[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Norfolk as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Certificates of occupancy — See Ch. 69.
Driveways — See Ch. 76.
Land use fees — See Ch. 84, Art. I.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 88.
Swimming pools — See Ch. 130.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 170.
Zoning — See Ch. 180.
[Adopted 7-29-1970 STM]
[Amended 5-9-1988 ATM]
There is hereby adopted by the Town of Norfolk for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits, licenses and penalties, that certain building code known as the "State Building Code,"[1] and as may from time to time be amended. The provisions thereof shall be controlling in the construction of all buildings and other structures therein contained within the limits of the Town of Norfolk.
[1]
Editor's Note: See C.G.S. § 29-151 et seq.
[Amended 10-16-1991 STM; 5-10-1999 ATM; 3-3-2016 STM]
A. 
The fees for building permits for the construction, alteration, removal and demolition of buildings and structures shall be at the rate established by the Building Official and approved by the Board of Selectmen.
[Amended 5-9-2016 ATM]
B. 
Before the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or completion, with an estimate in excess of $50,000, the Building Official shall require the owner, agent or builder to furnish an affidavit showing the cost of the entire project, and an additional permit fee shall be charged on the basis of any excess over the cost originally estimated upon the filing of the application.
C. 
Pursuant to C.G.S. § 7-148(2)(B), the Building Official shall not issue a building permit to conduct work on any real property as to which there are outstanding delinquent Town taxes and/or sewer fees. Any person applying for a building permit shall present to the Building Official a written statement by the Tax Collector for the Town and Sewer District, on a form prescribed by the Tax Collector and Building Official, that the taxes and/or sewer fees on the real property which is the subject of the building permit application are either current or delinquent. If the Building Official does not receive such a statement within the time prescribed by law for deciding the building permit application, or if the certificate indicated that there are delinquent taxes or sewer fees on the property and the applicant fails to provide proof to the Building Official within said time that such delinquencies (including interest, liens, litigation expenses and attorney's fees, if applicable) have been paid in full, the Building Official shall deny the building permit application. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Building Official from issuing a permit to perform repairs to an existing structure which is unsafe within the meaning of the State Building Code if the Building Official determines that such repairs should be performed immediately to protect the safety of either the building occupants or the public or if such repairs should be completed within the Connecticut Fire Safety Code as determined by the Fire Marshal.
Nothing in this article or in the code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding now pending in any court or any rights acquired or liability incurred, nor any cause or causes of action accrued or existing under any act or ordinance repealed hereby, nor shall any right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.
[Adopted 10-4-1971 STM]
[Amended 9-27-2005 STM]
No building permit shall be issued for the erection of a building or structure unless such building or structure is located on a lot having frontage on a state highway, other than a limited access state highway, or on an accepted Town highway or street or on a highway or street shown on a map approved by the Norfolk Planning and Zoning Commission and filed in the office of the Norfolk Town Clerk, and either constructed in accordance with the requirements of said Commission or guaranteed by a completion bond in full force and effect to be so constructed.
[Amended 9-27-2005 STM]
In addition to the provisions of § 64-4 of this article, no building permit shall be issued for the erection of a building or structure on a lot which is created by division of a tract of land in such a manner as to be subject to approval by the Norfolk Planning and Zoning Commission under Chapter 170, Subdivision of Land, of the Code of the Town of Norfolk unless such lot is shown on a map, approved by such Commission and filed in the office of the Norfolk Town Clerk.
[Amended 5-9-1988 ATM; 9-27-2005 STM]
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 64-4 of this article, building permits may be issued for the erection of buildings or structures located on a lot having frontage on a street or highway or portion thereof which fails to meet the requirements of § 64-4 if such street or highway or portion thereof is already actually in use for travel to an existing building on the effective date of this article, and provided that either such street or highway or portion thereof has been improved with a travelway not less than 15 feet in width with an adequate gravel base and drainage, as approved by the Norfolk Planning and Zoning Commission or, if not so improved, construction plans for such improvements, to be made by the applicant for the building permit, have been submitted to and approved by such Commission, and a completion bond in sufficient amount and with satisfactory surety and conditions has been presented to and accepted by such Commission to guarantee completion of such improvements.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
FRONTAGE
A line which is both the boundary of a lot and the right-of-way, easement or taking line of a street or highway, other than a limited access state highway, when such frontage has a length of 20 feet or more and is practicable for use for vehicular access as determined by the Building Official of the Town of Norfolk or his or her assistant.
[Amended 5-9-1988 ATM]
This article is enacted under the provisions of § 8-27 of Chapter 126 of the 1958 Revision of the General Statutes of Connecticut, as amended, and is intended to promote the development of a street and highway system in the Town of Norfolk that is safe and convenient, to assure that all buildings and structures will have ingress and egress satisfactory for fire, police, ambulance and other emergency vehicles and to assure that buildings and structures are located on lots which meet the standards of Chapter 170, Subdivision of Land, of the Code of the Town of Norfolk.