[Adopted 12-7-2021]
The purpose of this article is to establish the authority of
certain land use boards and commissions, pursuant to C.G.S. § 8-1c,
to pass through the cost of engaging outside engineering and consulting
services in connection with a technically complex application and
beyond the expertise of the Town resources.
Upon the filing of an application to Planning and Zoning or
Wetlands Commission, the Director of Community Development, or his/her
designee, shall make a determination whether one or more outside consultant(s)
are needed to analyze, review and report on areas requiring technical
review in order to assist the Commission. Such consultant(s) may include,
but shall not be limited to, engineers, surveyors, soil scientists,
traffic consultants and information technologists. If such determination
is made, the Director shall assess the reasonable costs for such consultant(s)
to the applicant based upon a preliminary estimate from the consultant(s).
The Director shall collect 150% of the estimate from the applicant,
which amount shall be held in escrow until the technical review(s)
are completed. Any excess amount collected over the actual cost(s)
shall be refunded to the applicant. This payment shall be considered
as an integral component of the application. The failure by the applicant
to make this payment shall render the application incomplete
Any fees or charges imposed pursuant to this article will be
in addition to any other application fee imposed under any other ordinance
or local regulation.
This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after publication of
a summary of its provisions pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes
§ 7-157(b).
