Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06546 Compare Versions

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6546
7	7	January Session, 2021
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11	11	Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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14	14	Introduced by:
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20	20	AN ACT CONCERNING MU NICIPAL PERMITTING AND DELINQUENT
21	21	TAXES.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) Notwithstanding the 1
26	26	provisions of sections 8-3, 8-3c, 8-25, 8-26, 22a-42a, 29-263 and 29-265 of 2
27	27	the general statutes, any municipality may, by ordinance, authorize the 3
28	28	zoning commission, planning commission, combined planning and 4
29	29	zoning commission, zoning board of appeals, inland wetlands agency 5
30	30	or building official, as applicable, to withhold the approval of any site 6
31	31	plan application, any application for a plan of subdivision or 7
32	32	resubdivision, any application for a special permit or exception or 8
33	33	special exemption, any application for a permit for an activity regulated 9
34	34	pursuant to sections 22a-36 to 22a-45, inclusive, of the general statutes, 10
35	35	any application for a building permit or any application for a certificate 11
36	36	of occupancy if any of the following individuals or entities is delinquent 12
37	37	in the payment of any property taxes in the municipality or is in arrears 13
38	38	as to installment payments with respect to any such delinquency: (1) 14
39	39	The applicant; (2) the owner of the real property that is the subject of 15
40	40	such application; (3) any entity in which such applicant or owner has an 16
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43	43	ownership interest; or (4) any entity in which such applicant or owner 17
44	44	previously had an ownership interest for the seven grand list years prior 18
45	45	to such application, regardless of whether such entity is in existence or 19
46	46	operation as of such application. For the purposes of this subsection, 20
47	47	upon the request of any such commission, board, agency or official, the 21
48	48	tax collector of such municipality shall provide to such commission, 22
49	49	board, agency or official any information regarding any such 23
50	50	delinquency or arrearage of any such individual or entity necessary to 24
51	51	determine whether to withhold any such approval. 25
52	52	(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 26
53	53	any delinquency described in said subsection that is discharged as part 27
54	54	of any bankruptcy proceeding. 28
55	55	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
56	56	sections:
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58	58	Section 1 October 1, 2021 New section
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60	60	Statement of Purpose:
61	61	To afford municipalities discretion in withholding certain land use
62	62	approvals on account of certain individuals' or entities' property tax
63	63	delinquency.
64	64	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
65	65	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
66	66	underlined.]
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