[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Suffield 8-8-1985 (Ch. 5, Art. III, of the 1987
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established in the Town, pursuant to § 29-266
of the General Statutes, a Building Code Board of Appeals, which shall
consist of five members, all of whom shall meet the qualifications
set forth in the State Building Code.
A.
The
members of the Building Code Board of Appeals shall be appointed by
the Board of Selectmen and shall serve a term of four years, except
that the initial terms shall be as follows: two members shall be appointed
for a term to end June 30, 1986; one member for a term to end June
30, 1987; one member for a term to end June 30, 1988; and one member
for a term to end June 30, 1989.
B.
The
Board of Selectmen shall appoint alternate members who may sit on
the Building Code Board of Appeals in the absence of any regular members.
The number of alternate members shall equal the number of regular
members. Such alternates shall meet the same qualifications as required
for regular members of the Board and, while sitting on the Board,
shall have the full power and authority of the regular member.
When the Building Official rejects or refuses to approve the
mode or manner of construction proposed to be followed or the materials
to be used in the erection or alteration of a building or structure,
or when it is claimed that the provisions of the State Building Code
do not apply or that an equally good or more desirable form of construction
can be employed in a specific case, or when it is claimed that the
true intent and meaning of the State Building Code and regulations
have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the permit, in whole
or in part, having been refused by the Building Official, the owner
of such building or structure, whether already erected or to be erected,
or his authorized agent may appeal, in writing, from the decision
of the Building Official to the Board of Appeals. The powers and duties
of the Building Code Board of Appeals shall be subject to change in
accordance with § 29-266 of the General Statutes and the
State Building Code, as may be amended from time to time.
[Amended 12-19-2019]
The Building Code Board of Appeals shall select one of its members
as Chairperson, and the Building Official shall designate a clerk
to serve as secretary and keep a detailed record of all proceedings.
All hearings shall be organized and conducted according to the State
Building Code and the General Statutes, as may be amended from time
to time.
