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CHAPTER 266*
AERONAUTICS
*Cited. 185 C. 145, 148, 149. Cited. 201 C. 700, 706.
Table of Contents
Sec. 15-34. Definitions.
Secs. 15-35 to 15-38. Commission and Department of Aeronautics. Director and deputy director of aeronautics. Oath. Police authority of commissioner and inspectors.
Sec. 15-39. Inspector's credentials.
Sec. 15-40. General powers and duties of commission.
Sec. 15-41. Regulations and standards.
Secs. 15-42 to 15-42d. State airways system. Long range planning. Declaration of policy. Research into future state aviation facility needs. Advisory committee. Receipt of federal and private funds. Consultative services.
Sec. 15-43. Intervention.
Sec. 15-44. Enforcement of aeronautics laws.
Sec. 15-45. Investigations.
Secs. 15-46 to 15-51. No exclusive rights to be granted. Federal aid; contracts by commissioner as agent of the state or a municipality. Authority of commission over state airports. Regulation of motor vehicles on state airports. Agreements for fire protection. Regulation of aircraft, airmen, airports and air instruction; licenses and registrations; fees.
Sec. 15-52. Operation of aircraft during period of suspension or revocation of right to operate.
Sec. 15-53. Licensing of airports and landing areas.
Sec. 15-54. Revocation or suspension of right to operate aircraft.
Secs. 15-55 to 15-59. Concealment of revocation. Registration or license voided by fraud. Notice of change of address or change in aircraft. Operation unlawful without license or certificate. Exceptions to registration requirements.
Sec. 15-60. Exhibition of licenses and certificates.
Secs. 15-61 to 15-65. Approval of airports and other air navigation facilities. Certificates of approval and licenses: Hearings, standards, revocation. Federal government facilities exempt.
Sec. 15-66. Actions of commissioner. Inspections.
Sec. 15-67. Appeal.
Sec. 15-68. Using aircraft without permission.
Sec. 15-68a. Unlawful use of aircraft.
Sec. 15-69. Tampering or interfering with airports, heliports, landing fields, airways, security devices or equipment. Circumventing or failing to comply with security measures. Providing false information or withholding information on documents required by security plans or measures. Penalty.
Secs. 15-70 and 15-71. Coroner to investigate fatal accidents. Accidents to be reported.
Sec. 15-71a. Accidents to be reported.
Sec. 15-71b. Aircraft accidents: Definitions.
Sec. 15-72. Flying carelessly, negligently or recklessly.
Sec. 15-73. Airport protection privileges. Encroachments prohibited. Standards for determining necessity of taking land.
Sec. 15-74. Removal of obstructions to air navigation.
Sec. 15-74a. Maintenance or construction of overhead lines and facilities near public airport runway limited. Definitions.
Sec. 15-74b. Lines within clear zone prohibited.
Sec. 15-74c. Permit for lines and facilities within one-half mile of runway.
Sec. 15-75. Charges and rentals. Liens.
Sec. 15-76. Abandoned aircraft. Lien for storage charges. Notice to commissioner.
Sec. 15-77. Operating under or carrying passengers under influence of liquor or drugs.
Secs. 15-78 and 15-79. Receipts from convictions; deposit in General Fund. Municipal and state airports; establishment; state plan of development.
Sec. 15-80. Aviation commissions.
Secs. 15-81 to 15-86. Federal and other aid. Commission may act as agent of municipality for acceptance of federal aid. Contracts by municipality. Municipalities may lease airports. Financial assistance to municipal airports. Technical services to municipalities.
Sec. 15-87. Service of process against nonresident owners and operators.
Sec. 15-88. Airport zoning. Definitions.
Sec. 15-89. Public interest.
Sec. 15-90. Airport approach plan.
Sec. 15-91. Adoption of airport zoning regulations.
Sec. 15-92. Airport hazard outside municipality.
Sec. 15-93. Establishment or alteration of structures.
Sec. 15-94. Regulations. Appeals.
Sec. 15-95. Appeals from board of appeals.
Sec. 15-96. Appeal to Department of Public Utility Control.
Sec. 15-97. Penalty.
Sec. 15-98. Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol. Clerical assistance.
Sec. 15-99. Crop dusting by aircraft.
Sec. 15-100. Penalties.
