[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of
the Town of Wilton 10-8-1970; amended in its entirety 2-21-2004. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-7-2005]
A commission of five members and three alternate
members, to be known as the "Wilton Historic District and Historic
Property Commission," to supersede the Wilton Historic District Commission,
hereby is established pursuant to Sections 7-147a through 7-147k and
Sections 7-147p through 7-147y of the Connecticut General Statutes,
as amended, to establish and otherwise administer an historic district
or districts and historic property or properties for the purpose of
promoting the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare
of the public through the preservation and protection of the distinctive
characteristics of buildings, structures, places, surroundings, sites,
objects, neighborhoods and their environs associated with the history
of or indicative of a period or style of architecture of the municipality,
of the state or of the nation.
The members of the Commission shall be known
as "Commissioners," all of whom shall be appointed by the Board of
Selectmen, and none of whom shall hold any salaried office of the
Town.
Commissioners shall be sworn to the faithful
performance of their duties and shall be appointed for the term of
five years commencing on the first day of December. Alternates shall
be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties and shall be
appointed for a term of three years commencing on the first day of
December.
In the event of any vacancy upon the Commission,
the Board of Selectmen shall promptly appoint a Commissioner to fill
the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term.
Commissioners shall serve without compensation,
except that their actual expenses and disbursements, where incurred
with the approval of the Board of Selectmen and in the performance
of their duties, shall be paid from the Town treasury.
The Commission, annually at the first meeting
in December, shall elect one of its number to be Chairman, one of
its number to be Vice Chairman and one of its number to be Clerk.
The Commission shall make written annual reports
of its doings to the Board of Selectmen.
[Amended 3-7-2005]
The Commission hereby is empowered to adopt
regulations from time to time to implement the provisions of this
chapter. The Commission shall have the authority and act in all respects
as permitted by Sections 7-147a through 7-147k and Sections 7-147p
through 7-147y, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, as
amended, and such other statutes as in the case made and provided.
[Amended 3-7-2005]
In order to perpetuate, preserve and protect
those significant buildings, structures, places, surroundings, sites,
objects, neighborhoods and their environs which are indicative or
characteristic of a period or style of architecture, or significant
in the history, architecture, archaeology and culture associated with
the Town of Wilton, State of Connecticut or of the United States and
the real property used in connection therewith; and in order to preserve
appropriate settings for such buildings, structures, sites, objects
and neighborhoods, or to preserve and protect the distinctive characteristics
of buildings, structures, sites, objects, neighborhoods and their
environs, there are hereby established within the Town of Wilton the
following historic districts and properties:
A. Historic District No. 1. Said property, located at
150 Danbury Road, shall include the following buildings, known as
the David Lambert House, Lambert Overseer's Cottage, Kent School House,
Wilton Railroad Station, Hurlbutt Street General Store and Post Office,
Davenport Barn, Cannon General Store, Corn Crib, and Greek Revival
Privy, and the land upon which said buildings are situated, which
properties are more particularly described in Volume 47 at Page 118
and Volume 48 at Page 111 of the Wilton Land Records, excepting therefrom
the premises conveyed to the State of Connecticut by deed recorded
in Volume 88 at Page 412 of the Wilton Land Records.
B. Historic District No. 2. Said district shall include
the following buildings and property: the Old Town Hall building together
with the property upon which it stands, which premises is more particularly
described at Volume 5, Page 149, of the Wilton Land Records; the Wilton
Congregational Church buildings together with the property upon which
they stand, which premises are more particularly described in Volume
88 at Page 393 and Volume 92 at Page 541 of the Wilton Land Records;
the property together with the buildings and improvements thereon
more particularly described in Volume 134 at Page 187 and Volume 135
at Page 186 of the Wilton Land Records; property together with the
buildings and improvements thereon more particularly described in
Volume 77 at Page 211 of the Wilton Land Records; property together
with the buildings and improvements thereon more particularly described
in Volume 55 at Page 477 of the Wilton Land Records; and property
together with the buildings and improvements thereon more particularly
described in Volume 49 at Page 399 of the Wilton Land Records.
C. Historic District No. 3. This district purposefully
omitted. Previously the location of the Raymond-Fitch House which
was relocated in 2001 to 224 Danbury Road and is incorporated into
Historic District No. 5.
D. Historic District No. 4. Said property shall include
the property together with the buildings and improvements thereon
known as the Hurlbutt Street Schoolhouse, more particularly described
in Volume 46 at Page 518 and Volume 48 at Page 31 of the Wilton Land
Records.
