The general purpose of these rules of procedure
and regulations, and of the Commission is to promote the educational,
cultural, economic, safety and general welfare of the public through
the preservation and protection of buildings, places, and districts
of historic interest and the distinctive characteristics of buildings
and places associated with the history of, or indicative of, a period
or style of architecture. It is also the purpose to maintain such
landmarks for the history of architecture, the Borough, the Town,
the State and/or Nation, and to develop of appropriate settings for
such buildings, places and districts. Additionally, these regulations
provide procedures and guidelines for the following:
A.
The Commission has those powers, will perform those
functions and will be subject to such limitations as provided by the
Connecticut General Statutes under Chapter 97a, titled “Historic
Districts and Historic Properties,” and as it may from time
to time be amended.
B.
The Commission's jurisdiction applies to those properties
established as “historic” by ordinance by the Board of
Burgesses of the Borough of Newtown.
C.
The Commission shall review and act upon all applications
for Certificates of Appropriateness. No building or structure, earthworks
or site of recognized historic or archaeological importance, within
the boundaries of a historic property shall be erected or altered
until after an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness has
been submitted to and approved by the Commission, except where unnecessary
as provided in the regulations established by law by the Commission.
The Commission shall hold public hearings on applications submitted
for Certificates of Appropriateness.
D.
The Commission shall report to the Board of Burgesses
of the Borough of Newtown during the month of January, on its activities
of the previous year.
E.
The Commission shall file with the Connecticut Historical
Commission once a year a brief summary of its actions during that
year. The summary shall include a statement of the number and nature
of Certificates of Appropriateness issued, any changes in membership
and any other information deemed appropriate by the Commission.