Sec. 15-101.
Sec. 15-101a. Charges for copies of records.
Secs. 15-101b to 15-101j.
For the purpose of the laws of this state relating to aeronautics, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings herein given, unless the
context otherwise requires:
(1) "Aeronautics" means transportation by aircraft; the operation, repair or maintenance of aircraft or aircraft engines except by a manufacturer, including the repair,
packing and maintenance of parachutes; the design, establishment, construction, extension, operation, improvement, repair or maintenance of airports, heliports, restricted
landing areas or other air navigation facilities, and air instruction.
(2) "Air instruction" means the imparting of aeronautical information by any aeronautics instructor or in or by any air school or flying club.
(3) "Air navigation" means the operation or navigation of aircraft in the air space
over this state or upon any airport or restricted landing area within this state.
(4) "Air navigation facility" means any facility, other than one owned or controlled
by the federal government, used in, available for use in or designed for use in, aid of
air navigation, including airports, heliports, restricted landing areas, and any structures,
mechanisms, lights, beacons, marks, communicating systems or other instrumentalities
or devices used or useful as an aid, or constituting an advantage or convenience, to the
safe taking-off, navigation and landing of aircraft, or the safe and efficient operation or
maintenance of an airport, heliport or restricted landing area, and any combination of
such facilities.
(5) "Aircraft" means any contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight
in air, including (a) airplanes, meaning power-driven fixed-wing aircraft, heavier than
air, supported by the dynamic reaction of the air against their wings; (b) gliders, meaning
heavier than air aircraft, the free flight of which does not depend principally upon a
power-generating unit, and (c) rotorcraft, meaning power-driven aircraft, heavier than
air, supported during flight by one or more rotors.
(6) "Airman" means any individual who engages, as the person in command, or as
pilot, mechanic or member of the crew, in the navigation of aircraft while under way
and (excepting any individual employed outside the United States, any individual employed by a manufacturer of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers or appliances to perform
duties as inspector or mechanic in connection therewith, and any individual performing
inspection or mechanical duties in connection with aircraft owned or operated by him)
any individual who is directly in charge of the inspection, maintenance, overhauling or
repair of aircraft engines, propellers or appliances; and any individual who serves in the
capacity of aircraft dispatcher or air-traffic control-tower operator.
(7) "Airport" means any area of land or water, except a restricted landing area,
which is designed for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, whether or not facilities are
provided for the shelter, servicing or repair of aircraft, or for receiving or discharging
passengers or cargo, and all appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport buildings or
other airport facilities, and all appurtenant rights-of-way.
(8) "Airport hazard" means any structure, object of natural growth or use of land
which obstructs the air space required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off
at any airport, heliport or restricted landing area or is otherwise hazardous to such landing
or taking-off.
(9) "Airport protection privileges" means easements through or other interests in
air space over land or water, interests in airport hazards outside the boundaries of airports,
heliports or restricted landing areas and other protection privileges the acquisition or
control of which is necessary to insure safe approaches to the landing areas of airports,
heliports and restricted landing areas and the safe and efficient operation thereof.
(10) "Careless, negligent or reckless operation" means the operation or piloting of
any aircraft carelessly, negligently, recklessly or in such manner as to endanger the
property, life or limb of any person, due regard being had to the proximity of other
aircraft, the prevailing weather conditions and the territory being flown over.
(11) "Civil aircraft" means any aircraft other than a public aircraft.
(12) Repealed by 1972, P.A. 134, S. 6.
(13) "Department" means the Department of Transportation of this state.
(14) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation of this state.
(15) "Flying club" means any person other than an individual which, neither for
profit nor reward, owns, leases or uses one or more aircraft for the purpose of instruction
or pleasure or both.
(16) "Manufacturer" means a person, partnership, association, limited liability
company or corporation which, during the calendar year preceding application for registration, manufactured or assembled one or more aircraft for sale, or which proves to the
satisfaction of the commissioner that it intends in good faith to manufacture or assemble
one or more aircraft for sale during the year immediately ensuing.
(17) "Municipality" means any city, town or borough or other subdivision of this
state.
(18) "Navigable air space" means air space above the minimum altitudes of flight
prescribed by the laws of this state or by regulations of the commissioner consistent
therewith.
