[Adopted 11-1-1976 by the Board
of Selectmen]
No water-conditioning or water-filtering equipment
which has a backwash function as part of its operation shall be installed
in any structure in the Town of Guilford, except upon the issuance
of a permit for such installation from the Engineering Department.
Application for such permit shall be made, in
writing, to the Engineering Department on forms prescribed by it and
shall be accompanied by the required permit fee, except when such
permit is sought in connection with a building permit, in which case
no fee additional to the building permit fee shall be required.
Installation of the equipment set forth in §
264-1 of this article shall be inspected and approved by the Engineering Department based upon applicable state and national building codes prior to its use.
Any violation of this article shall be punishable
by a fine not exceeding $100.
The purpose of this article is to provide for the levying of
benefit assessments upon properties in the Town of Guilford which
are benefited by the extension of water mains which may be funded,
in whole or in part by the Town of Guilford and for methods of payment
and other terms and conditions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated.
CONNECTION CHARGE
A charge payable by a property owner whose property abuts
or does not abut the water main and was not assessed but who connects
to a main which has been funded, in whole or in part, by the Town.
EXTENSION
The construction of additional linear footage of main, including
valves pumps, laterals and other appurtenances.
MAIN(S)
Water pipes used for the purpose of conveying water to service
connections.
RESIDENTIAL USE
Use of any structure as the living quarters of any person
or group of persons.
UNIT
One unit is a building or portion thereof, providing housekeeping
facilities for one family.
In the case of any assessment under this article, notice of
the time and place for a hearing upon such assessment shall be published
at least 10 days before the date thereof in a newspaper having a circulation
in the Town of Guilford and a copy of such notice, signed by the Town
Clerk, shall be mailed to the owner of any property affected thereby
at such owner's address as shown in the last-completed Grand
List of the Town of Guilford.
The owner of any property so assessed may appeal to the courts
from the valuation of his assessment in accordance with and subject
to the limitations of Section 7-137c of the Connecticut General Statutes.
The owner of real property subject to such a benefit assessment
shall be liable for and shall pay for such assessment in accordance
with the payment and due date established by resolution of the Board
of Selectmen. Such assessment, together with interest thereon, as
defined by the Connecticut General Statutes, shall constitute a lien
upon the property being assessed and the Board is empowered to take
all action deemed necessary or appropriate for the recordation of
such liens, including causing a certificate of lien for each such
assessment to be filed with the Town Clerk in the manner provided
in Section 7-137d of the General Statutes, and such lien may be foreclosed,
and such charges may be collected in the manner provided in Section
7-137d of the Connecticut General Statutes and other applicable statutes.
Properties which do not abut the water main and were not assessed,
or properties which do abut the water main and were previously determined
by the Board of Selectmen not to be initially serviced by said main
but which tie into said main, shall be required to pay a connection
charge. Connection charges are payable upon connection to the water
line. The total connection charge shall be equivalent to one unit
for each unit connected.