Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06577 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6577
22 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4233
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1212 January Session, 2011
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2424 AN ACT ELIMINATING THE WAITING PERIOD FOR MUNICIPAL BUILDING DEMOLITION PERMITS FOR STATE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 Section 1. Section 29-406 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
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3030 (a) No person shall demolish any building, structure or part thereof without obtaining a permit for the particular demolition undertaking from the building official of the town, city or borough wherein such building or part thereof is located. No person shall be eligible to receive a permit under this section unless [he] such person furnishes written notice to the building official [written evidence] (1) of financial responsibility in the form of a certificate of insurance specifying demolition purposes and providing liability coverage for bodily injury of at least one hundred thousand dollars per person with an aggregate of at least three hundred thousand dollars, and for property damage of at least fifty thousand dollars per accident with an aggregate of at least one hundred thousand dollars; each such certificate shall provide that the town or city and its agents shall be saved harmless from any claim or claims arising out of the negligence of the applicant or his agents or employees in the course of the demolition operations; (2) in the form of a certificate of notice executed by all public utilities having service connections within the premises proposed to be demolished, stating that such utilities have severed such connections and service; and (3) that he is the holder of a current valid license issued under the provisions of section 29-402, except in the case of (A) a person who is engaged in the disassembling, transportation and reconstruction of historic buildings for historical purposes or who is engaged in the demolition of farm buildings or in the renovation, alteration or reconstruction of a single-family residence, or (B) an owner who is engaged in the demolition of a single-family residence or outbuilding, as provided in subsection (c) of section 29-402. No permit shall be issued under this section unless signed by the owner and the demolition contractor. Each such permit shall contain a printed intention on the part of the signers to comply with the provisions of this part.
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3232 (b) In addition to the powers granted pursuant to this part, any town, city or borough may impose, by ordinance, [impose] a waiting period of not more than one hundred eighty days before granting any permit for the demolition of any building or structure or any part thereof, except when the demolition permit is required for the removal of a structure acquired by the Department of Transportation for a transportation project.
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3737 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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4040 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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4646 29-406
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4848 Statement of Purpose:
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5050 To exempt the Department of Transportation from any municipal waiting period for a demolition permit when such permit is required for the advancement of a pending transportation project. Requested by the Department of Transportation.
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5252 [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.]