(19) "Nonresident" means any person whose legal residence is outside this state.
(20) "Operation of aircraft" means the use of aircraft for the purpose of air navigation and includes the navigation or piloting of aircraft. Any person who causes or authorizes the operation of aircraft, whether with or without the right of legal control thereof,
shall be deemed to be engaged in the operation of aircraft within the meaning of the
statutes of this state.
(21) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability
company, company, association, joint stock association or body politic and includes
any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative thereof.
(22) "Public aircraft" means an aircraft used exclusively in the service of any government or of any political subdivision thereof, including the government of any state,
territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, but does not
include any government-owned aircraft engaged in carrying persons or property for
commercial purposes.
(23) "Restricted landing area" means any area of land or water or both, which is
used or is made available for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, the use of which shall,
except in case of emergency, be only as provided from time to time by the commissioner.
(24) Repealed by P.A. 85-130.
(25) Repealed by P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.
(26) Repealed by P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.
(27) "Heliport" means an area of defined dimensions, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, designated for the landing and take off of helicopters, which may
be restricted solely for that purpose.
(28) "Ultra light aircraft" means (1) any aircraft which meets the criteria established
by the Federal Aviation Administration, federal Air Regulation Part 103, or (2) any
vehicle which: (A) Is used or intended to be used for manned operation by a single
occupant in the air; (B) is used or intended to be used for recreation or sport purposes
only; (C) has not been issued an airworthiness certificate by the government of the
United States or any foreign government; and (D) if unpowered, weighs less than one
hundred fifty-five pounds or, if powered, weighs less than two hundred fifty-four
pounds, empty weight, has a fuel capacity of no more than five U.S. gallons, is not
capable of more than fifty-five knots calibrated air speed at full power in level flight
and has a power-off stall speed which does not exceed twenty-four knots calibrated air
speed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4782; 1959, P.A. 501; 1961, P.A. 41; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 161—165; 1972, P.A. 134, S. 6; P.A. 77-614,
S. 609, 610; P.A. 85-130; 85-262, S. 5; P.A. 86-403, S. 31, 32, 132; P.A. 87-589, S. 23, 87; P.A. 95-79, S. 43, 44, 189.)
History: 1959 act amended Subdiv. (5) by adding the phrase beginning "including," amended Subdiv. (18) which
formerly read a person having no place of abode or business in the state for more than ninety days in a year and amended
Subsec. (22) by adding "careless" and "negligent" to "reckless," including proximity of other aircraft as a consideration
and deleting consideration of field conditions; 1961 act added "other subdivision" to definition of municipality and redefined
"aircraft" to delete specific mention of airplanes, gliders and rotorcraft; 1969 act replaced "commission", referring to
repealed Connecticut aeronautics commission, with "commissioner", referring to commissioner of transportation, replaced
department of aeronautics with department of transportation, replaced director of aeronautics with commissioner of transportation and added Subdivs. (25) and (26) defining "bureau" and "deputy commissioner"; 1972 act repealed Subdiv. (12)
re Connecticut aeronautics commission; P.A. 77-614 repealed Subdivs. (25) and (26), effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 85-
130 repealed former Subdiv. (24) which defined "state airway"; P.A. 85-262 added references to heliports throughout
section and added Subdivs. (27) and (28) defining "heliport" and "ultra light aircraft"; P.A. 86-403 made technical changes
in Subdivs. (5) and (16); P.A. 87-589 made technical change in Subdiv. (5); P.A. 95-79 redefined "manufacturer" and
"person" to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995.
Subsec. (10):
See Sec. 15-72 re careless, negligent or reckless flying.
Cited. 201 C. 700, 706.
Cited. 35 CS 157, 167.
Subsec. (1):
Cited. 201 C. 700, 706.
Subsec. (7):
Zones are embraced within "airport protection privileges" and are not part of "airports" per se. 159 C. 453, 472.
Subsec. (8):
Cited. 185 C. 145, 146.
Subsec. (9):
See 159 C. 453, 472, above.
Secs. 15-35 to 15-38. Commission and Department of Aeronautics. Director
and deputy director of aeronautics. Oath. Police authority of commissioner and
inspectors. Sections 15-35 to 15-38, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4783, 4784, 4793, 4794; June, 1955, S. 2408d; 1959, P.A. 307; 1961, P.A. 12; 298; 1969, P.A. 768, S.
