Bill Text: CT SB00859 | 2011 | General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: An Act Extending The Time Of Expiration Of Certain Land Use Permits.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-09 - Signed by the Governor [SB00859 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00859-Chaptered.html
AN ACT EXTENDING THE TIME OF EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN LAND USE PERMITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (m) of section 8-3 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(m) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any site plan approval made under this section [during the period from July 1, 2006,] prior to July 1, [2009, inclusive] 2011, that has not expired prior to the effective date of this section, except an approval made under subsection (j) of this section, shall expire not less than [six] nine years after the date of such approval and the commission may grant one or more extensions of time to complete all or part of the work in connection with such site plan, provided no approval, including all extensions, shall be valid for more than [eleven] fourteen years from the date the site plan was approved.
Sec. 2. Subsection (e) of section 8-26c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any subdivision approval made under this section [during the period from July 1, 2006,] prior to July 1, [2009, inclusive] 2011, that has not expired prior to the effective date of this section, shall expire not less than [six] nine years after the date of such approval and the commission may grant one or more extensions of time to complete all or part of the work in connection with such subdivision, provided [the time for all extensions under this subsection shall not exceed eleven] no subdivision approval, including all extensions, shall be valid for more than fourteen years from the date the subdivision was approved.
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 8-26g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, [any approval of a subdivision of land for a project of four hundred or more dwelling units made during the period from July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2009, inclusive, shall expire not less than eleven years after the date of such approval] for any subdivision of land for a project consisting of four hundred or more dwelling units and approved prior to July 1, 2011, that has not expired prior to the effective date of this section, any person, firm or corporation making such subdivision shall complete all work in connection with such subdivision not later than the date fourteen years after the date of approval of the plan for such subdivision. The commission's endorsement of approval on the plan shall state the date on which such fourteen-year period expires.
Sec. 4. Subsection (g) of section 22a-42a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section, any permit issued under this section [during the period from July 1, 2006,] prior to July 1, [2009, inclusive] 2011, that has not expired prior to the effective date of this section, shall expire not less than [six] nine years after the date of such approval. Any such permit shall be renewed upon request of the permit holder unless the agency finds that there has been a substantial change in circumstances that requires a new permit application or an enforcement action has been undertaken with regard to the regulated activity for which the permit was issued, provided no such permit shall be valid for more than [eleven] fourteen years.