§ 3-2. Certificate of occupancy; denial; appeal; penalty.  


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  • (a)

    The building inspector shall not issue a certificate of occupancy on any house when, in his judgment, the road or highway leading thereto is insufficient to permit the passage with reasonable safety of fire, police and other emergency vehicles.

    (b)

    Any person who sells or who occupies a house for which a certificate of occupancy has been refused by the building inspector shall be fined more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).

    (c)

    Any person aggrieved by an order of the building inspector as provided by subsection (a) of this section shall have a right of appeal within seven (7) days from the issuance of the order to the board of aldermen. The board of aldermen shall hold a hearing and decide the matter within fourteen (14) days from the date of the appeal. Any person aggrieved by the order or the determination of the board of aldermen shall have the right of appeal to the court of common pleas for Fairfield County, as provided by section 52-7 of the general statutes.

(Ord. No. 85, 9-9-68)