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Chapter 1 - Definitions And Interpretations

Section 1-1 Definitions
Section 1-2 How Code is Cited
Section 1-3 Matters Included in and Excluded from Code
Section 1-4 Effect of Repeal or Expiration of Code Provisions
Section 1-5 New Provisions Considered Continuations of Similar Existing Provisions
Section 1-6 References to General Statutes that are Later Amended
Section 1-7 Section Headings
Section 1-8 Computation of Time
Section 1-9 Delegation of Authority
Section 1-10 Penalties
Section 1-11 Severability
Section 1-12 Miscellaneous

Chapter 2 - Procedures Of Governing Body

Article I - Meetings

Section 2-1 Regular Meetings
Section 2-2 Special Meetings
Section 2-3 Emergency Meetings
Section 2-4 Continued or Recessed Meetings

Article II - General Meeting Procedures

Section 2-6 Agenda
Section 2-7 Order of Business
Section 2-8 Presiding Officer
Section 2-9 Quorum
Section 2-10 Taking Official Action
Section 2-11 Debate
Section 2-12 Voting.
Section 2-13 Adoption of Ordinances
Section 2-14 Executive Sessions
Section 2-15 Public Hearings
Section 2-16 Minutes

Article III - Motions

Section 2-21 Substantive and Procedural Motions.
Section 2-22 Motion to Amend.
Section 2-23 Motions to Dispose of Issue Without Deciding Merits
Section 2-24 Motions to Revive or Reconsider an Issue
Section 2-25 Reconsideration of Matters Disposed of on the Merits
Section 2-26 Motion to Terminate Debate.
Section 2-27 Miscellaneous Motions.

Article IV - Miscellaneous

Section 2-31 Qualifications for Office
Section 2-32 Appointments
Section 2-33 Reference to Robert’s Rules of Order

Chapter 3 - Administration

Article I - General Administration

Section 3-1 Mayor
Section 3-2 Mayor Pro Tempore
Section 3-3 Town Manager
Section 3-4 Town Clerk
Section 3-5 Town Attorney. .

Article II - Finance

Section 3-7 Finance Officer.
Section 3-8 Budget Officer
Section 3-9 Tax Collector

Article III - Personnel

Section 3-12 Personnel Responsibilities of Board.
Section 3-13 Personnel Officer

Article IV - Public Safety

Section 3-16 Police Department
Section 3-17 Fire Department

Article V - Planning and Regulation of Development

Section 3-20 Building Inspections Department
Section 3-21 Permit Fees
Section 3-22 Condemnation of Unsafe Buildings
Section 3-23 Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, Appearance Commission

Article VI - Public Works and Utilities

Section 3-26 Public Works Department
Section 3-27 Water and Sewer Department

Article VII - Recreation

Section 3-30 Parks and Recreation Department

Article VIII - Miscellaneous

Section 3-40 Oaths and Bonds of Officers and Employees

Chapter 5 - General Offenses

Section 5-1 Excessive, Unnecessary, Loud Noises Prohibited

Section 5-1.1 No Service or Consumption Outside Enclosed Structure

Section 5-1.3 Noises Expressly Prohibited

Section 5-1.4 Owner and Occupant Responsibility.

Section 5-1.5 Exceptions

Section 5-1.6 Enforcement

Section 5-1.7 Penalties and Remedies

Section 5-3 Discharge of Firearms and Air Rifles

Section 5-4 Operation of Public Enterprises Without Franchise

Section 5-5 Begging Prohibited

Section 5-6 Consumption of Beer and Wine on Public Property Prohibited.

Section 5-7 Display of Sexually Explicit Materials

Section 5-8 Penalties and Remedies

Chapter 6 - Motor Vehicles And Traffic

Article I - Definitions and Interpretations

Section 6-1 Definitions and Rules of Construction

Article II - Traffic Control and Traffic Control Devices

Section 6-2 Stoplights Required at Certain Intersections and Locations
Section 6-3 Flashing Red or Yellow Lights Required at Certain Intersections
Section 6-4 Stop Signs Required at Certain Intersections
Section 6-5 One-Way Streets
Section 6-6 Yield-Right-of-Way Signs at Certain Intersections
Section 6-7 Turning Regulated
Section 6-8 Unlawful Passing.
Section 6-9 Crosswalks and Safety Zones
Section 6-10 Blocking Intersections and Crosswalks
Section 6-11 No-Thru Trucks Designate

