Town of Wallingford, CT Chapter 170 Rodents

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Wallingford 4-24-2007 by Ord. No. 547.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Unsafe buildings — See Ch. 90.

Property maintenance — See Ch. 156.

[1] Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 170, Rodents, adopted 12-10-1985 by Ord. No. 337.

§ 170-1 Extermination required for issuance of permit for demolition or renovation.

No permit shall be issued for the demolition of or for a major renovation of a structure or building unless it has been shown to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector or his agent that said building or structure has undergone a proper extermination process so as to prevent the infestation of rodents or the propagation of any rodent population which may exist. The extermination process must be ongoing for at least a period of 14 days prior to the issuance of the permits.

§ 170-2 Applicability of extermination process.

The extermination process shall also apply to any building or structure to be vacated for a period of 180 days or more and shall be ongoing until the building or structure is occupied or demolished.

§ 170-3 Proof of performance of extermination required.

Proof of proper extermination process shall be by presentation of a receipt or report showing that such process has been performed by an exterminator licensed by the State of Connecticut.