General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5365
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 839
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5365
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 839
*00839*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF SPITE FENCES AND THE PLANTING OF SPITE HEDGES AND TREES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 7-148 of the general statutes be amended to specifically provide a municipality with the authority to prohibit the construction of spite fences and the planting of spite hedges and trees that obstruct a neighbor's water view.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that a municipality is vested with the authority to prohibit the construction of spite fences and the planting of spite hedges and trees that obstruct a neighbor's water view.