Bill Text: CT SB00338 | 2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Processing Of Department Of Environmental Protection Permits.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-22 - Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations [SB00338 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2010-SB00338-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 338 | ||
February Session, 2010 |
LCO No. 1709 | ||
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Referred to Committee on Planning and Development |
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AN ACT REDUCING DEVELOPMENT BURDENS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 29-265 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):
(a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of section 29-252a, no building or structure erected or altered in any municipality after October 1, 1970, shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, until a certificate of occupancy, as defined in the regulations adopted under section 29-252, has been issued by the building official, certifying that such building, structure or work performed pursuant to the building permit substantially conforms to the provisions of the State Building Code and the regulations lawfully adopted under said code. Nothing in the code or in this part shall require the removal, alteration or abandonment of, or prevent the continuance of the use and occupancy of, any single-family dwelling but within six years of the date of occupancy of such dwelling after substantial completion of construction of, alteration to or addition to such dwelling, or of a building lawfully existing on October 1, 1945, except as may be necessary for the safety of life or property. The use of a building or premises shall not be deemed to have changed because of a temporary vacancy or change of ownership or tenancy.
(b) No building official shall refuse to issue a certificate of occupancy for any single-family dwelling because such dwelling is not connected to an electric utility if such dwelling is otherwise in conformity with the requirements of this section and applicable local health codes and is equipped with an alternative energy system. A certificate issued under this section shall contain a statement that an alternative energy system is in place. For the purposes of this subsection, "alternative energy system" means any system or mechanism which uses solar radiation, wind, water, biomass or geothermal resources as the primary source for the generation of electrical energy.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any municipality may, upon approval by its legislative body, or, in any town in which the legislative body is a town meeting, by the board of selectmen, adopt an ordinance to require the building official to issue a certificate of occupancy, as defined in the regulations adopted under section 29-252, for a building or structure when a professional engineer holding a license issued pursuant to section 20-302 certifies, in writing, that such building or structure or work performed pursuant to a building permit issued on or after the effective date of this section substantially conforms to the provisions of the State Building Code and the regulations lawfully adopted under said code. Such ordinance may require the payment of a certification fee not exceeding twenty-five dollars for such professional engineer certification. As used in this section, "municipality" means any town, city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2010 |
29-265 |
Statement of Purpose:
To expedite the process for issuing certificates of occupancy.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]