Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §§ 8-12a
and 7-152c, the Zoning Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue
citations for violations of the Zoning Regulations of the Town of
Manchester and any applicable approvals and conditions to the extent
and in the manner provided by this article.
The fine for each citation shall be $150, payable to the Town
of Manchester.
A person named in the citation shall be allowed a period of
30 days from the date of his or her receipt of the citation to make
an uncontested payment of the fine specified in the citation. If the
citation has been sent by regular mail, the day of receipt of the
citation shall be deemed three business days after the day of mailing
the citation.
Any person issued a citation shall be entitled to a hearing
to contest the citation. In order to receive a hearing, the person
named in the citation must deliver or mail a written request for a
hearing to the Zoning Enforcement Officer within 30 days of his or
her receipt of the citation. The request must be received by the Zoning
Enforcement Officer within the thirty-day period. The procedures for
hearing, disposition and enforcement shall be as it is set forth in
the Connecticut General Statutes, § 7-152c, Hearing procedure
for citations, as the same may be amended from time to time.
The General Manager shall appoint one or more citation hearing
officers to conduct the hearings necessary pursuant to this article
and consistent with Connecticut General Statutes § 7-152c(b).
The provisions of this article are in addition to, and not in
lieu of, any other remedies available to the Zoning Enforcement Officer,
the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals and
the Town of Manchester, under the Zoning Regulations, the Town Code,
the Connecticut General Statutes, or the common law. The issuance
of citations under this article shall not preclude the exercise of
such other remedies.