Town of Willington, CT - Municipal Ordinance

Each town, city, and borough in this state shall print and publish all amendments to its ordinances, all new ordinances and all special acts adopted after June 1, 1962, on or before March first of each even numbered year as a cumulative supplement to the compilation of its ordinances and special acts, Such compilation and all supplements thereto shall be available for sale to the public at the office of the clerk or other similar office in such municipality at a reasonable cost to be determined by such municipality and a copy of each such compilation and supplement shall be deposited by the clerk of the municipality in the office of the secretary of the state, in the state library, in each bar library in the judicial district in which such municipality is located and in the courthouse library of the court nearest to such municipality. If any town, city, or borough fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the secretary of the state shall provide for the original compilation and publication of such ordinances and special acts or of any supplement thereto and such town, city, or borough shall be liable for the cost of such compilation and publication.

History: 1961 acts set deadline of June 1, 1962, (formerly December 1, 1060) for completion of compilation; provided for depositing copies in various libraries, and required secretary of state to provide for compilation of ordinances, etc., if municipality fails to do so with municipality being responsible for the cost; 1965 act deleted obsolete reference to requirement that municipalities compile and publish ordinances and special acts before June 1, 1962, and specified subsequent ordinances and special acts be printed on or before March first of each even numbered year; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas; P.A. 76-436 deleted reference to specific court class, stating that books be placed in nearest courthouse library, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for county.

At Town Meeting it was voted to have the Town By-Laws in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 234, Sections 4683-4683 in reference to hawking, vending, or peddling on the public streets of any goods, wares, or other merchandise, or vending or peddling of such articles from house to house within the limits of the Town of Willington, in the imposition of a fee, not to exceed $25.00 per year for each person, team, or vehicle used in conjunction of said vending or peddling, of all hawkers, vendors, and peddlers who are not legal residents of said Town of Willington, and who are not lawfully exempt by the above Sections of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut.

It is hereby established that the number of justices of the peace for the Town of Willington shall be fifteen (15). In 1994, 1996, and quadrennially thereafter said justices of the peace shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of the General Statutes of Connecticut.

There is herewith established a Recreation Commission in the Town of Willington which shall have all the powers authorized by the General Statutes of Connecticut to establish, maintain, and conduct public parks, playgrounds, baths, swimming pools, gymnasiums, recreation places, and public gardens.

The Recreation Commission herein established is authorized and empowered to request and receive appropriations from the Town, to request and receive funds from other sources, and to expend such funds for the purpose for which the commission was created. The commission shall submit to the Board of Selectmen not later than September 1st of each year a report of its activities for the fiscal year ending on the previous June 30th.

It is herewith established a Conservation Commission in the Town of Willington which shall have all the powers specified and which shall perform all the duties imposed under Section 7-131a of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, concerning the development and conservation of natural resources within the Town of Willington.

The Conservation Commission herein established is authorized and empowered to request and receive appropriations from the town, and to expend such funds for the purposed for which the commission was created. The commission shall submit to the Board of Selectmen not later than September 1st, of each year a report of its activities for the fiscal year ending on the previous June 30th.

This ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authority of section 7-131a of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut which authorizes any town to establish a Conservation Commission consisting of not fewer than three (3) nor more than eleven (11) members, and not more than three (3) alternates.

1. The Town of Willington hereby adopts the provisions of Chapter 124 of the General Statures of the State of Connecticut, 1958 Revision, as amended, and designates the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Willington. Said Planning and Zoning Commission is to have all the powers and duties of both a planning commission and a zoning commission as set forth in Chapter 124 and 126 of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, 1958 Revision, as amended. Said Planning and Zoning Commission shall supersede the present Planning Commission of the Town of Willington at the effective date thereof.

2. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be electors of the Town of Willington, not more than five of whom shall be of one political party, who shall be elected at regular biennial elections commencing November 4, 1975, for terms of six years, except, that of the initially elected members, three shall be elected for terms of two years, two fro terms of four years, and two for terms of six years.

4. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five (5) regular members, and three (3) alternate members, all whom shall be electors of the Town of Willington, and who shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen, and none of whom shall be members of the Planning and Zoning Commission. At the effective date hereof, one (1) regular member shall be appointed for a term of one year, one (1) regular member shall be appointed for a term of two years, one (1) regular member shall be appointed for a term of three years, one (1) regular member shall be appointed for a term of four years, one (1) regular member shall be appointed for a term of five years. Thereafter, appointments of regular members and alternate members so appointed shall be removed only for cause.

Any member of the Zoning Board of Appeals who is absent from three consecutive regular meeting and any intervening duly called special meeting shall be considered to have resigned from the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Selectman of the Town of Willington, except that the Zoning Board of Appeals may vote to waive the requirements of this Section in each case where illness or other extenuating circumstances make it impossible for a member to meet the attendance requirements of this Section.

5. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication as provided by law, except that the existing Planning and Zoning Commission created by ordinance dated December 19, 1968 shall continue to function in such capacity until the elected members first assume office and commence their first meeting following said election.

1. Three electors of the Town of Willington, none of whom shall be members of the Zoning Board of Appeals, shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen as alternate members of the Willington Planning and Zoning Commission. Any alternate member when seated as provided in Section 8-1(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, shall have all the powers and duties of a regular member of said Planning and Zoning Commission.

2. At the effective date hereof, one (1) alternate member shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year, one (10 for a term of two years, and one (1) for a term of three years. Annually thereafter, appointments shall be made for terms of three years each. Alternate members so appointed shall be removed only for cause except as otherwise provided herein.