Article III - Speed Limits

Section 6-19 General Speed Limit
Section 6-20 Speed Limits

Article IV - Parking

Section 6-23 Parking Prohibited; No Traffic Control Devices Required
Section 6-24 Parking Prohibited on Certain Streets at Certain Times
Section 6-25 Parking Prohibited for Certain Purposes
Section 6-26 Parking Close to Curb; Marked Spaces
Section 6-27 Angle Parking.
Section 6-28 Loading Zones Designated

Article V - Miscellaneous

Section 6-30 Funeral Possessions
Section 6-31 Special Provisions for Bicycles, Toy Vehicles, et cetera
Section 6-32.01 Golf Carts on Public Street and Roads
Section 6.32.02 Registration Required

Article VI - Penalties and Remedies

Section 6-35 Penalties and Remedies

Appendix A - Street Lists for Traffic and Parking Regulations

Section 6A-1 State Highway System Streets
Section 6A-2 Stoplights
Section 6A-3 No Right Turn on Red Intersections
Section 6A-4 Flashing Signals
Section 6A-5 Stop Signs
Section 6A-6 Four Way Stop
Section 6A-7 One Way Streets
Section 6A-8 Yield Intersections
Section 6A-9 Turns Prohibited
Section 6A-10 Crosswalks and Safety Zones
Section 6A-11 Reserved
Section 6A-12 Speed Limits
Section 6A-13 Speed Limits Adjacent to Schools
Section 6A-14 Parking Prohibited At All Times
Section 6A-15 Parking Prohibited During Certain Hours
Section 6A-16 Two Hour Parking Allowed
Section 6A-17 No-Thru Truck Streets

Chapter 7 - Streets And Sidewalks

Article I - Obstructions

Section 7-1 Obstructions Prohibited.
Section 7-2 Overhanging or Protruding Trees, Shrubs, Fences, et cetera.
Section 7-3 Drainage Related Interference With Sidewalks
Section 7-4 Warnings Required for Obstructions
Section 7-5 Depositing Injurious Materials on Street
Section 7-6 Snow and Ice Removal
Section 7-7 Display of Newsracks and Publications on Public Sidewalks

Article II - Driveways and Excavations

Section 7-11 Driveways
Section 7-12 Excavations
Section 7-13 Town Indemnified

Article III - Miscellaneous

Section 7-16 Damaging Street Surfaces, Street Signs, Other Facilities
Section 7-17 House and Building Numbers
Section 7-l8 Administrator
Section 7-19 Penalties and Remedies

Chapter 8 - Trades And Businesses

Subchapter I - Privilege License Tax

Article I - Definitions and Construction

Section 8-1 Definitions
Section 8-2 Construction of this Subchapter

Article II - Levy of Tax

Section 8-3 License and Payment of Tax Required.
Section 8-4 Exemptions
Section 8-5 Schedule of License Taxes

Article III - Licenses

Section 8-8 Period of License
Section 8-9 Application
Section 8-10 Separate Businesses, Multiple Businesses
Section 8-11 Reasons for Refusal or Revocation of a License
Section 8-12 Unqualified Applicant; Right to a Conference
Section 8-13 Tax Collector to Issue License; Payment of Tax a Prerequisite.
Section 8-14 Amount of Tax Disputed
Section 8-15 Revocation
Section 8-16 Form and Contents of License
Section 8-17 Assignments
Section 8-18 Changes in Business Conducted by Licensee During Tax Year.
Section 8-19 Tax Collector to Furnish Duplicates
Section 8-20 Record of Conferences.
Section 8-21 Providing Notice to an Applicant or Licensee.
Section 8-22 Special Provisions for Beer and Wine Licenses

Article IV - Enforcement and Collections

Section 8-26 Duty to Determine Whether Tax Due
Section 8-27 Duty to Post License
Section 8-28 Notice of Deficiency
Section 8-29 Request for a Conference
Section 8-30 Deficiency to Become Final
Section 8-31 Conference Held.
Section 8-32 Collection of Deficiency
Section 8-33 Appeals
Section 8-34 Enforcement of Chapter
Subchapter II - Regulation and Licensing of Businesses

Article V - Taxicabs

Section 8-40 Privilege License Required
Section 8-41 Criteria for Privilege License
Section 8-42 Operator's Permit
Section 8-43 Taxicabs to Display Required Information
Section 8-44 Identification Signs

Article VI - Peddlers, Etc.

