(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 1.)
All the electors of this state, inhabitants of the Town of Norwalk,
are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate under the name
of the City of Norwalk, and by that name they and their successors
shall be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded
in all courts, and of purchasing, holding and conveying any estate,
real or personal. Said city may have a common seal and alter the same
at pleasure.[1]
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 2.)
The territorial limits of the City of Norwalk shall be the same
as those of the Town of Norwalk as the same exist at the passage of
this act, and the boundaries of said town as they so exist shall be
the boundaries of said city.
(Sp. Laws 1969, No. 186, No. 283, § 1; Charter
Amendment 11-7-1972.)
The City of Norwalk is divided into five council districts as
hereinafter set forth. The Common Council of the City of Norwalk shall
designate such council districts, by letter or number, as it shall
deem proper. There shall be two Councilmen elected from each of said
Council districts and Councilmen-at-Large elected from the City of
Norwalk equivalent in number to the number of council districts as
they may exist from time to time. The electors shall vote in the council
district wherein they reside. The districts for the election of District
Commissioners and other district officers shall be the same as the
taxing districts as set forth in the Charter of the City of Norwalk.
District D, to consist of that portion of Norwalk lying north
of a line beginning at the Norwalk-New Canaan town line in the center
line of Carter Street and continuing southerly to and along the center
line of Ponus Avenue to the intersection of Beau Street and continuing
southerly along the center line of Beau Street to the intersection
of Ingleside Avenue, and continuing easterly along the center line
of Ingelside Avenue to the intersection of Spring Hill Avenue and
continuing northerly along the center line of Spring Hill Avenue to
the intersection of Ponus Avenue and continuing easterly along the
center line of Ponus Avenue to the division line of the First and
Fifth Taxing Districts; thence northerly along the center line of
the Silvermine River to the intersection of Broad Street; thence easterly
along the center line of Broad Street to the intersection of Main
Street; thence southerly along the center line of Main Street to the
division line of the First and Fifth Taxing Districts; thence easterly
along the division line of said taxing districts to the intersection
of Rainbow Road and continuing northerly along the center line of
Rainbow Road to the intersection of Buttonball Trail; thence easterly
along the center line of Buttonball Trail to the intersection of Jarvis
Street and continuing northerly along the center line of Jarvis Street
to the intersection of West Rocks Road; thence southerly along the
center line of West Rocks Road to the intersection of Glendenning
Street; thence easterly along the center line of Glendenning Street
to the division line of the First and Fifth Taxing Districts; thence
still easterly along the division line of said taxing districts to
the center line of Newtown Avenue; thence northerly along the center
line of Newtown Avenue to the intersection of Murray Street, thence
easterly along the center line of Murray Street to the Westport Town
line.
District E, to consist of that portion of Norwalk lying south
of the District "D" line from the New Canaan town line to a point
at the intersections of Beau Street and Ponus Avenue; said district
line continuing southerly along the center line of Beau Street to
the intersection of Eleanor Lane and continuing westerly along the
center line of Eleanor Lane to the intersection of Maher Drive and
continuing southerly along the center line of Maher Drive to its intersection
with the center lines of Steppingstone Road and Steppingstone Place;
thence southwesterly along the center line of Steppingstone Road to
the intersection of Fillow Street and continuing southerly along the
center line of Fillow Street to the intersection of No. Taylor Avenue;
thence southerly along the center line of No. Taylor Avenue to the
intersection of Benedict Street; thence northeasterly along the center
line of Benedict Street to the intersection of Ferris Avenue; thence
southerly along the center line of Ferris Avenue to the intersection
of Phillips Street; thence easterly along the center line of Phillips
Street to the intersection of Glenwood Avenue; thence southerly along
the center line of Glenwood Avenue to the division line of the Second
and Fifth Taxing Districts; thence westerly along the division line
of said taxing districts to the center line of No. Taylor Avenue;
thence northerly along the center line of No. Taylor Avenue to the
intersection of West Cedar Street and then continuing westerly along
the center line of West Cedar Street to the intersection of Scribner
Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Scribner Avenue
to the intersection of Senga Road; thence easterly along the center
line of Senga Road to the intersection of Richmond Hill Road and continuing
southerly along the center line of Richmond Hill Road to the intersection
of McAllister Avenue, thence easterly along the center line of McAllister
Avenue to the intersection of Woodlawn Avenue continuing southerly
along the center line of Woodlawn Avenue to the intersection of Flax
Hill Road and continuing easterly along the center line of Flax Hill
Road to the intersection of Arbor Drive and continuing southerly along
the center line of Arbor Drive to the intersection of Glasser Street;
thence southerly along the center line of Glasser Street to the intersection
of Bouton Street and continuing southerly along the center line of
Bouton Street to the intersection of Riordan Street; thence easterly
