Town of Branford, CT
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2023-07-26
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 204 Sewers
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Article V Citation Procedure
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Special Acts
- Ch SA Table of Special Acts
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Academy on the Green Commission
- Ch 4 Accounts and Bills
- Ch 6 Admission of Electors, Board of
- Ch 9 (Reserved)
- Ch 11 Assessor and Board of Assessment Appeals
- Ch 12 Assistant Town Clerks
- Ch 15 Building Inspector
- Ch 16 Community Forest Commission; Trees
- Ch 17 Cosgrove Animal Shelter Commission
- Ch 19 Center Revitalization Review Board
- Ch 21 Joint Conservation and Environmental Commission
- Ch 24 Council of Governments, Regional
- Ch 26 Human Services Board
- Ch 30 Economic Development Commission
- Ch 32 Elderly, Commission on the
- Ch 34 Elections
- Ch 38 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 42 Financial Obligations Review
- Ch 45 First Selectman
- Ch 47 Fiscal Year
- Ch 50 Flood and Erosion Control Board
- Ch 52 Greater New Haven Transit District
- Ch 53 Green Committee
- Ch 54 Justices of the Peace
- Ch 57 Library
- Ch 69 Planning Agency, Regional
- Ch 71 Planning and Zoning Commission; Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 73 Property, Sale and Disposition of
- Ch 74 Public Building Commission
- Ch 75 Purchasing
- Ch 78 Recreation, Department of
- Ch 80 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch 82 Resource Recovery Authority
- Ch 83 Retirement
- Ch 86 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 88 Shellfish Commission
- Ch 89 Signposts
- Ch 91 Social Security
- Ch 92 Stony Creek Architectural Review Board
- Ch 93 Strategic Review Committee
- Ch 94 Tax Collector
- Ch 95 Town Report, Annual
- Ch 99 Veterans' Advisory Committee
- Ch 102 Voting Districts
- Ch 105 Water Commission
- Ch 106 Water Pollution Control Authority
- Ch 109 Wetlands Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 111 Adult-Oriented Establishments
- Ch 112 Advertising Materials
- Ch 114 Alarm Devices
- Ch 115 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 118 Animals
- Ch 122 Bazaars and Raffles
- Ch 124 Blight Prevention
- Ch 126 Boats and Boating
- Ch 128 Building Construction
- Ch 129 Buildings, Demolition of
- Ch 130 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 139 Drainlayers
- Ch 143 (Reserved)
- Ch 154 Fires, Outdoor
- Ch 157 Fire Safety
- Ch 161 Floodplain Management
- Ch 164 Gas and Oil Exploration
- Ch 165 (Reserved)
- Ch 169 Housing, Affordable
- Ch 176 Littering
- Ch 187 Oil- and Fuel-Burning Equipment
- Ch 189 Noise
- Ch 190 Parks, Greens and Recreation Areas
- Ch 193 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 196 Penalties and Citations
- Ch 200 Retail Checkout Bags
- Ch 204 Sewers
- Ch 204 Art V Citation Procedure
- § 204-42 Definitions.
- § 204-43 Designation of citation officers.
- § 204-44 Issuance of citations; additional penalties.
- § 204-45 Period for uncontested payment of fines.
- § 204-46 Deposit of fines.
- § 204-47 Hearing procedure.
- Ch 210 Signs
- Ch 213 Solid Waste
- Ch 216 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 220 Taxation
- Ch 223 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 224 Water
- Ch 225 (Reserved)
- Ch 226 Zoning Fees
- Ch 227 Violation Citations
- Part III: Planning and Zoning Regulations
- Ch 228 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 233 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A236 Town Meeting Rules
- Ch A237 Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 12-13-2006]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A natural person, a group of natural persons, a corporation, a partnership,
a limited partnership, a limited liability company, or such other entity or
association which exists under law.
Any police officer, the Superintendent or other person authorized by
the First Selectman of the Town of Branford (each a "citation officer") is
hereby empowered to issue citations in accordance with this article.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation found to be violating any provisions of Article IV of this chapter shall be served by the Superintendent with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time for the satisfactory correction thereof. The person, firm or corporation found to be in violation shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
A citation officer may, upon a two-thirds vote of the Water Pollution Control Authority, issue a citation to any person, firm or corporation who shall continue any violation beyond the time period provided for in Subsection A hereof. The fine for each such citation shall be $100. Each day for which a violation exists shall be a separate offense.
C.
Any such citation may be served either by hand delivery
or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person named in such
citation. If the person named in a citation sent by certified mail refuses
to accept such mail, the citation shall be sent by regular United States mail.
The Superintendent shall file and retain an original or certified copy of
the citation.
The final period for uncontested payment of any fines, penalties, costs
or fees due under this article shall be 30 days after the date of mailing
of the citation.
Any fines, penalties, costs, or fees collected by the Town pursuant
to this article shall be deposited to the sewer use account of the Water Pollution
Control Authority.