4. Any alternate member of the Planning and Zoning Commission who is absent from three consecutive regular meeting and any intervening duly called special meeting shall be considered to have resigned from the Commission, and the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Selectman of the Town of Willington, except that the Commission may vote to waive the requirements of this Section in each case where illness or other extenuating circumstances make it impossible for a member to meet the attendance requirements of this Section.

That the Town of Willington issue its funding bonds in the principal sum of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000), pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, Revision of 1958, for the purpose of financing in part the period from July 1, 1967 to June 30, 1968, which will not exceed the appropriations for said period.

Such bonds shall mature in substantially equal annual installments beginning one year from date of issue and ending not later than ten years from date of issue, shall bear such date and rate of interest as may be determined by the Board of Selectmen; The Connecticut Bank and Trust Company, of Hartford, Connecticut, is appointed certifying and paving agent for such bonds Messrs. Day, Berry and Howard of Hartford, Connecticut, are designated as the attorneys at law to render an opinion approving the legality of such issue and the Treasurer shall keep a record of such bonds.

Such bonds shall be signed by the Selectmen, or a majority of them, and by the Treasurer of the Town of Willington, a facsimile of the seal of said town shall be printed thereon; the Board of Selectmen is authorized to determine the form of such bonds, and, with the Treasurer, to sell such bonds at public or private sale, to deliver such bonds on behalf of the town, and to do all other acts necessary and appropriate to complete the issue of such bonds.

Pending the issue of such bonds as herein before provided, the Selectmen and Treasurer are authorized to borrow such sums as may be necessary to defray the appropriations for the period ending June 30, 1968 in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds from the sale of funding bonds authorized -by this ordinance; and the Selectmen or a majority of them, and the Treasurer are hereby authorized to determine the amount, date, maturity, interest rate, form and other details of any notes and to sell and deliver the same. The ordinance above shall become effective 15 days after publication in accordance with the provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes.

The Town of Willington voted to become a complying municipality as provided in Chapter 110 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, Revision of 1958, and that the Town Clerk filed with the State Tax Commissioner a certificate that the Town has become a complying municipality as provided in said Chapter.

A. As of the effective date of this ordinance, the Board of Finance, all six members being present, shall appoint a panel of two alternate members to the Board of Finance. No more than one member of this panel shall belong to the same political party. The terms of these alternates shall run until November 22, 1977.

At the regular election in November 1977 and every biennial election henceforth, there shall be elected a panel of two alternates to the Board of Finance to serve from the second Tuesday after their election until the second Tuesday after the regular election two years hence. No more than one member of this panel shall belong to the same political party.

Vacancies on the panel of alternates shall, for the unexpired term thereof, be filled by appointment by the Board of Finance, all six members being present, subject to the convening, whether before or after said appointment, of a special town election pursuant to Section 9-164 of the General Statutes.

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 127 of the General Statutes, Connecticut, as amended, The Town of Willington hereby does adopt the provisions of said chapter and elects to participate in the regional planning agency now existing under authority of said Chapter in the Windham Planning Region as defined by the Connecticut Development Commission pursuant to the provisions of said Chapter.

The Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Wilmington shall appoint one elector to the agency. Such appointments shall be made terms of two terms of two years each. Appointees shall serve for the term of their office and until their successors shall have been appointed. Appointees may be reappointed. Terms of office shall commence when the appointment is made.

Vacancies created by resignation or inability to serve shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the authority which appointed said representative. Any representative who is absent from three consecutive regular meetings of the regional planning agency and any intervening duly called special meetings, thereof shall be considered to have resigned from said body except that the requirements of this section may be waived for good cause by the authority which appointed said representative.

TITLE: Provisions of State Building Code: (1) Penalties for Violations and unlawful continuances, (2) Schedule of Fees for permits required for moving of buildings, demolitions and signs, (3) No fees required of agencies of the Town of Willington and Willington Board of Education.

Pursuant to Chapter 354 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, and pursuant to Chapter 99 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, the following penalties and schedule of fees are hereby established in accordance with the provisions of the State Building Code, as amended.

2. The fee for a building permit for the removal of a building or structure from one lot to another or to a new location on the same lot shall be at the rate of S2.00 for the first One Thousand (S1,000.00) Dollars of the estimated costs of moving, plus the cost of new foundations and all work necessary to place the building or structure in its completed condition and in a new location. For each additional One Thousand ($l,000.00) Dollars of such cost, or fraction thereof, the fee shall be S2.00.

3. The fee for a permit for the demolition of a building or structure shall be at the rate of S2.00 for the first One Thousand (S1,000.00) Dollars of the estimated cost of such demolition, and S2.00 for each additional One Thousand (S1,000.00) Dollars of such cost, or fraction thereof.

1. Any person who shall violate a provision of the State Building Code, as amended, or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of any approved plan or directive of the building official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of the State Building Code, as amended, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than S5,00.00 or by imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

2. Any person who shall continue any work in or about the building after having been served with a stop order, as provided in the State Building Code, as amended, except such work as he is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions, shall be liable 'o a fine of not less than S25.00 or more than S500.00. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

1. Agencies of the Town of Willington and the Willington Board of Education are required to comply with the provisions of the State Building Code, as amended; but shall not be required to pay any permit fees required under said State Building Code, any amendment thereto, or under any Town Ordinance relating thereto.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 9-205 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, the membership of the Board of Education is hereby increased from five to seven members. This ordinance shall become effective fifteen days after publication as provided by law.