E. Historic District No. 5. Said property shall include
the property within the boundaries beginning at the point of intersection
of Danbury Road (CT Route 7) and Deerfield Road, marked by Connecticut
Highway Department monument, proceed northwesterly along the street
line of Danbury Road 37E59'50" for 102.35 feet, 30E24' for 75.33 feet,
and 21E39' for 71.93 feet; thence, northeasterly along the property
line of Map #57, Lot #28 72E43'40" for 228.78 feet; thence, southeasterly
along the property lines of Map #57, Lot #31 and Map #57, Lot #30
12E16'55'' for 317.86 feet to a monument; thence, southwesterly along
the street line of Deerfield Road 79E48'20" for 132.04 feet to the
point and place of beginning; together with the buildings and improvements
thereon, known as the Raymond-Fitch House with well-house, Burt Barn,
Betts-Sturges-Blackmar House with well-house, Abbott Barn, and Abbott
Blacksmith Shop and more particularly described in Volume 859 at Page
20 of the Wilton Land Records.
F. Historic District No. 6.
[Added 5-21-2007]
(1) Said
district shall include the following properties, together with the
buildings and improvements thereon, as depicted on the Town of Wilton’s
Tax Map 12, 2005: Lot #103, more particularly described in Volume
1624 at Page 133 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #104, more particularly
described in Volume 1475 at Page 236 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot
#93, more particularly described in Volume 11 at Page 155 of the Wilton
Land Records; Lot #92, more particularly described in Volume 830 at
Page 1 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #87, more particularly described
in Volume 1767 at Page 98 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #97, more
particularly described in Volume 1176 at Page 204 of the Wilton Land
Records; Lot #88, more particularly described in Volume 1186 at Page
324 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #89, more particularly described
in Volume 1659 at Page 290 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #96, more
particularly described in Volume 1437 at Page 188 of the Wilton Land
Records; Lot #90, more particularly described in Volume 666 at Page
110 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #95, more particularly described
in Volume 1512 at Page 47 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #91, more
particularly described in Volume 754 at Page 328 of the Wilton Land
Records; Lot #94, more particularly described in Volume 207 at Page
162 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #101, more particularly described
in Volume 753 at Page 333 of the Wilton Land Records; and Lot #102,
more particularly described in Volume 945 at Page 252 of the Wilton
Land Records.
(2) Map
No. 11: Lot #15, more particularly described in Volume 428 at Page
253 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #16, more particularly described
in Volume 1878 at Page 28 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #17, more
particularly described in Volume 1819 at Page 174 of the Wilton Land
Records; Lot #18, more particularly described in Volume 946 at Page
66 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #19, more particularly described
in Volume 453 at Page 147 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #20, more
particularly described in Volume 1048 at Page 1 of the Wilton Land
Records; Lot #21, more particularly described in Volume 474 at Page
244 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #22, more particularly described
in Volume 673 at Page 159 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #23, more
particularly described in Volume 1760 at Page 30 of the Wilton Land
Records; Lot #24, more particularly described in Volume 1553 at Page
146 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #25, more particularly described
in Volume 1803 at Page 200 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #26, more
particularly described in Volume 240 at Page 249 of the Wilton Land
Records; Lot #27, more particularly described in Volume 1799 at Page
191 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #28, more particularly described
in Volume 161 at Page 140 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #29, more
particularly described in Volume 2024 at Page 309 of the Wilton Land
Records; Lot #30, more particularly described in Volume 1975 at Page
191 of the Wilton Land Records; Lot #38, more particularly described
in Volume 1792 at Page 44 of the Wilton Land Records; and Lot #41,
more particularly described in Volume 105 at Page 693 of the Wilton
Land Records.
[Added 5-3-2010]
The resolution of the Town Meeting adopted June
5, 1963, establishing a Historic District Commission is repealed and
the Commission hereby established shall be the successor thereto.
Nothing in this chapter shall affect any right,
interest, claim, obligation, liability or defense of, by or against
the Town of whatever description and whether or not matured, existing
at the effective date of this chapter.
The Town Clerk shall certify the adoption of
this chapter and cause the same to be published as required by law:
and this chapter shall take effect 15 days after such certification
and publication.
If a regular member of the Commission is absent or has a conflict of interest, the Chairman of the Commission shall designate an alternate to act, choosing alternates in rotation so that they shall act as nearly equal a number of times as possible. Composition, appointment, and compensation of alternates shall be the same as for regular Commission members, which are more specifically described in §§
18-2 to
18-5 of this chapter.