[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Putnam as indicated in article
histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-4-2018 STM]
The compilation of the Special Acts and ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the Town of Putnam, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters and sections by General Code LLC, and consisting of Chapters 1 through 314, together with an Appendix, is hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as the "Code of the Town of Putnam, Connecticut," hereinafter called the "Code." All provisions contained in the compilation provided for herein and known as the "Code of the Town of Putnam" shall be in force and effect on and after the effective date of this ordinance.
The provisions of the Code, insofar as they are substantively
the same as those of the legislation in force immediately prior to
the enactment of the Code by this ordinance, are intended as a continuation
of such legislation and not as new enactments, and the effectiveness
of such provisions shall date from the date of adoption of the prior
legislation.
A copy of the Code, in loose-leaf form, has been filed in the
office of the Town Clerk and shall remain there for use and examination
by the public until final action is taken on this ordinance, and,
if this ordinance shall be adopted, such copy shall be certified to
by the Town Clerk, and such certified copy shall remain on file in
the office of said Town Clerk to be made available to persons desiring
to examine the same during all times while said Code is in effect.
The Clerk of the Town of Putnam shall cause to be published,
in the manner required by law, a copy of this Adoption Ordinance.
Sufficient copies of the Code shall be maintained in the office of
the Clerk for inspection by the public at all times during regular
office hours. The enactment and publication of this ordinance, coupled
with the availability of a copy of the Code for inspection by the
public, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal publication
of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
Any and all additions, deletions, amendments or supplements
to the Code, when adopted in such form as to indicate the intention
of the Town to make them a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated
into such Code so that reference to the "Code of the Town of Putnam"
shall be understood and intended to include such additions, deletions,
amendments or supplements. Whenever such additions, deletions, amendments
or supplements to the Code shall be adopted, they shall thereafter
be included in the Code as amendments and supplements thereto.
It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk, or someone authorized
and directed by the Clerk, to keep up-to-date the certified copy of
the book containing the Code required to be filed in the Clerk's
office for use by the public. All changes in said Code and all ordinances
adopted subsequent to the effective date of this codification which
shall be adopted specifically as part of the Code shall, when finally
adopted, be included therein by reference until such changes or new
ordinances are printed as supplements to said Code book, at which
time such supplements shall be inserted therein.
A.
Supplements
to this Code shall be prepared whenever authorized or directed by
the Board of Selectmen. A supplement to the Code shall include all
substantive permanent and general parts of ordinances passed by the
Town and all changes made thereby in the Code.
B.
When
preparing a supplement to this Code, the codifier (meaning the person,
agency or organization authorized to prepare the supplement) may make
formal, nonsubstantive changes in ordinances and parts of ordinances
included in the supplement, insofar as it is necessary to do so to
embody them into the unified Code. For example, the codifier may:
(1)
Organize the ordinance material into appropriate subsections;
(2)
Provide appropriate headings and titles for sections and other subdivisions
of the Code included in the supplement, and make changes in such headings
and titles;
(3)
Assign appropriate numbers to chapters and sections to be inserted
in the Code and, where necessary to accommodate new material, change
existing or other section numbers;
(4)
Change the words "this ordinance" or words of the same meaning to
"this chapter," "this article," "this section," etc., as the case
may be, or to "§§ _____________ to ___________" (inserting
section numbers to indicate the sections of the Code which embody
the substantive sections of the ordinance incorporated into the Code);
and
(5)
Make other nonsubstantive changes necessary to preserve the original
meaning of ordinance sections inserted into the Code; but in no case
shall the codifier make any change in the meaning or effect of ordinance
material included in the supplement or already in the Code.
Copies of the Code, or any chapter or portion of it, may be
purchased from the Clerk or an authorized agent of the Clerk upon
the payment of a fee to be set by the Board of Selectmen. The Clerk
may also arrange for procedures for the periodic supplementation of
the Code.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to improperly change or amend,
by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the Code or to alter
or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause
the law of the Town of Putnam to be misrepresented thereby. Anyone
violating this section or any part of this ordinance shall be subject,
upon conviction, to a fine of not more than $250.
A.
Severability of Code provisions. Each section of the Code and every
part of each section is an independent section or part of a section,
and the holding of any section or a part thereof to be unconstitutional,
void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the
validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
B.
Severability of ordinance provisions. Each section of this ordinance
is an independent section, and the holding of any section or part
thereof to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective for any cause
shall not be deemed to affect the validity or constitutionality of
any other sections or parts thereof.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances of the Town of Putnam
of a general and permanent nature in force on the date of the adoption
of this ordinance which are inconsistent with any provisions of the
Code are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of this
ordinance.
A.
Nothing in this Code or the ordinance adopting this Code shall be
construed to repeal or otherwise affect the validity of any of the
following:
(1)
Any ordinance promising or guaranteeing the payment of money for
the Town, or any evidence of the Town's indebtedness;
(2)
Any appropriation ordinance providing for the levy of taxes or for
any annual budget;
(3)
Any order annexing territory to the Town or excluding territory as
a part of the Town;
(4)
Any ordinance granting any franchise, permit or other right;
(5)
Any Zoning Ordinance or amendment thereto;
(6)
Any Subdivision Ordinance or amendment thereto;
(7)
Any ordinance creating a special services district;
(8)
Any ordinance approving, authorizing or otherwise relating to any
contract, agreement, lease, deed or other instrument;
(9)
Any ordinance adopting a preliminary or development plan;
(10)
Any temporary or special ordinance.
B.
All ordinances pursuant to this section are hereby recognized as
continuing in full force and effect to the same extent as if set out
at length in this section.
A.
The repeal of an ordinance shall not revive any ordinances in force
before or at the time the ordinance repealed took effect, unless expressly
stated.
B.
The repeal of an ordinance shall not affect any punishment or penalty
incurred before the repeal took effect, nor any suit, prosecution
or proceeding pending at the time of the repeal, for an offense committed
under the ordinance repealed.
A.
In compiling and preparing the ordinances for publication as the Code of the Town of Putnam, no changes in the meaning or intent of such ordinances have been made, except as provided for in Subsection B hereof. Certain grammatical changes and other minor nonsubstantive changes were made in one or more of said pieces of legislation. It is the intention of the Town that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances had been previously formally amended to read as such.
B.
In addition, the amendments and/or additions as set forth in Schedule
A,[1] attached hereto and made a part hereof, are made herewith,
to become effective upon the effective date of this ordinance. (Chapter
and section number references are to the ordinances as they have been
renumbered and appear in the Code.)
[1]
Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-14B, the chapters, articles and sections which were added, amended, adopted or repealed by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a footnote referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, repealed) 9-4-2018 STM." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Town offices.
A.
The catchlines of the several sections of this Code are intended
as mere catchwords to indicate the contents of the section and shall
not be deemed or taken to be titles of such sections nor as any part
of the section, nor, unless expressly so provided, shall they be so
deemed when any of such sections, including the catchlines, are amended
or reenacted.
B.
The histories appearing in brackets after sections and subsections
and the references and notes located throughout the Code are for the
benefit of the user of the Code and shall have no legal effect.