Title 7, Title 7: Municipalities

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…

Sec. 7-151b. Appointment of lake patrolmen. Requirements for carrying a firearm or baton by lake patrolmen. Liability. Training courses. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may appoint lake patrolmen to enforce any boating laws delegated by said commission…

Sec. 7-151c. Lake authority retention fees for boating law fines. Schedule. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish a schedule of retention fees for lake authorities that provides for the amount of any fine issued by such authority, to any person w…

Secs. 7-152 and 7-152a. Keeping of snakes. Municipal garden program; ordinance establishing; indemnification of municipality. Sections 7-152 and 7-152a are repealed. (1951, S. 278d; P.A. 75-497, S. 3, 4; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)

Sec. 7-152b. Hearing procedure for parking violations. (a) Any town, city or borough may establish by ordinance a parking violation hearing procedure in accordance with this section. The Superior Court shall be authorized to enforce the assessments and judgments provided for unde…

Sec. 7-152c. Hearing procedure for citations. (a) Any municipality as defined in subsection (a) of section 7-148 may establish by ordinance a citation hearing procedure in accordance with this section. The Superior Court shall be authorized to enforce the assessments and judgment…

Sec. 7-152d. Civil penalty for illegal disposal of solid waste at municipal landfill. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 51-164p, any municipality may by ordinance establish a civil penalty for the illegal disposal of solid waste at a landfill operated by the municipality,…

Sec. 7-152e. Ordinances re unregistered motor vehicles. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or special act, municipal charter or ordinance, any municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative body, establish a fine to be imposed against any owner o…

Sec. 7-152f. Ordinances re illegal gifts, sales and transfers of cannabis. Any municipality may establish, by ordinance, a fine for violations of section 21a-421hhh, provided the amount of any such fine shall not be greater than one thousand dollars per violation. Any police offi…

Sec. 7-152g. Ordinances, orders and regulations re battery-charged security fences. (a) For purposes of this section, “battery-charged security fence” means an alarm system and ancillary components, or equipment attached to such system, including, but not limited to, a fence, an …

Secs. 7-153 to 7-156. Regulation of sewerage facilities. Towns may make ordinances concerning matters not covered by statute and fix penalty. Loitering of children; public markets. Sections 7-153 to 7-156, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 623, 636, 643, 4147; 1953, S. 2130…

Sec. 7-157. Publication. Referendum. Publication of summary. (a) Ordinances may be enacted by the legislative body of any town, city, borough or fire district. Any such ordinance so enacted, except when enacted at a town or district meeting, shall become effective thirty days aft…

Sec. 7-158. Exemption. Section 7-158 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 621; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 88.)