167, 263; P.A. 77-614, S. 552, 610; P.A. 85-327, S. 2.)
The commissioner shall issue to any salaried
aeronautics inspector of the department, credentials which shall be carried upon the
person of such inspector while in the discharge of official duties.
(1949 Rev., S. 4795; June, 1955, S. 2409d; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 168; P.A. 85-327, S. 1.)
History: 1969 act replaced "commission" with "commissioner" and "his duties" with "official duties"; P.A. 85-327
applied provisions specifically to "salaried" inspectors and deleted reference to inspectors' authority to make arrests.
Section 15-40 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4785; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 263.)
The commissioner may perform such
acts, issue and amend such orders, and make and amend such reasonable general or
special regulations and procedure and establish such minimum standards, consistent
with the provisions of this chapter, as he deems necessary or appropriate, and which are
commensurate with and for the purpose of protecting and insuring the general public
interest and safety, the safety of persons receiving instruction concerning, or operating,
using or traveling in, aircraft, and of persons and property on land or water, and to
develop and promote aeronautics in this state. No regulation of the commissioner shall
apply to airports or other air navigation facilities owned by the federal government
within this state.
(1949 Rev., S. 4786; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 169.)
History: 1969 act replaced "commission" with "commissioner" and made technical changes to language.
See chapter 54 re uniform administrative procedure.
Cited. 201 C. 700, 706. Cited. 211 C. 690, 692.
Cited. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 250.
Secs. 15-42 to 15-42d. State airways system. Long range planning. Declaration
of policy. Research into future state aviation facility needs. Advisory committee.
Receipt of federal and private funds. Consultative services. Sections 15-42 to 15-
42d, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4787; 1967, P.A. 502, S. 1—4; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 263.)
The commissioner may participate as party plaintiff or
defendant, or as intervenor on behalf of the state or any municipality or citizen thereof,
in any controversy having to do with any claimed encroachment by the federal government or any foreign state upon any state or individual rights pertaining to aeronautics.
(1949 Rev., S. 4788; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 170.)
History: 1969 act replaced "commission" with "commissioner".
The commissioner and aeronautics
inspectors of the department, and each state, county and municipal officer charged with
the enforcement of state and municipal laws shall enforce and assist in the enforcement
of this chapter and of all regulations made pursuant thereto, and of all other laws of this
state relating to aeronautics.
(1949 Rev., S. 4789; 1961, P.A. 57; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 171; 1972, P.A. 134, S. 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 553, 610.)
History: 1961 act substituted deputy for assistant director; 1969 act substituted commissioner of transportation and
deputy commissioner for aeronautics for director and deputy director of aeronautics and replaced department of aeronautics
with bureau of aeronautics; 1972 act deleted reference to abolished aeronautics commission; P.A. 77-614 deleted references
to deputy commissioner and to bureau of aeronautics and specified inspectors to be aeronautics inspectors of the department,
effective January 1, 1979.
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148. Cited. 211 C. 690, 692.
The commissioner may hold investigations, inquiries
and hearings concerning matters covered by the provisions of this chapter, aircraft accidents or orders and regulations of the commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 4790; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 172.)
History: 1969 act replaced references to commission, commission members and its director with references to commissioner of transportation and deleted provision re administration of oaths and subpoena power.
Cited. 211 C. 690, 692.
Secs. 15-46 to 15-51. No exclusive rights to be granted. Federal aid; contracts
by commissioner as agent of the state or a municipality. Authority of commission
over state airports. Regulation of motor vehicles on state airports. Agreements for
fire protection. Regulation of aircraft, airmen, airports and air instruction; licenses
and registrations; fees. Sections 15-46 to 15-51, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4791, 4792, 4796, 4817; 1949, S. 2410d, 2433d, 2434d; 1957, P.A. 498; September, 1957, P.A. 8; 1959,
P.A. 391, S. 1; 569, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 34; 55; 1963, P.A. 237; 426; 1969, P.A. 421, S. 1; 460, S. 1; 768, S. 173, 263; 1972,
P.A. 207, S. 11; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 8.)
