CODE OF ORDINANCES TOWN OF SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT

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GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN

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Adopted, July 26, 1988
Effective, July 26, 1988

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Published 1989 by Order of the Board of Selectmen

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OFFICIALS

of the

TOWN OF SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT

AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

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Carol A. Herskowitz
First Selectman

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William K. Cole
Alfio A. Candido, Jr.
Donald A. Briggs
Raymond H. Manchester
Joan O'S. Sullivan
Board of Selectmen

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Secor, Cassidy and McPartland, P.C.
Town Attorney

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Joyce K. Hornbecker
Town Clerk

PREFACE

This Code is a codification of the ordinances of Southbury, Connecticut, of a general and permanent nature.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the ordinances adopted by town meeting and the board of selectmen. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this volume, the reader can locate any section of any ordinance included herein.

The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state laws have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this volume.

Numbering System

Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the chapter number and the figure after the dash referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the sixteenth section of Chapter 9 is 9-16. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter and at the same time new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper place simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between sections 6-3 and 6-4 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 6-3.1, 6-3.2 and 6-3.3 respectively. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between Chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as Chapter 12.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being as signed to the article or division.

Indices

Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by municipal officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within each index which stand as guide posts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this Code is the looseleaf system of binding and supple mental servicing for the Code. With this system, the Code will be kept up-to- date periodically. Upon the final passage of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the appropriate page or pages affected will be reprint ed. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the Code, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Successfully keeping this Code up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

The publication of this Code was under the direct supervision of James S. Vaught, Supervising Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Mr. Roger Clisham, First Selectman, Ms. Joyce K. Hornbecker, Town Clerk, and Ms. Gail McTaggart, Town Attorney, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this Code. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the town readily acces sible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day admin istration of the town's affairs.

	MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
	Tallahassee, Florida

 

ADOPTING ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE FOR THE TOWN OF SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; AND PROVIDING WHEN SUCH CODE AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.

THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHBURY DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Code entitled the "Code of Ordinances, Town of Southbury, Connecticut" published by Municipal Code Corporation, consisting of Chapters 1 through 18, each inclusive, is adopted.

Section 2. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before May 11, 1988, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed.

Section 3. The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the board of selectmen to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

Section 5. Ordinances adopted after May 11, 1988, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.

Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective upon passage.

Passed and adopted by the board of selectmen this 26th day of July, 1988.

/s/ _____ Carol A. Herskowitz First Selectman

/s/ _____ Joyce K. Hornbecker Town Clerk