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ANNOTATED CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HAMDEN CONNECTICUT
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
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TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
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§ 33.59 PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ZONING REGULATIONS.
   Public hearings on zoning regulations shall be held in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes, as may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 623, adopted 9-4-12)
§ 33.60 RESERVED.
§ 33.61 DISQUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS.
   (A)   No member of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall appear for or represent any person, firm or corporation or other entity in any manner pending before the Planning and Zoning Commission or Zoning Board of Appeals or agency exercising the powers of any such Commission or board in the same municipality, whether or not he is a member of the Commission hearing such matter.
   (B)   No member of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall participate in the hearing or decision of the Commission of which he or she is a member on any matter in which he or she is directly or indirectly interested in a personal or financial sense.
   (C)   In the event of the disqualification of any member of the Commission, such fact shall be entered on the records of the Commission and, unless otherwise provided by law, such replacement shall be made from alternate members pursuant to the provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat., § 8-19a, as maybe amended from time to time, of an alternate to act as a member of such Commission in the hearing and determination of the particular matter or matters in which the disqualification arose.
(Ord. 623, adopted 9-4-12)
§ 33.62 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS.
   (A)   Establishment. There shall be a Zoning Board of Appeals to exercise the following powers and duties as more explicitly set forth in the general statutes:
      (1)   To hear and decide zoning appeals;
      (2)   To hear and decide all land use matters as may be permitted by law; and
      (3)   To determine and vary the application of the zoning bylaws, ordinances or regulations in cases of exceptional difficulty or unusual hardship. The ability to hear cases shall be limited as set forth in the general statutes. The validity and effect of variances shall be governed by the General Statutes.
   (B)   Appointment and membership. The Board (comprised of five regular members and three members of a "panel of alternates") shall consist of eight electors of the Town of Hamden appointed as set forth in § 7-1:B of the charter. The Board shall choose a chair and such other officers as it may desire. The Board shall follow the requirements of the general statutes pertaining to the call of public meetings, the administration of oaths, compelling of attendance of witnesses, preparation of meeting minutes and the filing of rules, regulations and requirements (and the amendment or repeal thereof) and decisions as public records.
      (1)   (a)   Term. The Mayor shall appoint members for term of five years, for a term commencing on the first day of February of the year of the appointment, which terms shall be staggered as established at the date of the original appointments.
         (B)   Terms of the panel of alternates. The Mayor shall appoint members to the panel of alternates for a term of five years, for a term commencing on the first day of February of the year of the appointment, which terms shall be staggered as established at the date of the original appointments.
      (2)   Assignment of the panel of alternates. Members of the panel of alternates shall be designated to act in the place of a member as set forth in the general statutes.
      (3)   Restrictions. The regular members and panel of alternates shall not be members of the body acting as the zoning commission.
      (4)   Vacancy. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 7-1:C of the charter, any vacancy in the regular members of the Board or panel of alternates shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Mayor.
(Ord. 622, adopted 8-6-12)
§ 33.63 PRIOR ACTS VALIDATED.
   All acts of the town plan and zoning commission, the town zoning commission, the town planning commission and the town zoning board of appeals taken prior to the effective date of this act shall remain in full force and effect subject to change as provided herein.
('66 Code, § 90-9)
§ 33.64 ADOPTION OF STREET MAPS OR PLANS VALIDATED.
   The approval and adoption of any and all maps or plans of any highway, street, sidewalk or parkway by the town plan commission or by the town plan and zoning commission, the layout thereof, and the assessment of benefits accruing to and damages sustained by any person owning land included in the maps or plans, is validated, notwithstanding that the maps or plans were filed in the engineering department of the town instead of the town clerk's office, and notwithstanding that public notice of hearings which were held by the town plan commission or the town plan and zoning commission stated that the maps were on file in the town engineer's office.
('66 Code, § 90-10)
§ 33.65 FEE SCHEDULE.
   The Legislative Council of the town has established the following fee schedule to be charged by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the town:
I. (A) Administrative Internal Fees
I. (A) Administrative Internal Fees
Certified copies
First page
$ 1.00
Each additional page
.50
Photocopies, each page
.50
Over-sized plans
Paid to Engineering Dept.
Zoning map
   8-1/2 x 11 color copy
   Full size color
Paid to Engineering Dept. (also available free online)
30.00
Paid to Engineering Dept.
Inland wetland map
   8-1/2 x 11 color copy
   Full size color
  
30.00
Paid to Engineering Dept.
Inland wetland regulations
30.00 (also available free online)
Subdivision regulations
125.00 (also available free online)
Aquifer protection regulations
21.00 (also available free online
Map of town aquifers
   8-1/2 x 11 color copy
   Full size color
Available free online
30.00
Paid to Engineering Dept.
Agenda mailing
100.00/year (also emailed at no charge)
Minutes mailing
250.00/year (also emailed at no charge)
Specific project mailing
200.00/year (also emailed at no charge)
Fax
Local, per sheet
.50
203 area, per sheet
2.00
Long distance, per sheet
2.00
Town Plan of Conservation & Development
70.00 (also available free online)
Postponement fee upon applicant’s request to postpone after project has been advertised
175.00
West Rock Ridge application
40.00
Plot plan and aerial 8-1/2 x 11
No charge
 