Section 8-46 Definitions
Section 8-47 Commercial Solicitation Permit Required
Section 8-48 Application Requirements; Grounds for Denial
Section 8-49 No Itinerant Merchants, Peddling or Soliciting in Central Business

Article VII - Penalties and Remedies

Section 8-52 Penalties and Remedies.

Chapter 9 - State Of Emergency

Section 9-1 State of Emergency Defined
Section 9-2 State of Emergency Declared by Mayor
Section 9-3 Contents of Proclamation
Section 9-4 Publication of Proclamation
Section 9-5 Effect of Proclamation; Curfew
Section 9-6 Termination of State of Emergency
Section 9-7 Penalties.

Chapter 10 - Regulation, Control And Care Of Animals

Article I - Definitions

Section 10-1 Definitions

Article II - Regulation and Control

Section 10-2 Running at Large
Section 10-3 Animals Creating a Nuisance
Section 10-3.01 Cleaning Up After Animal
Section 10-4 Appeals
Section 10-5 Vicious Animals
Section 10-6 Location and Maintenance of Animal Pens and Enclosures
Section 10-7 Impoundment, Release and Destruction
Section 10-8 Interference with Administrator

Article III - Rabies

Section 10-13 Administrator to Cooperate in Vaccination Program.
Section 10-14 Quarantine of Animals Suspected of Having Rabies
Section 10-15 Disposition of Rabid Animals

Article IV - Care and Protection

Section 10-18 Care Required; Abandonment Prohibited
Section 10-19 Cruelty to Animals
Section 10-20 Responsibility of Person Injuring Animal

Article V - Penalties and Remedies

Section 10-23 Penalties and Remedies

Chapter 11 - Solid Wastes, Scrap Materials, Abandoned Vehicles, Weeds

Article I - Definitions

Section 11-1 Definitions

Article II - Control of Solid Wastes, Scrap Materials, Noxious Growth

Section 11-2 Accumulation of Solid Wastes and Debris Prohibited
Section 11-3 Dumping or Littering on Public or Private Property
Section 11-4 Transportation of Solid Waste Within Town.
Section 11-5 Burning or Burying Solid Wastes
Section 11-6 Accumulation of Scrap Materials
Section 11-7 Noxious Growth

Article III - Storage and Collection of Solid Wastes

Section 11-10 Administration and Regulations
Section 11-11 General Prohibitions
Section 11-12 Property Owners To Provide Adequate Solid Waste Receptacles
Section 11-13 Storage and Collection Practices: Premises Served by Dumpsters
Section 11-14 Storage and Collection Practices: Premises Not Served by Dumpsters
Section 11-15 Special Collections
Section 11-16 Wet Garbage
Section 11-17 Construction and Demolition Waste.
Section 11-18 Contents of Solid Waste Containers; Restrictions
Section 11-19 Maintenance of Public Access
Section 11-20 Access to Private Property
Section 11-21 Ownership and Control of Solid Waste
Section 11-22 Purpose and Intent of Recycling Program.
Section 11-23 Recycling of Solid Wastes
Section 11-24 Manner of Collection
Section 11-25 Penalties for Failure to Recycle
Section 11-26 Rates.

Article IV - Abandoned and Junked Motor Vehicles

Section 11-26.01 General Provisions
Section 11-27 Notice Required Before Vehicle Removed
Section 11-28 Notice Required When Vehicle Removed
Section 11-29 Use of Private Towing Operators.

Article V - Enforcement

Part I. Ordinary Penalties and Remedies
Section 11-36 Penalties and Remedies
Section 11-37 Violations Resulting from Continuing Conditions
Part II. Extraordinary Remedies
Section 11-38 Summary Abatement of Conditions Dangerous to the Public Health.
Section 11-39 Notice Required
Section 11-40 Hearing Procedures
Section 11-41 Order

Chapter 12 - Fire And Life Safety Code

Article I - ORGANIZATION

Section 12-1 Fire Department
Section 12-2 Emergency Services Department
Section 12-3 Emergency Services Director
Section 12-4 Fire Limits
Section 12-5 Primary Fire District

