Title 7, Title 7: Municipalities

Sec. 7-136f. Submission of application to operate foreign trade zone. Upon compliance with the provisions of sections 7-136d and 7-136e and after receipt of the advisory comments prepared by the Departments of Economic and Community Development, Environmental Protection and Trans…

Sec. 7-136g. Applicability of local planning and zoning regulations. Nothing in sections 7-136d to 7-136g, inclusive, shall be construed to permit the override of local planning and zoning regulations. (P.A. 76-160, S. 4, 5.)

Sec. 7-136h. Preliminary review of municipal petitions, applications or requests by Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Notwithstanding any provision of title 22a, when a municipality submits a formal petition, application or request for a permit to the Commissio…

Sec. 7-136i. Preliminary review of municipal petitions, applications or requests by Commissioner of Transportation or Office of the State Traffic Administration. Notwithstanding any provision of title 13b or 14, in all matters in which a formal petition, application or request fo…

Sec. 7-136j. Preliminary review of municipal petitions, applications or requests by Commissioner of Public Health. Notwithstanding any provision of title 19a, in all matters in which a formal petition, application or request for a permit is required to be submitted to the Commiss…

Sec. 7-136n. Joint issuance of bonds by two or more municipalities. (a) Two or more municipalities may jointly issue bonds from time to time at their discretion, subject to the approval of the legislative body of each municipality for the purpose of paying all or any part of the …

Sec. 7-136o. Securing of bonds. In the discretion of the municipalities any bonds issued under sections 7-136n to 7-136s, inclusive, may be secured by a trust indenture by way of conveyance, deed of trust or mortgage of any project or any other property of the municipalities, whe…

Sec. 7-136p. Enforcement of rights of bondholders and trustees. Any holder of bonds, notes, certificates or other evidences of borrowing issued under the provisions of sections 7-136n to 7-136s, inclusive, or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any t…

Sec. 7-136q. Tax exemption. The exercise of the powers granted by sections 7-136n to 7-136s, inclusive, shall be in all respects for the benefit of the inhabitants of the state, for the increase of their commerce and for the promotion of their safety, health, welfare, convenience…

Sec. 7-136r. Bonds to be legal investments. Bonds issued by the municipalities under the provisions of sections 7-136n to 7-136s, inclusive, shall be securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, tr…

Sec. 7-136s. Guarantee of joint bonds by participating municipality. For the purpose of aiding the planning, undertaking, acquisition, construction or operation of any project for which bonds have been issued under sections 7-136n to 7-136s, inclusive, any participating municipal…

Sec. 7-137. Regional economic development commissions. Any two or more towns, cities or boroughs having economic development commissions may, by ordinance adopted by each of them, join in the formation of a regional economic development commission. The area of jurisdiction of the…

Sec. 7-137a. Powers and duties of development and industrial commissions created prior to October 1, 1965. Any municipal or regional development and industrial commission established under the general statutes prior to October 1, 1965, shall continue in existence and shall have a…

Sec. 7-137b. Establishment of industrial park. Section 7-137b is repealed; provided, that in any case where any municipality, on or before July 6, 1967, had established an industrial park under said section 7-137b, or had otherwise taken substantial action under said section, the…

Sec. 7-137c. Extension of water mains into areas used wholly or partly for industrial or commercial purposes or into residential areas. Any municipality may appropriate funds to extend or cause to have extended water mains (1) into areas to be used for industrial or commercial pu…

Sec. 7-137d. Lien for benefits assessed for water main extension. Whenever assessments of benefits for any extension of water mains have been lawfully made by any town and such extension has been completed and certificates of lien have been signed by the duly constituted authorit…

Sec. 7-138. Assessment of railroad property for public improvements. Maintenance of sidewalks and public places. All real estate, except railroad rights-of-way, belonging to any railroad corporation in this state, shall be subject to the same obligations as real estate belonging …

Sec. 7-139. Notice of assessment of benefits. In any case in which an assessment of benefits has been made upon any land by any city or borough to defray the cost, or any part thereof, of any public work or improvement, and the owner or owners of such land have not been properly …

Sec. 7-140. Assessment a lien; foreclosure. Whenever assessments of benefits for any public work or improvement have been lawfully made by any city or borough and such public work or improvement has been completed and certificates of lien have been signed by the duly constituted …

Sec. 7-141. Notice of hearing on municipal assessments. In any case of appraisal of benefits or assessment of damages because of any public work or improvement, notice of the time and place for a hearing upon such appraisal or assessment shall be given to the persons to be affect…

Sec. 7-142. Appeal from municipal assessments. Any person aggrieved by the appraisal of damages in laying out any highway or in making any improvement or public work in any city or borough, or by the assessment of benefits therefor, or by any order of the common council of any ci…

Sec. 7-143. Completion of improvement pending appeal from appraisal of damages. In the case of an appeal to the Appellate Court from the appraisal of damages in laying out any street, or in making any improvement or public work in any town, city or borough or other geographical d…

Sec. 7-144. Assessment on estate of decedent. When any assessment of damages or benefits, or both, for the layout or construction of any highway or other public work, by any town, city or borough, has been made upon or in respect to any land or interest in land which has belonged…

Sec. 7-145. Correction of assessments. In any case of assessment of damages or benefits for the layout or construction of public works, the Superior Court or any other appellate or revising tribunal to which such case may be removed may, by reassessment or otherwise, correct any …

Sec. 7-146. Clearing of waterways. Assessment of cost. Appeal. (a) The legislative body of any town, city or borough may require any private person or any firm or corporation to remove from any waterway or tidal water within the jurisdiction of such town, city or borough any debr…

Sec. 7-147. Regulation of obstructions in waterways. (a) Any town, city or borough may, within its jurisdiction, establish by ordinance lines along any part of any waterway beyond which, in the direction of the waterway, no permanent obstruction or encroachment shall be placed by…