salary shall from
time to time be fixed by the legislative body of the Town of Bethel."
D. An ordinance adopted 12-1-1966 pertaining to the State
Building Code is hereby amended in the following respects:
(1) In the first paragraph, the statutory reference to
Section 10-395 of the Connecticut General Statutes is corrected to
read "Section 19-395."
(2) In the second paragraph pertaining to the adoption
of a fee schedule, the following words are deleted: "which includes
the Village of Bethel, Connecticut."
E. An ordinance adopted 10-4-1966 pertaining to excavations
in highways is amended so that Subsection a of the second unnumbered
paragraph entitled "Bond" provides that the bond shall be "not less
than" $150.
F. Flood hazard ordinances:
(1) An ordinance adopted 3-26-1975 pertaining to assurance
to federal agencies that flood control legislation will be enacted
is amended as follows: In Section 1, the word "mudslide" is added
so that said section reads, in part, "flood or mudslide hazards."
(2) An ordinance adopted 3-26-1975 pertaining to permit
review is amended in Section 2 to change "Planning Commission" to
"Planning and Zoning Commission."
G. An ordinance adopted 6-25-1976 by the Board of Selectmen
is hereby amended in the following respects:
(1) The following definitions are added:
CATERING FOOD SERVICE
The sale or distribution of food and/or drink prepared in
bulk at one geographic location for service in individual portions
at another public or private premises not under the ownership or control
of the operator of such service.
ITINERANT FOOD VENDING
The serving of food and drink from any establishment or conveyance
without fixed location and without connections to water supply and
sewage disposal systems.
TEMPORARY ESTABLISHMENT
Any place or location where food and/or drink is being served
on an irregular basis for relatively short periods of time not exceeding
14 consecutive days.
(2) Section 3 is amended to add the following lead-in
sentence: "The following are exempt from the provisions of this ordinance."
(3) Section 12 is amended to increase the penalty for
a violation from a maximum fine of $50 to a maximum fine of $100.
(4) Section 6, Subsection 2, is amended to delete the
words "included in this section" referring to the inspection report
form so that said subsection reads in part as follows: ". . . he
shall record his findings on an inspection report form and shall furnish
a copy of such inspection report form to the owner or operator."
H. An ordinance adopted 4-17-1969 by the Board of Selectmen
pertaining to loitering is amended in Section 3 to increase the fine
from a maximum of $25 to a maximum of $100.
I. An ordinance adopted 3-8-1976 by the Board of Selectmen
pertaining to roads is hereby amended in the following respects:
(1) References throughout the ordinance to "Planning Commission"
are amended to read "Planning and Zoning Commission."
(2) Section 5A is amended to add the following lead-in
sentence: "The classification of streets shall be as follows."
J. An ordinance adopted 7-17-1964 pertaining to sewage
is hereby amended in the following respects:
(1) Throughout the ordinance, references to the "Village
of Bethel" shall be deleted.
(2) In Section II(c), the definition of "Sewer Authority"
is amended to read as follows: "Sewer Authority shall mean the Public
Works Commission of the Town of Bethel."
(3) The penalties in XII(b) are amended to delete the
thirty-day imprisonment provisions so that said section reads, in
part, as follows: "Any person who shall violate any provision of these
regulations shall be fined not more than $100 . . ."
K. An ordinance adopted 10-4-1966 pertaining to charges
for additional units created or erected after a sewer assessment is
hereby amended as follows: The following portions of the ordinance
are deleted:
(1) Sections 1 through 5, inclusive.
(3) Addenda, except for the last two sections pertaining
to procedures for sewer construction and sewer benefit charges which
are hereby amended to read as follows:
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Section 1.
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A.
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The following procedure shall be followed prior
to construction of sewer lines in any planned subdivision or planned
building group:
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(1)
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Designating on blueprints the exact invert elevation,
location and depth of existing sewer lines and manholes to which the
proposed subdivision or planned building group sewer will be connected,
together with depth, invert elevation point of connection and method
to be used in connecting to existing manhole.
