[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of North Branford 11-26-1974 as part of Ord. No. 121. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Amended 10-10-1995 by Ord. No. 186]
The State Building Code, including any amendments
to said code adopted by the State Building Inspector and State Building
Code Standards Committee, in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes
Section 29-253, shall be the Building Code of the Town of North Branford.
In addition to the duties outlined in the State
Building Code, the Building Official shall maintain and make available
for public use a complete and up-to-date State Building Code which
shall be located in the Department of Building Inspection during normal
business hours.
[Amended 10-10-1995 by Ord. No. 186]
The Building Official and any assistants thereto
shall be appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Town in accordance
with the provisions of Section 109.1 through 109.7 of the State Building
Code.
[Amended 2-4-1986 by Ord. No. 154; 5-15-1990 by Ord. No.
164; 7-16-1991 by Ord. No. 175; 10-10-1995 by Ord. No. 186; 7-11-2006 by Ord. No. 235; 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 244]
No permit to begin work for new construction, alteration, removal,
demolition or other building operation, including electrical work,
interior plumbing work, installation of furnaces or heating systems
and air-conditioning systems, shall be issued until the fees prescribed
in this section shall have been paid to the Department of Building
Inspection of the Town of North Branford, nor shall an amendment to
a permit necessitating an additional fee because of an increase in
the estimated cost of work involved be approved until the additional
fee shall have been paid. Except as otherwise provided herein, all
fees shall be based upon the fair market value or cost pursuant to
the following schedule:
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Permit, Certificate or Installation
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Fee
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Building permits:
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$1,000 or less in fair market value or cost
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$36.00
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Each additional $1,000 in fair market value
or cost
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$13.00
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No fees for permits shall be charged in the
construction or alteration of schools or other public buildings, nor
shall fees be charged for electrical heating or plumbing permits for
work to be performed on such buildings. All other requirements, duties
and obligations with respect to the construction of such buildings
shall remain in full force and effect.
Any person who violates any provision of the
State Building Code or fails to comply with any of the requirements
thereof, or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a building or
structure in violation of any approved plan or directive of the Building
Official or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions
of the State Building Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation
continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Amended 10-10-1995 by Ord. No. 186]
Any person who shall continue any work in or about a structure after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to penalties in accordance with § 123-6 of this chapter.
