§ 34-52. Establishment of penalties for zoning regulation violations; citation procedure.

(a)

The Zoning Enforcement Officer of the City of Danbury is authorized to issue citations for zoning violations of the regulations of the City of Danbury to the extent and in the manner provided by this article and authorized by C.G.S. § 8-12a. A citation may be issued for any violation of the zoning regulations of the City of Danbury. No citation shall be issued unless a written warning is issued providing notice of the specified violation to be corrected. The warning shall explain the citation enforcement procedures which may be used if the alleged zoning violation is not corrected within seven (7) days of the date of receipt of the warning. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall file and retain an original or certified copy of the citation.

(b)

The fine for each citation shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each day a violation continues, payable to the treasurer of the City of Danbury. A party receiving a citation shall be allowed a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the citation to make an uncontested payment of the fine specified in the citation.

(c)

Any citation or warning may be served by hand delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested. If the party named in a citation or warning sent by certified mail refuses to accept such mail, the citation or warning may be sent by regular United States mail. If the citation or warning has been sent by regular United States mail, the date of receipt shall be deemed to be three (3) business days after the date of mailing.

(d)

The hearing procedure for any citation issued pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 2-2 and C.G.S. § 7-152c, except that no Zoning Enforcement Officer, Building Inspector or employee of the City of Danbury may be appointed to be a Hearing Officer.

(Code 1961, § 12-7; Ord. No. 614, 6-2-2004; Ord. No. 657, 5-1-2007)