Connecticut 2016 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05482 Compare Versions

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1-General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5482
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1+General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5482
2+February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1132
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4+Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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1224 AN ACT CONCERNING BUILDING PERMITS.
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1426 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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1628 Section 1. Section 29-265 of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (c) as follows (Effective October 1, 2016):
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18-(NEW) (c) Nine years from the date of issuance of a building permit issued pursuant to section 29-263 for construction or alteration of a one-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, or structure located on the same parcel as a one-family dwelling or two-family dwelling, for which dwelling or structure a certificate of occupancy, as defined in the regulations adopted under section 29-252, has not been issued by the building official, such building permit shall be deemed closed by operation of law. Thereafter, no enforcement action based upon the building permit being open shall be commenced. No municipality or officer or employee of any municipality shall have liability with respect to any building permit closed by operation of law pursuant to this section. For the purposes of this section, "structure" has the same meaning as in the zoning regulations for the municipality in which the building permit was issued, or if undefined by such regulations, "structure" means any combination of materials that is affixed to the land, including, but not limited to, a shed, garage, sign, fence, wall, pool, patio, tennis court or deck.
30+(NEW) (c) Nine years from the date of issuance of a building permit issued pursuant to section 29-263 for construction or alteration of a one-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, or structure located on the same parcel as a one-family dwelling or two-family dwelling, for which building permit a certificate of occupancy, as defined in the regulations adopted under section 29-252, has not been issued by the building official, such building permit shall be deemed closed by operation of law. Thereafter, no enforcement action based upon the building permit being open shall be commenced prior to the expiration of the shorter of any relevant limitation period set forth elsewhere in the general statutes, or nine years from the date of issuance of the building permit. No municipality or officer or employee of any municipality shall have liability with respect to any building permit closed by operation of law pursuant to this section. For the purposes of this section, "structure" has the same meaning as in the zoning regulations for the municipality in which the building permit was issued, or if undefined by such regulations, "structure" means any combination of materials that is affixed to the land, including, but not limited to, a shed, garage, sign, fence, wall, pool, patio, tennis court or deck.
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2335 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
2436 Section 1 October 1, 2016 29-265
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2638 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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34-Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
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36-In the first sentence, the words "for which building permit" were changed to "for which dwelling or structure" for accuracy.
48+To eliminate the need to obtain a "six-year letter" stating that a building permit is more than six years old once the building permit has been open for nine years.
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50+[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.]