 
I. (B) Land Use Recording Fees
(payable to Hamden Town Clerk)
Subdivision/resubdivision
(including subdivision agreement)
Paid to Town Clerk
Lot line revision
Paid to Town Clerk
Simple split
Paid to Town Clerk
Special permit
Paid to Town Clerk
 
II. (A) Planning and Zoning Applications
(Including $60 required for the State)
II. (A) Planning and Zoning Applications
(Including $60 required for the State)
Special permit application
$310.00
Site plan application
260.00
Zone change/regulation amendment
460.00
Coastal area management application (CAM)
155.00
Subdivision/resubdivision application
275.00 + 130.00 per lot; $725 minimum
Motor vehicle location approval
250.00
Lot line revision
200.00
Simple split
200.00
Combined special permit and/or site plan when cut and/or fill is equal to or in excess of 1,000 cubic yards
500.00
 
 
II. (B) Revisions
Minor amendment to approved site plan
$160.00
Major amendment to approved site plan
210.00
Minor amendment to approved special permit
160.00
Major amendment to approved special permit
310.00
Map or text amendment
460.00
 
III. (A) Zoning Permits
(Including $60 for the State)
III. (A) Zoning Permits
(Including $60 for the State)
Fee double as penalty for all zoning permits requested after construction or use begins
Residential:
One-family dwelling (new construction)
300.00
Two-family dwelling (new construction)
350.00
Three-family dwelling (new construction)
400.00
Accessory structures and other new construction
100.00 - structures under 250 sf.;
200.00 - structures over 250 sf.
Additions
150.00 - structures under 250 sf.;
250.00 - structures over 250 sf.
Commercial Zoning Permits
(including $60.00 for the State)
Continuation of use
100.00
Change of use
160.00
Commercial (new construction)
100.00 plus 20.00 per 1,000 square feet
Mixed use (office, residential, lodging and/or retail)(new construction)
50.00 plus 5.00 per dwelling unit plus 15.00 per 1,000 square feet
Manufacturing (new construction)
100.00 plus 20.00 per 1,000 square feet
Multi-family dwellings (new construction)
100.00 plus 20.00 per 1,000 square feet
Parking lots
160.00 per 0.25 acres plus 2.00 per parking space for impervious area; 100.00 per 0.25 acres plus 2.00 per parking space for pervious area
 
 
III. (B) Signage
Signs
   4 sq. ft. or less
$180.00
   Between 4 sq. ft and 16 sq. ft.
240.00
   Over 16 sq.ft.
310.00
   Refacing existing sign
½ of cost for new sign
   Residential signs
130.00
 
 
IV. Certificates of Zoning Compliance
(Including $60 required for the State)
Residential (1-3) family dwelling
units - 1st inspection for CZC and bond release/reduction
$90.00 plus
10.00 per unit
Multi-family dwellings (4 or more dwelling units ) - 1st inspection for CZC and bond release/reduction
200.00 plus 5.00 per impervious parking space plus 2.00 per pervious parking space
Non-residential - 1st inspection for CZC and bond release/reduction
200.00 plus 5.00 per impervious parking space plus
2.00 per pervious parking space
Mixed-use - 1st inspection for CZC and bond release/reduction
200.00 plus 10.00 per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross leasable space plus 5.00 per impervious parking space plus 2.00 per pervious parking space
 
 
V. Bond Reduction/Release Requests and Other Inspections
First inspection for bond reduction/release
No additional charge if done at the same time as the inspection for CZC (otherwise $100.00)
First inspection
100.00
Second request
150.00
Each additional inspection
200.00 per inspection
 
 
VI. Road Acceptance Requests
First request
$100.00
Each additional request
500.00
 
 
VII. Inspections
Inspections for certificate of zoning compliance for refinancing &/or purchase
$150.00
CZC as of approval date - administrative
250.00
Letter of zoning review
100.00
 
 
VIII. Student Housing
Single family dwelling
$300.00
Two+ family dwelling
500.00 
Annual renewal
150.00 per dwelling unit
 
 
IX. Other
Signs for public hearing notice
$100.00 for each sign not returned; zoning permit will not be issued until payment is made or sign is returned
 
(Ord. 261a, passed 5-4-87; Am. Ord. 308, passed 5-7-90; Am. Ord. 331, passed 5-3-93; Am. Ord. 467, passed 6-3-02; Am. Ord. 541, passed 8-7-06; Am. Ord. 582, passed 11-24-09; Am. Ord. 615, passed 4-2-12))
§ 33.66 FEES FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS BY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS.
   The following fees, including $60.00 for the State, are hereby created for the processing of applications by the Zoning Board of Appeals:
 
Services
Fees
Residential (1 - 3 family dwelling)
$160.00
Commercial/industrial/multi-family
300.00
Appeal of ZEO decision
250.00
Readvertising fee upon applicant’s request for postponement after project has been advertised, unless there are fewer than five members of the Board presen
½ of the original application fee
 
(Ord. 464, passed 6-3-02; Am. Ord. 539, passed 8-7-06; Am. Ord. 582, passed 11-24-09; Am. Ord. 603, passed 3-7-11; Am. Ord. 615, passed 4-2-12)
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