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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 963
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 3463
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT CONCERNING CE RTIFICATES OF APPROV AL FOR MOTOR
VEHICLE DEALERSHIPS AND REPAIR SHOPS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 14-54 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
Any person who desires to obtain a license for dealing in or repairing 3
motor vehicles shall first obtain and present to the commissioner a 4
certificate of approval [of the location for which such license is desired 5
from the board or authority designated by local charter, regulation or 6
ordinance of the town, city or borough wherein the business is located 7
or is proposed to be located, except that in any town or city having a 8
zoning commission, combined planning and zoning commission and a 9
board of appeals, such certificate shall be approved by the board of 10
appeals] from the zoning enforcement official of the municipality where 11
such license is desired, affirming that the proposed location and use of 12
the property conform to the municipality's zoning regulations. In 13
addition thereto, such certificate shall be approved by the local building 14 Raised Bill No. 963
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official and local fire marshal. The provisions of this section shall not 15
apply to (1) a transfer of ownership to a spouse, child, brother, sister or 16
parent of a licensee, (2) a transfer of ownership to or from a corporation 17
in which a spouse, child, brother, sister or parent of a licensee has a 18
controlling interest, or (3) a change in ownership involving the 19
withdrawal of one or more partners from a partnership. 20
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 14-54
PD Joint Favorable