along the center line of Riordan Street to the intersection of the
Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way and continuing southerly along
the center line of the railroad to the intersection of the division
line between the Fifth and Sixth Taxing Districts south of Charcoal
Road; thence southeasterly in a straight line to the intersection
of the railroad tracks and continuing in a northerly direction along
the tracks to the division line between the Second and Fifth Taxing
Districts and continuing easterly along the division lines to the
intersection of Woodward Avenue; thence continuing southerly along
the center line of Woodward Avenue to the intersection of Naromake
Avenue and continuing easterly along the center line of Naromake Avenue
to the intersection of Neptune Avenue and continuing easterly along
the center line of Neptune Avenue to the Norwalk River.
District A, to consist of the First Taxing District in Norwalk
and so much of the Fifth Taxing District as lies easterly of the easterly
boundary line of District "E" between the center lines of Connecticut
Ave. on the south and Eleanor, Ingleside, Spring Hill and Ponus Avenues
on the north and so much of the Fifth Taxing District that lies westerly
of a certain line beginning at the intersection of Willow Street and
the division line between the First and Fifth Taxing Districts and
continuing northerly along the center line of Willow Street to the
intersection of Tierney Street and continuing easterly along the center
line of Tierney Street to the intersection of George Avenue; thence
northerly along the center line of George Avenue to the intersection
of Westport Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Westport
Avenue to the division line between the First and Fifth Taxing Districts;
thence northerly along the division line to the intersection of Dry
Hill Road and continuing northerly along the center line of Dry Hill
Road to the intersection of Roosevelt Street; thence westerly along
the center line of Roosevelt Street to the intersection of Newtown
Avenue; and so much of the Fifth Taxing District as lies southerly
of a certain line beginning at the intersection of West Rocks Road
and Glendenning Street and continuing northerly along the center line
of West Rocks Road to the intersection of Jarvis Street and continuing
southerly along the center line of Jarvis Street to the intersection
of Buttonball Trail and continuing westerly along the center line
of Buttonball Trail to the intersection of Rainbow Road and continuing
southwesterly along the center line of Rainbow Road to the intersection
of the division line between the First and Fifth Taxing Districts;
and so much of the Fifth Taxing District as lies southerly of a certain
line beginning at the intersection of Main Street and the division
line between the First and Fifth Taxing Districts and continuing along
the center line of Main Street to the intersection of Broad Street
and continuing westerly along the center line of Broad Street to the
intersection of the Silvermine River and continuing southerly along
the center line of the Silvermine River to the intersection of the
division line between the First and Fifth Taxing Districts.
District B, to consist of the Second Taxing District of Norwalk
and so much of the Fifth Taxing District that lies southerly and easterly
of a certain line beginning at the intersection of North Taylor Avenue
and the division line between the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts
and continuing northerly along the center line of North Taylor Avenue
to the intersection of West Cedar Street and continuing westerly along
the center line of West Cedar Street to the intersection of Scribner
Avenue and continuing southerly along the center line of Scribner
Avenue to the intersection of Senga Road and continuing easterly along
the center line of Senga Road to the intersection of Richmond Hill
Road and continuing southerly along the center line of Richmond Hill
Road to the intersection of McAllister Avenue and continuing easterly
along the center line of McAllister Avenue to the intersection of
Woodlawn Avenue and continuing southerly along the center line of
Woodlawn Avenue to the intersection of Flax Hill Road and continuing
easterly along the center line of Flax Hill Road to the division line
of the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts; and so much of the Fifth
Taxing District as is bounded by a line beginning at the intersection
of the boundary line between the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts
and the center lines of Glasser Street and Windsor Place; thence in
a southerly direction along the center line of Glasser Street to the
intersection of Bouton Street; thence in a southerly direction along
the center line of Bouton Street to the intersection of Riordan Street;
thence continuing easterly along the center line of Riordan Street
to its intersection with the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way and
continuing southerly along the center line of the railroad to the
intersection of the division line between the Fifth and Sixth Taxing
Districts south of Charcoal Road; thence continuing southeasterly
in a straight line to the intersection of the railroad right-of-way;
thence continuing northerly along the center line of the railroad
to its intersection with the division line between the Second and
Fifth Taxing Districts; and so much of the Fifth Taxing District as
is bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Woodward Avenue
and the division line between the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts
and continuing southerly along the center line of Woodward Avenue
to the intersection of Naromake Avenue and continuing easterly along
the center line of Naromake Avenue to the intersection of the division
line between the Second and Fifth Taxing Districts.
