State Of Connecticut Demolition Statutes
110.1 Service connections: Before a structure is demolished or removed, the owner or
agent shall notify all utilities having service connections within the
structure such as water, electric, gas, sewer and other connections. A
permit to demolish or remove a structure shall not be issued until a
release is obtained from the utilities, stating that their respective
service connections and appurtenant equipment, such as meters and
regulators, have been removed or sealed and plugged in a safe manner.
110.2 Notice to adjoining owners: Only when written notice has been given by the applicant to the owners of adjoining lots and to the owners of
wired or other facilities, of which the temporary removal is
necessitated by the proposed work, shall a permit be granted for the
removal of a building or structure.
110.3 Lot regulation: Whenever a structure is demolished
or removed, the premises shall be maintained free from all unsafe or
hazardous conditions by the proper regulation of the lot,
restoration of established grades and the erection of the necessary
retaining walls and fences in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
33.
110.4 Demolition of structures: The demolition of
structures shall be conducted in accordance with sections 29-401-1 to
29-401-5, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies,
known as the State Demolition Code, and Section 110.0 and Chapter 33 of
this code.
Sec. 29-407. (Formerly Sec. 19-403h). Notice to adjoining property owners. No
person shall commence any demolition operation unless he first notifies
each adjoining property owner by registered or certified mail at such
owner's last address according to the records of the assessor of the
city, town or borough in which such demolition operation is planned.
Sec. 29-402. (Formerly Sec. 19-403c). Certificate of registration for
demolition business; fees. Definition of registration. Exemptions. (a)
No person shall engage in the business of demolition of buildings
without a certificate of registration obtained from the Department of
Public Safety. An applicant for initial registration shall file an
application with the Department of Public Safety, furnish evidence of
expertise and financial responsibility and pay a fee of three hundred
dollars for a class B certificate and seven hundred fifty dollars for a
class A certificate. Each certificate shall be valid for twelve months
from date of issuance and shall be renewable on application of the
registrant upon payment of an annual fee of two hundred dollars for a
class B certificate and six hundred dollars for a class A certificate.
The department may refuse to issue any such
certificate for cause, and may revoke or refuse to renew any such
certificate for failure to carry out and conform to the provisions of
this part or to any regulations adopted hereunder, or for any violation
of title 22a. No person shall be refused a certificate or a renewal
thereof, and no certificate shall be revoked, without an opportunity
for a hearing conducted by the Department of Public Safety. (b) As used
in this part, the term "registration" includes the whole or part of any
permit which the Department of Public Safety issues under authority of
the general statutes and which (1) requires persons to place their
names on a list maintained by the department before they can engage in
the business of demolition of buildings, (2) does not require a person
to demonstrate competence by examination or other means and (3) may be
revoked or suspended by the department for cause. (c) The provisions of
this section shall not apply to (1) a person who is engaged in the
disassembling, transportation and reconstruction of historic buildings
for historical purposes or in the demolition of farm buildings or in
the renovation, alteration or reconstruction of a single-family
residence, or (2) the demolition of a single-family residence or out
building by an owner of such structure if it does not exceed a height
of thirty feet, provided the owner shall be present on site while such
demolition work is in progress, shall be held personally liable for any
injury to individuals or damage to public or private property caused by
such demolition, and provided further such demolition shall be
permitted only with respect to buildings which have clearance from
other structures, roads or highways equal to or greater than the height
of the structure subject to demolition. The local building official may
require additional clearance when deemed necessary for safety.
Sec. 29-406. (Formerly Sec. 19-403g). Permit for demolition of particular structure. Exemption. Waiting period. (a)
No person shall demolish any building, structure or part thereof
without obtaining a permit for the particular demolition undertaking
from the building official of the town, city or borough wherein such
building or part thereof is located. No person shall be eligible to
receive a permit under this section unless he furnishes to the building
official written evidence (1) of financial responsibility in the form
of a certificate of insurance specifying demolition purposes and
providing liability coverage for bodily injury of at least one hundred
thousand dollars per person with an aggregate of at least three hundred
thousand dollars, and for property damage of at least fifty thousand
dollars per accident with an aggregate of at least one hundred thousand
dollars; each such certificate shall provide that the town or city and
its agents shall be saved harmless from any claim or claims arising out
of the negligence of the applicant or his agents or employees in the
course of the demolition operations; (2) in the form of a certificate
of notice executed by all public utilities having service connections
within the premises proposed to be demolished, stating that such
utilities have severed such connections and service, and (3) that he is
the holder of a current valid certificate of registration issued under
the provisions of section 29-402, except in the case of (A) a person
who is engaged in the disassembling, transportation and reconstruction
of historic buildings for historical purposes or who is engaged in the
demolition of farm buildings or in the renovation, alteration or
reconstruction of a single-family residence, or (B) an owner who is
engaged in the demolition of a single-family residence or outbuilding,
as provided in
subsection (c) of section 29-402. No permit shall be issued under this
section unless signed by the owner and the demolition contractor. Each
such permit shall contain a printed intention on the part of the
signers to comply with the provisions of this part. (b) In addition to
the powers granted pursuant to this part, any town, city or borough
may,
by ordinance, impose a waiting period of not more than ninety days
before granting any permit for the demolition of any building or
structure or any part thereof.
Sec. 29-407. (Formerly Sec. 19-403h). Notice to adjoining property owners. No
person shall commence any demolition operation unless he first notifies
each adjoining property owner by registered or certified mail at such
owner's last address according to the records of the assessor of the
city, town or borough in which such demolition operation is planned.
Sec. 29-408. (Formerly Sec. 19-403i). Safety measures to be provided. Fence. (a)
No person shall remove or demolish any building or structure or part
thereof without providing adequate safety measures for all workmen and
suitable protections for the public. (b) No person shall demolish any
building or structure, without causing to be erected and maintained,
for the duration of the demolition operations, a fence or barricade
meeting the requirements of this section. Each such fence or barricade
shall be adequate for safety; shall be not less than eight feet high;
shall extend along the street line for the entire length of the
building or structure facing on the street, with each end returning
back to the building line, and shall be solid for its entire
length, except for such openings, provided with sliding doors swinging
inward, as may be necessary for the proper prosecution of the work. The
building official may waive the requirements of this subsection, or may
make such further requirements as he deems necessary for the protection
of the public, the adjoining properties or any personalty of such
owners and its use. |