(A) Pursuant to the authority vested in municipalities under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-42g, any person authorized by the First Selectman of the town may issue a citation for any violation of the town and land use regulations ordinance. Any person so authorized shall be designated a Wetlands Citation Officer or Zoning Citation Officer.
(B) The town shall maintain copies of all citations issued pursuant to this subchapter for a period of no less than ten years after the dates of issuance of the respective citations. The copies shall be indexed under the names of the persons to whom the citations were issued. Within ten days after the final disposition of each citations, by payment of the specified fine or by a final decision on any appeal taken pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, but the specified fine is not paid, a note to that effect shall be placed in the file on, or together with, the relevant citation.
(C) Any citation may be issued by hand or by certified mail, return receipt requested. If the person named in the citation fails or refuses to accept the mail, the citation may be sent by regular United States mail.
(D) Any person receiving a citation shall be allowed a period of 30 days from his or her receipt of the citation to make an uncontested payment of the fine to the town. The payment shall be made payable to the Treasurer, Town of Oxford and submitted to the Hearing Officer. If the citation has been sent by regular mail pursuant to the provision in division (C) above, the day of receipt of the citation shall be considered three business days after the date of mailing the citation.
(E) If a person who has been issued a citation does not make uncontested payment of the fine specified in the citation to the town within the time allowed under division (D) above, the Wetlands or Zoning Citation Officer shall send a notice to the person cited, informing the person anew:
(1) Of the allegations against him or her and the amount of the fines;
(2) The person cited may contest liability before a Hearing Officer appointed by the First Selectman, as provided in § 157.03(A) of this subchapter, by delivering to the Wetlands or Zoning Citation Officer, c/o the Inland Wetlands Commission, in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, within ten days of the date of notice, a written demand for a hearing;
(3) If the person cited does not demand a hearing, an assessment and judgment shall be entered against him or her; and
(4) A judgment may issue without further notice.
(F) If the person who is sent notice pursuant to division (E) above wishes to admit liability for any alleged violation, he or she may, without requesting a hearing, pay the full amount of the fine, either in person or by mail, to the town as defined in division (D) above. Any person who does not deliver or mail a written demand for a hearing within ten days of the date of the notice described in division (E) above shall be deemed to have admitted liability and the Wetlands or Zoning Citation Officer shall certify to the Hearing Officer that the person has failed to respond. The Hearing Officer shall thereupon enter and assess the fines provided for by this subchapter and shall follow the procedures set forth in § 157.05 of this subchapter.
(Ord. passed 9-12-2005; Ord. passed 12-12-2005)