[Code 1961, § 9.01.01]
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this article:
Any wreckage or any organic or inorganic waste materials
of any kind whatsoever.
Any rock or earth fill, or any wall or building or structure
of any kind.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Sections 9-2 through 9-6,
which contained provisions on the Air and Water Pollution Abatement
Commission, adopted as §§ 9.11.01 through 9.11.06 of
the 1961 Code, as amended, were repealed 5-1-2000 by § 1
of Ord. No. 00-1.
[Code 1961, § 9.01.02]
(a)
No person shall place or erect any permanent obstruction within the
visible natural banks of any stream, brook, or watercourse other than
the Farmington or Connecticut rivers, within the Town, or within 25
feet of the center line of any such stream, brook or watercourse where
no natural bank is visible, except when permission is granted in writing
by the Town Council or by the state Commissioner of environmental
protection.
(b)
A request to the Town Council for such permission must be accompanied
by sufficient engineering data, either in writing or drawings or both,
to enable the Town Council or its agents to make a finding that the
proposed permanent obstruction will not cause or aggravate any problem
of flood hazard or pollution of the brook, stream or watercourse.
(c)
Such request to the Town Council shall be referred to the Town Manager
for consideration. The Town Manager shall report to the Council within
30 days each officer's recommendations for approval or disapproval
of the request. If the Town Manager recommends disapproval, the Council
may nonetheless grant the request by a 3/4 vote of the total membership
of the Council. If the Town Manager recommends approval, or fails
to return a recommendation within 30 days of the referral by the Council,
the Council may approve the request by vote of a simple majority of
the members present at any lawful meeting.
[Code 1961, § 9.01.03]
No person shall deposit or allow to accumulate any debris whatsoever
within the visible banks of any river, stream, brook or watercourse,
or upon land adjoining any river, stream, brook or watercourse, from
which land said debris may be carried away in the event of flooding
or upon which land such debris may tend to prevent or inhibit the
free discharge of floodwaters.
[Code 1961, § 9.01.04]
When any violation of Section 9-7 or Section 9-8 shall
be discovered, the Town Manager shall issue an order in writing to
the person responsible for such violation to remove the obstruction
or debris. If the person to whom such order is directed shall fail
to comply therewith within 30 days, or such longer time as the Manager
may permit, but in no case more than 90 days, the Town Manager shall
so notify the Town Council. After public hearing, the Council may
instruct the Town Manager to cause the removal of such obstruction
or debris and recover the cost of such removal by means of an assessment
upon the property of said person to be collected in the manner provided
by the General Statutes of the state for the collection of taxes.
[Code 1961, § 9.07.01; Ord. of 3-7-1966; Ord. No. 99-3, § 1, 5-3-1999]
(a)
The owner of any lot or parcel of land in the Town on which repairs
or building operations are being conducted shall, when deemed necessary
by the Town Manager, keep the grounds of same thoroughly sprinkled
or treated with water, calcium chloride or other means so that the
dust, sand, cinders or other substances on such ground will not be
raised, carried or blown by the wind, movement of vehicles or other
causes, into or upon public property, or on adjacent property of others.
(b)
Provision shall be made on said grounds to prevent retention of water
thereon.
