Title 7, Title 7: Municipalities

Sec. 7-148bb. Agreement between municipalities to share revenue received for payment of property taxes. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any special act, municipal charter or home rule ordinance, the chief elected officials of two or more municipalities ma…

Sec. 7-148c. Considerations in determining rental charge to be excessive. In determining whether a rental charge or a proposed increase in a rental charge is so excessive, with due regard to all the circumstances, as to be harsh and unconscionable, a fair rent commission shall co…

Sec. 7-148cc. Joint performance of municipal functions. Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or any special act, charter, special act charter, home rule ordinance or local law, two or more municipalities may jointly perform any function that each municipality ma…

Sec. 7-148d. Order for limitation on amount of rent. Suspension of rent payments. Cease and desist orders for retaliatory actions. (a) If a commission determines, after a hearing, that the rental charge or proposed increase in the rental charge for any housing accommodation is so…

Sec. 7-148dd. Municipal fiscal disparities. List. Recommendations to address problems of municipalities on list. Section 7-148dd is repealed, effective July 1, 2022. (P.A. 01-158, S. 1, 2; P.A. 22-74, S. 23.)

Sec. 7-148e. Appeal. Any person aggrieved by any order of the commission may appeal to the superior court for the judicial district in which the town, city or borough is located. Any such appeal shall be considered a privileged matter with respect to the order of trial. (1969, P.…

Sec. 7-148ee. Establishment of corporation to manufacture, distribute, purchase or sell electricity, gas or water. (a) Any municipality that maintains an electric or gas utility may establish a corporation under chapter 601 for the purposes of engaging in the manufacture, distrib…

Sec. 7-148f. Penalty for violations. Any person who violates any order of rent reduction or rent suspension by demanding, accepting or receiving an amount in excess thereof while such order remains in effect, and no appeal pursuant to section 7-148e is pending, or violates any ot…

Sec. 7-148ff. Special assessment on blighted property. Remediation of blighted conditions. Liens. (a) Any municipality that has regulations for the prevention and remediation of housing blight under subparagraph (H)(xv) of subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 7-148 may, b…

Sec. 7-148g. Fair housing commission; creation and powers. Any town, city or borough may, through its legislative body, create a fair housing commission to make studies and receive complaints relative to discrimination in dwellings within its jurisdiction, which term shall includ…

Sec. 7-148gg. Notice to lienholder of notice or order to remedy health, housing or safety code violation. Each municipality, in addition to any other notice required under the general statutes or any municipal health, housing or safety codes or regulations, shall send to each lie…

Sec. 7-148h. Ethics commission; establishment and powers. Interest in conflict with discharge of duties. (a) Any town, city, district, as defined in section 7-324, or borough may, by charter provision or ordinance, establish a board, commission, council, committee or other agency…

Sec. 7-148hh. Definitions. As used in sections 7-148ff, 7-148ii, 7-152c, 19a-206, 47a-52, 47a-53, 47a-58 and 49-73b: (1) “Registrant” means the owner of residential property who is required to register such property pursuant to section 7-148ii. (2) “Residential property” means a …

Sec. 7-148i. Discriminatory practices defined. Boards authorized. Any town, city or borough, by charter or ordinance, may adopt a code of prohibited discriminatory practices and may establish or designate a board, commission, council, committee or other agency to investigate any …

Sec. 7-148ii. Registration and maintenance of foreclosed residential properties. (a) Any person who, on or after October 1, 2011, commences an action to foreclose a mortgage on residential property shall register such property with the town clerk of the municipality in which the …

Sec. 7-148j. Powers of boards. Any board, commission, council, committee or other agency established or designated pursuant to sections 7-148i to 7-148n, inclusive, and subparagraph (B) of subdivision (9) of subsection (c) of section 7-148, may be given the following powers: (1) …

Sec. 7-148jj. Ordinances regulating maintenance of foreclosed properties. (a) No municipality shall adopt a property maintenance ordinance or regulation that applies only to the property maintenance activities of a person who holds a mortgage on or title to real property located …

Sec. 7-148k. Complaints. Hearings. Any complaint filed pursuant to sections 7-148i to 7-148n, inclusive, and subparagraph (B) of subdivision (9) of subsection (c) of section 7-148 shall be made under oath. No finding of a violation of a local code of prohibited discriminatory pra…

Sec. 7-148kk. Negotiated agreement to promote regional economic development and share tax revenue from new economic development. (a) As used in this section, “legislative body” means the council, commission, board, body or town meeting, by whatever name it may be known, having or…

Sec. 7-148l. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by any order of the board, commission, council, committee or other agency established or designated pursuant to sections 7-148i to 7-148n, inclusive, and subparagraph (B) of subdivision (9) of subsection (c) of section 7-148 may appeal t…

Sec. 7-148ll. Determination re regional economic development agreement. The municipalities that are parties to a regional economic development agreement entered into and approved under the provisions of section 7-148kk shall send a copy of such agreement to the Secretary of the O…

Sec. 7-148m. Actions of State Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to supersede local action. Any action by the State Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities which involves the same parties and subject matter as an action filed with a local commission on equal rights…

