[Adopted 6-5-1974 as Ch. 6, Art. II of the 1974 Code]
There is hereby established the Historic District
Commission for the Town.
The Historic District Commission shall consist
of five electors of the Town who hold no salaried municipal office
in the Town. Preferably, at least one member of the Commission shall
be an architect. In addition, three alternates shall be named.
The members and alternates of the Historic District
Commission created by this article shall be appointed by the Board
of Selectmen for five-year terms.
Should a vacancy occur in the Historic District
Commission during a member's term or alternate's term, the unexpired
term shall be filled by the Board of Selectmen.
The Historic District Commission shall elect,
annually, a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and a Clerk from its own members.
The Historic District Commission created by
this article shall be empowered to:
A.
Adopt, and from time to time modify, rules of procedure to govern its proceedings and to implement the provisions of Chapter 208, Historic Districts, of the Town Code;
B.
Subject to appropriation, employ clerical and technical
assistants or consultants; and
C.
Accept money gifts and expend the same for such purposes.
In its deliberations under Chapter 208, Historic Districts, of the Town Code, the Historic District Commission shall not consider arrangement or use of the interior of any building or structure and shall take no action under said chapter except for the purpose of preventing the erection, reconstruction, alteration or razing of buildings and other structures in the historic district obviously incongruous with the historic aspects of the district.
If any action or ruling taken by the Historic District Commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 208, Historic Districts, or if any rule or procedure adopted hereunder has been violated, the Commission may, in addition to other remedies, institute an action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, razing, maintenance or use, or restrain, correct or abate such violation, or prevent the occupancy of such building, structure or land, or prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises.
Any person severally or jointly aggrieved by
any decision of the Historic District Commission or any officer thereof
may, within 15 days from the date when such decision was rendered,
take an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas of the county, which appeal
shall be made returnable to such Court in the same manner as that
prescribed for civil actions brought to such Court. Notice of such
appeal shall be given by leaving a true and attested copy thereof
in the hands of or at the usual place of abode of the Chairman or
Clerk of the Commission within 12 days after such appeal shall have
been taken. Procedure upon such appeal shall be the same as that defined
in C.G.S. § 8-8, as amended.
