[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Killingworth as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building Official — See Ch. 24.
Driveways and drains — See Ch. 256.
Excavations — See Ch. 268.
Street numbers — See Ch. 404.
Water and sewers — See Ch. 445.
Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations — See Ch. 470.
Subdivision Regulations — See Ch. 485.
Zoning Regulations — See Ch. 500.
[Adopted 9-25-1970; amended 5-26-1973]
No building, structure or part thereof shall hereafter be created, moved, removed, constructed, assembled or installed, structurally altered, extended, enlarged or reconstructed, when the cost exceeds $100, including the value of labor, until a building permit is issued by the Building Official, nor shall any such building or part thereof so created or changed be used or occupied until a certificate of occupancy therefor has been issued by the Building Official. This section shall not apply to normal maintenance work.
[Amended 6-11-2008]
A. 
Application for a building permit shall be made to the Building Official on the uniform building permit application form established by the State Commissioner of Public Safety, and the fees therefor shall be in accordance with the fee schedule adopted and amended from time to time by the Board of Selectmen. The estimated cost of construction shall include the value of labor.
B. 
Such permit shall be issued or refused, in whole or in part, within 30 days after the date of an application. Prior to the issuance of a permit and within said thirty-day period, the Building Official shall review the plans of buildings or structures to be constructed or altered to determine their compliance with the requirements of the State Building Code, and, where applicable, the Fire Marshal shall review such plans to determine their compliance with the State Fire Safety Code.
Upon completion of the project for which a building permit is issued, on application of the owner or his representative, a certificate of occupancy may be issued by the Building Official certifying that such building or structure conforms to the applicable ordinances, regulations and statutes.
Any permit or certificate legally issued prior to the effective date of this article shall be valid and in effect until normal expiration.
[Adopted 3-2-1974]
[Amended 6-11-2008]
Any person who shall violate a provision of the State Building Code or shall fail to comply with any requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Building Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of the State Building Code, shall be subject to a penalty as prescribed in § 29-254a of the Connecticut General Statutes. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
Any person who shall continue to work in or about the building after having been served with a stop order, except such work as he/she is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100.