[Adopted 9-23-2013 ATM]
Pursuant to § 7-148 of the Connecticut General Statutes, approval of all applications for building permits, certificates of occupancy, or any other applications for improvements or changes in real property submitted to the Building Official of the Town of North Haven shall be withheld when any real or personal property taxes, sewer assessment fees, sewer use charges, fines, interest, penalties, or lien fees imposed by the Town of North Haven are delinquent for the property for which an application has been made.
[Amended 10-19-2015 STM]
For purposes of § 84-4, the delinquency of a tax, fee, charge, or fine, together with any accrued interest or penalties, shall be determined in accordance with the applicable provision(s) of the Connecticut General Statutes, ordinance(s), code(s), or regulation(s) which define delinquency for the particular tax, fee, charge, or fine in issue. If the delinquency of the tax, fee, charge, or fine in issue is not defined by statute, ordinance, code, or regulation, then said tax, fee, charge, or fine shall be deemed delinquent if it remains unpaid, in whole or in part, for a period of 30 days past the date upon which payment of such tax, fee, charge, or fine was due, together with any accrued interest and penalties.
Notwithstanding the directive of § 88-4 above, the Building Official may, in his/her discretion, grant an application without the payment of all delinquent taxes, fees, charges, fines, interest, penalties, and/or liens if he/she certifies, in writing, that one of the following conditions exists at the property for which the application has been made:
A. 
An emergency exists affecting the health or safety of the occupants of a building on the property or that of neighboring properties and the construction, repair, or improvement proposed in the application will address the emergency;
B. 
The construction, repair, or improvement proposed in the application is being sought to repair damage caused by a fire, storm, flood, or other occurrence beyond the control of the property owner(s);
C. 
The purpose of the construction, repair, or improvement proposed in the application is to comply with a requirement of law or an order issued by a governmental agency;
D. 
The owner(s) of the property has entered into an acceptable agreement with the Town of North Haven for payment of the delinquent taxes, fees, charges, fines, interest, penalties, and/or liens and is in compliance with the terms of the agreement; however, the Building Official shall be entitled to revoke the permit under which work at the property is proceeding in the event the owner(s) fail to remain in compliance with the terms of such agreement; or
E. 
The application has been submitted to remedy blight conditions at the property as cited in a notice of violation issued by the Blight Prevention Officer of the Town of North Haven.