Town of East Haddam, CT Notice to Abutting Property Owners

§ 71-4 Scope of notice required.

In addition to the provisions for notice contained in any other statute, ordinance or regulation, no individual, company, corporation, municipal legislative or administrative body shall enact or act on any ordinance, regulation or rule or other matter specifically affecting the use of a parcel(s) of land, with or without improvements, situated within the Town of East Haddam, until the owner of said parcel(s) and all owners of parcels as recorded on the last completed Grand List of said Town of East Haddam within a distance of 100 feet, from any boundary, of said parcel(s) affected, has been notified, in writing, certified mail, return receipt requested, not less than 14 days prior to any hearing or meeting pertaining to any such act or enactment.

§ 71-5 Compliance required prior to action.

Any request to or by a public body for such an act or enactment shall not be heard or acted upon until the party making such request submits evidence of compliance with the notice provisions of this article.

§ 71-6 Proof of notice.

The deposit of notice, addressed to the proper parties, in writing, in the United State Post Office, certified mail, return receipt requested, shall be deemed sufficient notice and evidence thereof may be given by filing an affidavit, with return receipts attached, attesting that such notice was complied with by the requesting party, who shall be responsible for such notice, which shall become a part of the file of said public body.

§ 71-7 Exceptions.

The requirements and provisions of this notice and article shall not apply to the enactment of any ordinance or regulation of general application and/or enforcement, nor shall it apply to the ordinary maintenance and repair of municipal property, including highways.

§ 71-8 Definitions.

The term "act or enactment," as used in this article, shall be defined to mean the actual adoption of any ordinance, regulation or rule or other matter specifically affecting the use of a parcel of land, with or without improvements, situated within the Town of East Haddam, which must be obeyed by the owner(s) as hereinbefore defined, subject to sanctions or legal consequences.