[Adopted 4-23-2008]
Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §§ 8-12a
and 7-152c, the Zoning Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue
citations for violations of the Zoning Regulations of the Town of
Ridgefield to the extent and in the manner provided by this article.
Any such citation may be served either by hand delivery or by certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the person named in the citation.
If the person named in the citation which has been sent by certified
mail refuses to accept such mail, the citation may be sent by regular
United States mail.
A citation may be issued for any violation of
the Zoning Regulations of the Town of Ridgefield.
The fine for each citation shall be $150, payable
to the Town of Ridgefield.
A person named in the citation shall be allowed a period of 30 days from the date of his or her receipt of the citation to make an uncontested payment of the fine specified in the citation. If the citation has been sent by regular mail pursuant to the provisions of § 24-1 above, the day of receipt of the citation shall be deemed to be three business days after the day of mailing of the citation.
Any person issued a citation shall be entitled
to a hearing to contest the citation. In order to receive a hearing,
the person named in the citation must deliver or mail a written request
for a hearing to the Zoning Enforcement Officer within 30 days of
his or her receipt of the citation. The request must be received by
the Zoning Enforcement Officer within the thirty-day period. The procedures
for hearing, disposition and enforcement shall be as is set forth
in the Connecticut General Statutes, § 7-152c, Hearing procedure
for citations, as the same may be amended from time to time.
The First Selectman shall appoint one or more
citation hearing officers to conduct the hearings necessary pursuant
to this article. The Zoning Enforcement Officer, Building Official
or any employee or member of the Ridgefield Planning and Zoning Commission
may not be appointed as a hearing officer pursuant to this section.