Sec. 15-52. Operation of aircraft during period of suspension or revocation of
right to operate. No person whose right to operate any aircraft in this state has been
suspended or revoked shall operate any aircraft during the period of such suspension
or revocation. No person shall operate or cause to be operated any aircraft of which the
right to operate has been suspended or revoked. Any person who violates any provision
of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more
than sixty days or both.
(1949, S. 2432d; 1972, P.A. 207, S. 1.)
History: 1972 act deleted references to airman's license, registration of aircraft and refusal of license or registration.
Section 15-53 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4797; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 263.)
See Sec. 13b-46.
The commissioner is authorized to revoke or suspend temporarily or permanently the right to operate
aircraft, when he determines that any aircraft is not airworthy, or that any airman is not
qualified, has wilfully violated the provisions of this chapter or the regulations prescribed
pursuant thereto or any other statute of this state relating to aeronautics, or any Act of
Congress relating to aeronautics, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto,
or the statutes or rules or regulations of another state relating to aeronautics, is addicted to
the use of narcotics or any other habit-forming drug or to the excessive use of intoxicating
liquor, has made any false statement in any application for registration of a federal license
certificate or permit or has been guilty of other conduct, acts or practices dangerous to
the public safety and the safety of those engaged in aeronautics.
(1949 Rev., S. 4798; 1949, S. 2411d; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 174; 1972, P.A. 207, S. 2.)
History: 1969 act replaced aeronautics commission with commissioner of transportation; 1972 act deleted references
to licenses and registrations of aircraft, airmen and aeronautics instructors.
Secs. 15-55 to 15-59. Concealment of revocation. Registration or license
voided by fraud. Notice of change of address or change in aircraft. Operation unlawful without license or certificate. Exceptions to registration requirements. Sections 15-55 to 15-59, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4799—4803; 1959, P.A. 326; February, 1965, P.A. 288, S. 1, 2; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 175—178; 1971,
P.A. 451, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 207, S. 11; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 8.)
The federal license, certificate
or permit, and the evidence of registration in another state, if any, required for an airman
shall be kept in the personal possession of the airman when he is operating within this
state and shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any passenger, any peace
officer of this state, the commissioner, any employee of the department or any manager
or person in charge of any airport in this state upon which he lands. The federal aircraft
license, certificate or permit, and the evidence of registration in another state, if any,
required for aircraft shall be carried in every aircraft operating in this state at all times
and shall be conspicuously posted therein where it may readily be seen by passengers
or inspectors and shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any passenger,
any peace officer of this state, any official or employee of the department or any manager
or person in charge of any airport in this state upon which it lands.
(1949 Rev., S. 4804; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 130; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 179; 1972, P.A. 134, S. 4; 207, S. 3; P.A. 77-614, S.
554, 610.)
History: 1961 act substituted deputy director for assistant director; 1969 act replaced director and deputy director of
aeronautics with commissioner of transportation and deputy commissioner for aeronautics and substituted "any official"
for "any member of the commission, the director, the deputy director"; 1972 acts deleted reference to "any member of
the commission" and deleted words "this or" in phrase "this or another state"; P.A. 77-614 deleted reference to deputy
commissioner for aeronautics, effective January 1, 1979.
Secs. 15-61 to 15-65. Approval of airports and other air navigation facilities.
Certificates of approval and licenses: Hearings, standards, revocation. Federal
government facilities exempt. Sections 15-61 to 15-65, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4805—4809; 1959, P.A. 292; 1961, P.A. 32; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 263.)
In any case in which the commissioner refuses to issue a certificate of approval of, or license or renewal of license
for, an airport, restricted landing area, heliport or other air navigation facility, or in any
case in which he issues any order requiring certain things to be done or revoking any
license, he shall set forth his reasons therefor and shall state the requirements to be met
before such approval shall be given, license granted or order modified or changed. Any
order made by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be
served upon the interested persons by registered or certified mail or in person. To carry
out the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner and any official or employee of the
department and any state or municipal officer charged with the duty of enforcing this
chapter may inspect and examine at reasonable hours any premises and the buildings
and other structures thereon where airports, restricted landing areas, heliports, air
schools, flying clubs or other air navigation facilities or aeronautical activities are operated or carried on. No provision of this section shall prohibit the commissioner from
suspending or revoking the right of any person to pilot, or the right to any operation of
any aircraft within this state, for any cause that he deems sufficient, with or without a
hearing. No appeal taken from the action of the commissioner shall act as a stay of
suspension or revocation except with his consent and under such conditions as he may
prescribe. No service of process shall be necessary in connection with any of the prescribed activities of the commissioner. The term of any suspension or revocation shall
commence upon notice thereof by the commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 4810; 1961, P.A. 323; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 180; 1972, P.A. 207, S. 4; P.A. 85-262, S. 6.)
