CT HB06546

Municipalities may adopt ordinances allowing zoning commissions, planning commissions, zoning boards of appeals, inland wetlands agencies, and building officials to withhold approval of site plans, subdivision applications, special permits, building permits, and certificates of occupancy if applicants or property owners are delinquent on property taxes.

The withholding authority extends to any entity in which the applicant or owner has current ownership interest, or any entity in which they had ownership interest during the seven grand list years prior to the application, regardless of whether the entity still exists.

Municipal tax collectors must provide requested information about tax delinquencies and arrearages to the relevant commissions, boards, agencies, or officials to determine whether to withhold approvals.

The delinquency withholding provisions do not apply to any tax delinquency that is discharged through bankruptcy proceedings.

The act becomes effective October 1, 2021.