Town of Canton, CT
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2022-09-26
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
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Article XII General Provisions
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art XII General Provisions
- § C-12.01 Charter revisions.
- § C-12.02 Effective date.
- § C-12.03 Oath.
- § C-12.04 Saving clause.
- § C-12.05 Words in headings; terms denoting number and gender.
- The Code
- Part I: General Administration
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 15 Citations
- Ch 26 Elections
- Ch 32 Ethics
- Ch 40 Finance and Taxation
- Ch 46 Funds
- Ch 82 Library
- Ch 110 Officers and Employees
- Ch 117 Pensions
- Ch 120 Property, Lost and Unclaimed
- Ch 130 Regional Agencies
- Part II: Municipal Agencies
- Ch 145 Planning and Zoning Commission
- Ch 146 (Reserved)
- Ch 147 Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 148 Water Pollution Control Authority
- Ch 149 Conservation Commission
- Ch 150 Park and Recreation Commission
- Ch 151 Pension Committee
- Ch 152 Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency
- Ch 153 Housing Authority
- Ch 154 Commission on the Aging
- Ch 155 Economic Development Agency
- Ch 156 Permanent Municipal Building Committee
- Ch 157 Youth Services Bureau
- Ch 158 (Reserved)
- Ch 159 (Reserved)
- Ch 160 Juvenile Review Board
- Ch 161 Energy Committee
- Part III: General Legislation
- Ch 175 Alarm Systems
- Ch 179 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 185 Animals
- Ch 194 Bazaars and Raffles
- Ch 200 Bingo
- Ch 208 Building Construction
- Ch 225 Cigarettes and Tobacco Products
- Ch 245 Farming
- Ch 248 Fees and Fines
- Ch 254 Firearms
- Ch 268 Historic Districts
- Ch 300 Massage Parlors
- Ch 323 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 328 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 362 Signs
- Ch 369 Solid Waste
- Ch 372 Stormwater Management
- Ch 375 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 400 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 405 Vehicles, Discarded
- Part IV: Land Use Regulations
- Ch 455 Aquifer Protection
- Ch 460 Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
- Ch 465 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 470 Zoning
- Ch 470APP Zoning Appendix
- Appendix
- Ch A500 Affordable Housing Plan
- Ch A505 Town of Canton Plan of Conservation and Development Strategic and Implementation Plans
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
This Charter may be amended in the manner prescribed by the
General Statutes. If not appointed at an earlier date, a Charter Revision
Commission shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen 10 years from
the date this Charter becomes effective.
This Charter shall become effective on January 1, 2020.
All elective and appointive officials and members of agencies
shall swear to or affirm an oath for the faithful performance of their
duties.
If any section or part of any section of this Charter shall
be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding
shall not affect the remainder of this Charter nor the context in
which said section or part thereof so held invalid may appear, except
to the extent that an entire section or part of a section may be inseparably
connected in meaning and effect with the section or part of a section
to which such holding shall directly apply.
The use in this Charter of any term denoting the masculine,
feminine, or neuter gender shall be understood to include reference
to other genders. The singular form of a word shall include the plural,
and vice versa, as the context may require. Article, section, subsection
and paragraph headings or captions appearing in this Charter are for
convenience of reference only and are not intended to limit the meaning
or effect of the text.
