[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Ridgefield
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-5-1974 as §§ 3-1 and 3-2 of the
1974 Code]
For the purposes of regulating building and
construction within the Town, the State Building Code and all codes,
rules or regulations incorporated therein by reference shall be in
force in the Town.
[Amended 3-17-2010]
A.
Any person who shall violate a provision of the State
Building Code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements
thereof, or shall erect, construct, alter or repair 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 code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine
of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not
exceeding six months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day
such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
B.
Any person who shall continue any work in or about
the building after having been served with a stop order, except such
work as he is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe
conditions, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $25 nor more
than $500. Each day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate
offense.
[Adopted 6-18-1980 (§ 3-6 of the 1974 Code);
amended 6-25-1986; 6-12-1996]
No building permit shall be issued until all
requirements of the Connecticut General Statutes have been met, until
a certificate of appropriateness has been issued by the Historic District
Commission where subject property is within an existing historic district,
until favorable Fire Marshal plan review for properties under Fire
Marshal jurisdiction and until zoning, septic and sewer hookup permits
have been issued by corresponding municipal authorities.
No certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate
of occupancy shall be issued in the Town of Ridgefield until such
time as the applicant for a certificate of occupancy or temporary
certificate of occupancy has in his possession the required statement
from the Town Health Department that the installation of any septic
system or sewerage hookup was done in compliance with the rules and
regulations of the Health Department, that a driveway permit has been
issued, that a certificate of compliance has been issued by the office
of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and that written certification
has been obtained from the local Fire Marshal that any applicable
requirements of any duly adopted state and/or local fire safety code
have been met.
In addition to the requirements of the preceding
provisions of this article, and pursuant to authority granted by Connecticut
Public Act No. 95-320, no building permit shall be issued by the Ridgefield
Building Official relative to any structure or property in the Town
of Ridgefield unless one of the following requirements is satisfied:
A.
The owner, or an authorized agent, obtains from the
Ridgefield Tax Collector and presents to the Building Official a written
statement that the real property taxes for the subject property are
paid and current through the date of permit application.
B.
The owner, or an authorized agent, obtains from the
Ridgefield Tax Collector and presents to the Building Official a written
statement that a written agreement has been entered into by the Tax
Collector and property owner for the payment of all past-due taxes
attributable to the subject property and that the property owner is
in compliance with the terms of the agreement; with no default having
occurred in any payment called for in a one-year period prior to application.
C.
The owner, or an authorized agent, obtains from the
Ridgefield Fire Marshal a written statement that the subject structure
has been damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty loss and that
the work for which the permit is requested is necessary for repair
and/or restoration.
D.
The Ridgefield Building Official determines, after
consultation with other Town officials as necessary, that the work
for which the permit is requested is necessary for lawful compliance
with applicable safety codes and that failure to comply would constitute
a danger to occupants or the general public, or is necessary for lawful
compliance with a court order or state or federal regulation, including,
but not necessarily limited to, laws to protect the handicapped.
