Chapter 5. Buildings and Building Regulations
§ 5-3. Blighted premises.
[Ord. No. 281, 8-20-2013; Ord. No. 292, 1-2-2019; Ord. No. 296; 11-4-2024]
(1)
Purpose.
(a)
This section is enacted pursuant to authority granted by the Connecticut General Statutes, including without limitation by C.G.S. § 7-148(c)(7)(H)(xv), as amended by P.A. 12-146, §§ 2 and 4, C.G.S. § 7-148o(b) and C.G.S. § 7-152c.
(b)
This section prohibits any owner, occupant, agent, tenant and/or person in control of real property located in the Town of Groton, from allowing, creating, maintaining or causing to be created or maintained blighted premises.
(c)
This section shall apply to public and private property, regardless of principal or accessory uses, and is intended to protect, preserve, and promote public health, safety and welfare, including the preservation of property values.
(d)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section shall not apply within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Groton or Groton Long Point.
(2)
Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases shall have the following meaning ascribed to them in this section:
(a)
BLIGHTED PREMISES
Means any building, structure or parcel of land where at least one of the following conditions exists:
1.
A condition exists that poses a serious or immediate threat to the health, safety or general welfare of the community.
2.
A building or structure is a fire hazard.
3.
The property is in a state of disrepair or is becoming dilapidated. "State of disrepair" or "becoming dilapidated" shall mean in a physically deteriorating condition causing unsafe or unsanitary conditions or a nuisance to the general public and be evidenced by one or more of the following conditions:
a.