Sec. 7-148mm. Interlocal agreement re dispatch services. Governing board. Any municipalities that enter into an interlocal agreement pursuant to sections 7-339a to 7-339l, inclusive, to consolidate dispatch services may establish a governing board. Each municipality that is a par…

Sec. 7-148n. Local boards may assume powers to investigate discriminatory practices. Any board, commission, council, committee or other agency which has been established or designated to investigate allegations of discriminatory practices by the charter or an ordinance of any tow…

Sec. 7-148nn. Municipal partnerships re sharing of services of resident state trooper or other law enforcement personnel. Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or any municipal charter or special act to the contrary, any municipality may enter into a partnership …

Sec. 7-148o. Wilful violation of ordinances concerning prevention and remediation of blight. Penalties. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person who, after written notice and a reasonable opportunity to remediate blighted conditions, wilfully violates …

Sec. 7-148oo. Municipal option for temporary deferment of payment on certain delinquent property taxes and utility rates, charges and assessments. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 105 or 204 or any special act, charter, home rule ordinance, local ordinance or other local …

Sec. 7-148p. Establishment of land bank authority authorized. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Land bank authority” means a charitable nonstock corporation established by a municipality, or by two or more municipalities, for the purposes of acquiring real property, maintaining a…

Sec. 7-148pp. Municipal option for temporary lower interest rate on certain delinquent property taxes and utility rates, charges and assessments. (a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding any provision of chapter 105 or 204 or any special act…

Sec. 7-148q. Establishment of corporation to manufacture, distribute, purchase or sell compressed natural gas. (a) Any municipality that maintains an electric or gas utility may establish a corporation under chapter 601 for the purposes of engaging in the manufacture, distributio…

Sec. 7-148qq. Licensure of short-term rental properties. Any municipality may (1) by vote of its legislative body, adopt an ordinance requiring the licensure of short-term rental properties in such municipality and regulating the operation and use of such properties, and (2) enga…

Sec. 7-148r. Municipal fee for access to computer-assisted mass appraisal system database. Any municipality may by ordinance impose a reasonable fee for public access to its computer database developed pursuant to section 12-62f for the purpose of revaluation. (P.A. 95-283, S. 5,…

Sec. 7-148rr. Municipal function. Appointment by interlocal agreement or agreement for regional services. Regulations. (a) As used in this section (1) “municipality” means any municipality, as defined in section 7-187, any district, as defined in section 7-324, any metropolitan d…

Sec. 7-148s. Municipal fee for use of geographic information system. Any municipality may by ordinance impose a reasonable fee for the use of its geographic information system. (P.A. 91-249.)

Sec. 7-148t. Conflict of interest for members of land use and purchasing commissions and boards. Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act or municipal charter and in addition to any provisions of sections 8-11, 8-21 and subsection (c) of section 22a-42, no member of any …

Sec. 7-148u. Municipal set-aside program for small contractors and minority business enterprises. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Small contractor” means any contractor, subcontractor, manufacturer or service company (A) which has been doing business and has maintained its prin…

Sec. 7-148v. Requirements for competitive bidding. Purchase from person having contract to sell goods or services. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any municipal charter or any special act to the contrary, any municipality may, by ordinance, establish requirements for compet…

Sec. 7-148w. Disqualification of contractors from bidding on municipal contracts. (a) As used in this section, the term “contractor” means any person, firm or corporation which has contracted or seeks to contract with a municipality, or to participate in such a contract, in conne…

Sec. 7-148x. Electronic equipment defined. For the purposes of sections 7-148j, 7-148k, 7-148bb, 7-148ii and 7-152b, “electronic equipment” means any technology that facilitates real-time communication between two or more individuals, including, but not limited to, telephonic, vi…

Sec. 7-149. Regulation of waste disposal in highways. Section 7-149 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 625; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 9; 1959, P.A. 449, S. 1; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)

Sec. 7-149a. Designation of scenic roads. Appeal. Maintenance of highway. (a) Any town, city or borough may, by ordinance, designate highways or portions of highways as scenic roads and may regulate future alterations and improvements on such designated scenic roads, including, b…

Sec. 7-149b. Regulation of commercial unmanned aircraft. (a) As used in this section, “commercial unmanned aircraft” means an aircraft operated remotely by a pilot in command holding a valid remote pilot certificate with a small unmanned aircraft systems rating issued by the Fede…

Sec. 7-149c. Municipal regulation of operation and use of external speakers attached to a motor vehicle. Penalties. Seizure and forfeiture. (a) Any municipality that adopts an ordinance pursuant to section 7-148 to regulate the operation and use of external speakers attached to a…

Sec. 7-149d. Establishment of traffic authority. Notwithstanding the provisions of any municipal charter, special act or home rule ordinance, any municipality may, by vote of its legislative body, establish a traffic authority and appoint one or more persons as members to serve o…

Secs. 7-150 and 7-151. Regulation of plumbing and drainage. Regulation of operation of motor boats. Sections 7-150 and 7-151 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 634, 707; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 12, 24; 1961, P.A. 520, S. 20; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)

Sec. 7-151a. Establishment of lake authorities. Withdrawal of town. (a) As used in this section, “state waters” means all waters within the territorial limits of the state except navigable waters of the United States. Any two or more towns which have within their territorial limi…