District C, to consist of that portion of Norwalk not included
in Districts D, E, A, and B.
(Sp. Laws 1969, No. 186, § 2.)[2]
Said city is divided into five wards: So much of the territory
of said city as is included within the boundaries of the former City
of Norwalk as the same existed prior to its consolidation with the
City of South Norwalk and the East Norwalk Fire District in 1913 shall
be the First Ward. So much of the territory of said city as is included
within the boundaries of the former City of South Norwalk as the same
existed at its consolidation with the City of Norwalk and the East
Norwalk Fire District in 1913 shall be the Second Ward. So much of
the territory of said city as is included within the following boundaries:
Commencing at a point on the boundary line between said city and the
Town of Westport where the center line of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad intersects the same, thence southerly along
said boundary line to the southeast corner of said city, thence westerly
along the southerly line of said city to the southeast corner of the
Fifth Ward, thence northerly along the easterly line of said Fifth
Ward to the intersection of the same with the southerly line of the
Second Ward, thence northerly along the easterly line of said Second
Ward to the intersection of the same with the southerly line of the
First Ward, thence easterly along the southerly line of the First
Ward to the southeast corner of said First Ward, and thence easterly
in a straight line to the point or place of beginning, shall be the
Third Ward. So much of the territory of said city as lies southerly
and westerly of a line commencing at the intersection of the center
line of Connecticut Avenue and the boundary line between said city
and the Town of Darien, thence running easterly along the center line
of said Connecticut Avenue to the westerly line of said Second Ward,
thence running southerly along the westerly line of said Second Ward
and easterly along the southerly line of said Second Ward to the intersection
of the same with the westerly line of the former East Norwalk Fire
District, and thence southerly in a direct north and south line along
the westerly line of the former East Norwalk Fire District to the
southerly line of said city, shall be the Fifth Ward. All the remaining
portion of the present City of Norwalk not included in the description
of the First, Second, Third and Fifth Wards shall be the Fourth Ward.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 5.)
All property, both real and personal, and all rights of action
and other rights with all securities and liens belonging to or vested
in said Town of Norwalk, are hereby transferred to said city, and
said city is hereby made liable for all debts and obligations of said
Town of Norwalk.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 6.)
All burdens and expenses imposed by law upon the Town of Norwalk
for the conduct of elections, the care and support of poor, insane,
and imbecile persons, the construction and maintenance of highways
and bridges, the support of schools, the construction and maintenance
of public buildings, the prosecution of criminal offenses, the payment
of principal and interest of the town debt, the payment of state,
military, and county taxes, and for all other purposes for which towns
are liable, shall be borne by said city, and shall be payable out
of the treasury of said city, and said city shall hereafter perform
all the duties and have and exercise all the rights, powers, and privileges
conferred upon said town, and all laws imposing such duties, burdens,
and expenses and conferring such rights, powers and privileges upon
said town are hereby made applicable to said city.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 9.)
No town meeting shall be held in the Town of Norwalk except
for the election of town officers herein provided for, and said meetings
shall be warned by the City Clerk as hereinafter provided.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 173.)
