[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen
of the Town of Orange as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as amended in its entirety 2-19-1985]
A.Â
Effective July 1, 2022, in accordance with Section
108.2 Schedule of permit fees of the 2018 Connecticut State Building
Code, the following permit fee schedule is adopted by the Town of
Orange. Such schedule applies to the value of proposed work with respect
to which a permit is required by the State Building Code.
[Amended 12-8-2021]
Value of Proposed Work
|
Fee
|
State Education Fee
|
Total
| |
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$0 to $1,000
|
$40
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$0.26
|
$40.26
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Each additional $1,000 worth of work is $20 per thousand plus
the state fee of $0.26 per thousand.
|
B.Â
Such fees, when collected by the Building Official,
shall be remitted to the Town Treasurer for deposit to the account
of the Town of Orange.
The following penalty provisions are adopted
to implement Sections 121.4 and 122.2 of the State Building Code;
A.Â
Any person who shall violate a provision of the State
Building Code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements
thereof or shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure
in violation of any approved plan or directive of the Building Official,
of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of the code
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more
than $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both such
fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be
deemed a separate offense.
B.Â
Any person who shall continue any work in or about
the building after having been served with a stop order, except such
work as he is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe
conditions, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $25 or more
than $500. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate
offense.
[Adopted 10-3-1996; amended in its entirety 4-12-2000]
The Town of Orange Building Department ("OBD")
shall not approve any building application unless the applicant provides
to the OBD a fully completed tax status form from the office of the
Orange Tax Collector and Orange Town Treasurer indicating that:
A.Â
All town taxes for the property for which an application
is made are current and paid in full, or, if not current, the owner
for which the application is made has entered into a payment program
approved by the Tax Collector to pay off any delinquent taxes which
may be due and is not in default under said program.
B.Â
All sewer assessments and/or use fees for the property
for which an application is made are current and paid in full, or,
if not current, the owner for which the application is made has entered
into a payment program approved by the Orange Town Treasurer to pay
off delinquent assessments or fees which may be due and is not in
default of such payment program.
For purposes of § 183-3, a "building application" shall include application for a building, electrical or plumbing permit or any other permit which may be duly issued from the OBD.