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(2)
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Certifying that the proposed sewer line will
serve basement facilities, proposed new houses or other residential
living units.
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(3)
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Approval in writing from Connecticut State Health
Department after above requirements have been incorporated into the
proposed plans.
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B.
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The above requirements must be complied with
by any developer of subdivisions or planned building groups within
the sewer district of the Town of Bethel, and no building permits
shall be issued to any developer of subdivisions or planned building
groups in said district until these requirements have been met.
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Section 2.
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Sewer benefit charges in planned
subdivision or planned building groups within a sewer district shall
be as follows: A charge of $250 per residential living unit in all
future planned subdivisions or planned building groups within the
Sewer District of the Town of Bethel will be paid by any and all contractors.
Checks will be made payable to the Town of Bethel as a means of apportioning
the cost of sewage facilities, when these new subdivision or planned
building groups connected to the public sewer systems of the Town
of Bethel.
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L. An ordinance adopted 6-27-1961 pertaining to private
sewage disposal is amended in Section 5 to increase the maximum fine
from $25 to $100.
M. An ordinance adopted 10-29-1970 by the Board of Selectmen
pertaining to tax abatement for low- and moderate-income housing is
amended in Section (b) to change "Commissioner of Community Affairs"
to "Commissioner of Economic Development."
N. An ordinance adopted 1-15-1960 pertaining to the planting,
care and removal of shade trees is amended in Section 9 to delete
the following words therefrom: "or imprisoned for a term not exceeding
30 days or both" so that said section reads as follows: "Any person
violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction,
be subject to a fine not to exceed $100."
O. An ordinance adopted 9-21-1978 pertaining to abandoned
vehicles is hereby amended in Section VI to increase the maximum fine
from $50 to $100.
P. An ordinance adopted by the Board of Selectmen pertaining
to water conservation is hereby amended in the following respects:
(1) Throughout the ordinance, references to "Village of
Bethel" or "Board of Commissioners of the Village of Bethel" shall
be deleted.
(2) Section 7 is amended to delete the imprisonment provisions
so that said section reads as follows: "Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
in an amount not exceeding $100. Each time such violation is committed
or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall
be punishable as such hereunder."
Q. An ordinance pertaining to weapons adopted by the
Board of Selectmen is amended in Section 7 to delete the imprisonment
provisions so that said section reads as follows: "Any person who
violates any provision of this ordinance or who falsely represents
himself or any other person as being over the age of 21 years in order
to enable the person so represented to receive, borrow, barter or
otherwise obtain any nonpowder propelled gun shall be fined not more
than $100."
R. The Personnel Rules and Regulations adopted by the
Board of Selectmen 6-14-1976 are hereby amended in Section 11.2 to
delete the following wording therefrom: "Washington's Birthday shall
be celebrated on the third Monday in February, Memorial Day shall
be celebrated on the second Monday of November."
S. The Code for Rental Housing limits, adopted in 1978,
is amended in the following respects:
(1) The lead-in sentence in Section IV shall read as follows:
"No person shall let to another for occupancy, any dwelling or dwelling
unit, for the purposes of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein,
which does not comply with the following minimum standards for basic
equipment and facilities."
(2) The lead-in sentence in Section V shall read as follows:
"No person shall let to another for occupancy, any dwelling or dwelling
unit, for the purpose of living therein, which does not comply with
the following minimum standards for light and ventilation."
(3) The lead-in sentence in Section VI shall read as follows:
"No person shall let to another for occupancy, any dwelling or dwelling
unit, for the purposes of living therein, which does not comply with
the following minimum thermal (heating and cooling) standards."
(4) The lead-in sentence in Section VII shall read as
follows: "No person shall let to another for occupancy any dwelling
or dwelling unit, for the purpose of living therein, which does not
comply with the general requirements of this section relating to the
safe and sanitary maintenance of parts of rental dwellings and rental
dwelling units."
(5) The lead-in sentence in Section VIII shall read as
follows: "No person shall let to be occupied any dwelling unit, for
the purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the following
minimum space, use and location requirements."