Nothing herein shall be construed to affect any rights, privileges,
or immunities vested in the cities of Norwalk or South Norwalk or
in the East Norwalk Fire District or in the Town of Norwalk, and all
rules, regulations, ordinances, and bylaws of said municipalities,
not inconsistent herewith, are hereby continued in force. The Bridge
Construction Committee in charge of the construction of the Washington
Street Bridge shall continue in office until said bridge is completed.[1]
(Sp. Laws 1921, No. 400, § 8.)
The City of Norwalk may build, own and maintain docks and wharves,
piers and bridges upon such property along the waterfront as it now
owns, or may hereafter acquire or any part thereof, and may lease
the same from time to time upon such terms as the Councilmen of said
city may fix, and collect and receive compensation therefor, or may
reserve said piers and docks for public uses other than business uses,
and may from time to time adopt, amend and repeal bylaws or ordinances
regulating such use.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: For "Shorefront Property Acquisition and
Improvement Boards," see §§ 1-654 to 1-658.
(Sp. Laws 1931, No. 283, § 1.)
The City of Norwalk is authorized to acquire, take over and
own, by purchase or otherwise, as in the judgment of the Council of
said city may seem advisable or necessary, and upon such terms as
said Council may agree upon with the owner or owners thereof, any
buildings of a public nature and the lands used therewith, now or
hereafter owned by any taxing district within the corporate limits
of said city.
(Sp. Laws 1931, No. 283, § 2.)
In the event that said Council and the owner or owners of any
such lands and buildings shall be unable to agree upon the price to
be paid by said city for any such lands and buildings advisable or
necessary to be acquired or taken over by said city, said city may
proceed to acquire the same in the manner provided by statute for
acquiring property for public use by condemnation.
(Sp. Laws 1931, No. 283, § 3.)
Nothing herein contained shall authorize said city to pay any
money to any taxing district in said city to acquire any school property
claimed to be owned by any such district.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 44.)
The city at the expense of the Fourth Taxing District shall
care for and maintain the sewer systems of the First, Second, and
Third Districts, and the ordinances, by-laws, rules, and regulations
of said several districts respecting said sewers shall continue in
force until the city shall repeal or alter the same. Said city shall
maintain the police forces and fire departments existing at the passage
of this act in said cities of Norwalk and South Norwalk, and the Fire
Department of the East Norwalk Fire District, as provided by the charters
of said cities, and under the ordinances, by-laws, rules, and regulations
of said former municipalities, until the same are modified or revoked
by the Council and until under authority of this act said city shall
establish and maintain a police force and a fire department for said
Fourth District. The members of said police forces and fire departments
at the passage of this act shall remain members of the respective
police forces and fire departments as the same are maintained by the
city under the provisions of this section and shall hold office until
removed by the Council.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 45.)
Said city shall maintain the garbage-disposal plant of the Second
Taxing District at the expense of said district until the city shall
establish and maintain a like plant for the Fourth District.
[1]
Editor's Note: See §§ 1-625 through 631
of the "Bond Issues of the City of Norwalk, the First, the Second,
the Third and the Sixth Taxing Districts" book. Copies kept in the
offices of the City Clerk and Town Clerk and in the Finance Department.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352 § 139.)
The Council is authorized to establish a building district within which it shall be unlawful to erect, elevate, enlarge, or repair, or into and within which it shall be unlawful to remove any wooden building except by permission of said Council, and to prescribe such penalties for violation of any ordinance made in pursuance hereof as authorized by § 1-191 and § 1-192 hereof. If any person, without a permit therefor, within the district so established, shall threaten to erect, elevate, enlarge, or repair any building as aforesaid, or move the same, the Corporation Counsel may, in the name of said city, institute, before the town court or any other court having jurisdiction, a proceeding to restrain such person from making such erection, elevation, enlargement, or repair of such building, or from moving the same, and said court shall render such judgment therein as may be proper and tax the costs of such proceeding as provided for the taxation of costs in civil actions.[1]
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 140.)
The Council shall have power to designate a line or lines on
the land adjoining any highway or street in the Fourth Taxing District
of said city between which line or lines and said highway or street
no building or part thereof, not any stoop or part thereof, shall
be erected.[1] Any person violating either provision of this section
shall be fined nor more than $100. Any building erected in violation
of the provisions of this section may be removed by order of the Council
at the owner's expense.