Article II - FIRE PREVENTION

Section 12-10 Adoption of Fire Code
Section 12-11 Fire Marshal
Section 12-12 Inspections and Plan Review
Section 12-13 Permits
Section 12-14 Abatement of Hazards

Article III - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 12-20 Outdoor Burning
Section 12-21 Interfering with Fire/Rescue Activities
Section 12-22 Fire Hydrants
Section 12-23 Fire Lanes and Access Roads
Section 12-24 Lock Boxes
Section 12-25 Nuisance Alarms

Article IV - ENFORCEMENT

Section 12-30 Penalties and Remedies
Section 12-31 Criminal Violations

Chapter 12A - Regulation Of Blasting And Detonation Of Explosives

Section 12A-1 Purpose
Section 12A-2 Scope of Ordinance
Section 12A-3 Definitions
Section 12A-4 Permit Required for Use of Certain Explosives
Section 12A-5 Permit Required for Each Separate Occasion; Continuous Permit
Section 12A-6 Information Contained in Application
Section 12A-7 Bond or Liability Insurance Required
Section 12A-8 Action on Application.
Section 12A-9 Denial of Application.
Section 12A-10 Revocation of Blasting Permit
Section 12A-11 Transfer
Section 12A-12 General Provisions
Section 12A-13 Record Keeping
Section 12A-14 Penalties

Chapter 13 - Cemeteries

Article I - Definitions: Application

Section 13-1 Definitions
Section 13-2 Application of Provisions

Article II - General Regulations

Section 13-3 Burial Only in Cemeteries
Section 13-4 Disruptive Activity Prohibited
Section 13-5 Desecration of Public and Private Cemeteries
Section 13-6 Removing or Defacing Monuments and Tombstones.
Section 13-7 Hours of Operation
Section 13-8 Trees, Plantings, Landscaping

Article III - Designation and Sale of Cemetery Lots

Section 13-11 Cemetery Map Required.
Section 13-12 Purchase of Burial Rights
Section 13-13 Rights of Owner of Deed or Certificate of Burial Right
Section 13-14 Speculation in Burial Rights Prohibited

Article IV - Mausoleums, Monuments, and Markers

Section 13-17 Mausoleums
Section 13-18 Monuments
Section 13-19 Markers

Article V - Penalties and Remedies

Section 13-21 Penalties and Remedies

Chapter 14 - Utilities

Subchapter I - General Provisions

Article I - General Provisions

Section 14-1 Definitions
Section 14-2 Penalties and Remedies.
Subchapter II - Service to Properties Previously Connected to the Water or Sewer System

Article II - Service Regulations

Section 14-6 Application for Service
Section 14-7 Denial of Service for Nonpayment of Prior Accounts.
Section 14-8 Deposit.
Section 14-9 Rates
Section 14-10 Minimum Service Charge
Section 14-11 Access to Premises
Section 14-12 Meter Reading and Determination of Charges
Section 14-13 Bills
Section 14-14 Verification of Meter Readings
Section 14-15 Calculation of Bill Where Equipment Fails
Section 14-15.1 Customer Service Line Leaks or Breaks (Adjustments)
Section 14-16 Prohibited Activities
Section 14-17 Town Property and Maintenance Thereof

Article III - Town and Customer Responsibilities

Section 14-21 Town’s Responsibility and Liability.
Section 14-22 Customer's Responsibilities.

Article IV - Service Termination and Reinstatement

Section 14-26 Termination or Interruption of Service by Town
Section 14-27 Notice of Proposed Termination of Service and Right of Hearing
Section 14-28 Hearing
Section 14-29 Stay of Termination Pending Hearing Outcome
Section 14-30 Lessee May Take Responsibility for Payments
Section 14-31 Procedure for Service Termination and Reinstatement
Section 14-32 Termination at Customer's Request.
Subchapter III - Connections to the Water and Sewer System

Article V - Connection to the Water and Sewer System Where Service is Available

Section 14-36 Connection Required.
Section 14-37 Permit for Connection Required
Section 14-38 Application for Connection Permit
Section 14-39 Rejection of Permit Application
Section 14-40 Construction of Connections
Section 14-41 Separate Connections Required for Each Lot
Section 14-42 Requirements for Connection of Service Where Multiple Buildings are Located on One Lot.
Section 14-43 Town Inspection
Section 14-44 Laterals to Remain Town Property
Section 14-45 Maintenance of Private Distribution and Collection Systems.