Town of Weston, CT Article II Building Permits Withheld for Delinquent Taxes

[Adopted 1-17-2001, effective 3-1-2001]

§ 23-3 Authority; approval to be withheld.

Pursuant to § 7-148 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as such statute may be amended from time to time, the approval of all building permit applications by the Building Department shall be withheld for any property upon which taxes are delinquent for the property for which the permit is to be issued. The delinquent taxes shall be paid or a suitable payment plan shall be approved by the Tax Collector before a building permit application can be approved.

§ 23-4 Forms and procedures. [1]

The Tax Collector and the Building Inspector shall develop the necessary forms and procedures to implement this article.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 23-5 Exception for emergencies. [1]

The Building Inspector may grant a building permit on properties upon which taxes are delinquent if he certifies in writing to the Tax Collector that an emergency exists affecting the health or safety of the occupants of a building upon which the building permit is sought, provided that the construction to be undertaken, pursuant to the building permit, is for the purpose of correcting the emergency affecting the health or safety of the occupants only.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 23-6 Determination of delinquency.

For the purposes of this article, "delinquent" shall have the meaning found in Connecticut General Statutes § 12-146. Taxes due may become delinquent notwithstanding an appeal from a decision of the Board of Assessment Appeals, and the Tax Collector may pursue collection thereof to the extent authorized by Connecticut General Statutes § 12-117a.