History: 1961 act substituted deputy director for assistant director; 1969 act replaced aeronautics commission with
commissioner of transportation and replaced reference to commission members, director and deputy director with "official";
1972 act deleted references to registration and airman's licenses, replaced "nonresident" with "person" and deleted provision re notice of suspension or revocation of registration or airman's license; P.A. 85-262 extended the provisions of this
section to heliports.
Cited. 201 C. 700, 706.
An appeal may be taken from any decision of the commissioner rendered under the provisions of this chapter. The procedure in such appeal shall
be the same as that provided in section 14-134 concerning appeals from decisions by
the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. No appeal taken from the order of a court in a
criminal case, involving the operation of an aircraft without permission of the owner,
the piloting of an aircraft while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs,
reckless flying or evading responsibility for accidents or involving fatal accidents shall
act as a stay to any action or order of the commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 4811; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 181.)
History: 1969 act replaced "commission", referring to aeronautics commission, with "commissioner", referring to
commissioner of transportation.
Section 15-68 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4812; 1961, P.A. 56, S. 1.)
Any person who operates or uses, or causes
to be operated or used, or tampers or interferes in any way with any aircraft without the
consent of the owner, or who obtains the consent of the owner to the use of his aircraft
by false and fraudulent means, statements or representations, shall be fined not more
than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both for a first
violation, for a second violation shall be imprisoned not more than ten years and for
each subsequent violation shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years.
(1961, P.A. 56, S. 2; February, 1965, P.A. 467.)
History: 1965 act added crime of tampering or interfering in any way with aircraft.
Sec. 15-69. Tampering or interfering with airports, heliports, landing fields,
airways, security devices or equipment. Circumventing or failing to comply with
security measures. Providing false information or withholding information on documents required by security plans or measures. Penalty. (a) Any person who interferes or tampers with any airport, heliport, landing field or airway or the equipment
thereof or who interferes or tampers with or circumvents, attempts to circumvent or
thwart any security device or equipment installed or who circumvents, attempts to circumvent or fails to comply with security measures or procedures in operation at any
airport shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars or imprisoned not more than five years or be both fined and imprisoned.
(b) Any person who knowingly or intentionally provides false information, makes
a false written statement or withholds relevant information on any application or other
document required by airport or airplane operator security plans or measures pursuant
to federal law and regulations which is submitted to any airport owner or operator, air
carrier, airport tenant, concessionaire or contractor shall be fined not more than one
thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or be both fined and imprisoned.
(1949 Rev., S. 4813; P.A. 85-427, S. 5; P.A. 97-304, S. 28.)
History: P.A. 85-427 extended provision of section to heliports and increased minimum fine from fifty to two hundred
dollars; P.A. 97-304 divided section into two Subsecs., designated existing language as Subsec. (a) and inserted in Subsec.
(a) prohibitions re any person "who interferes or tampers with or circumvents, attempts to circumvent or thwart any security
device or equipment installed or who circumvents, attempts to circumvent or fails to comply with security measures or
procedures in operation at any airport", and added new language in Subsec. (b) re prohibition and penalty for "any person
who knowingly or intentionally provides false information, makes a false written statement or withholds relevant information on any application or other document required by airport or airplane operator security plans or measures pursuant to
federal law and regulations".
Cited. 14 CA 804.
Secs. 15-70 and 15-71. Coroner to investigate fatal accidents. Accidents to be
reported. Sections 15-70 and 15-71 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4814, 4820; 1959, P.A. 481, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 182; P.A. 80-190, S. 14.)
Any pilot, whether resident or nonresident,
of a civil aircraft involved in an accident resulting in personal injury or substantial
damage to the aircraft shall immediately notify the commissioner or the state police. If
the pilot or pilots are incapacitated, any person who caused or authorized the operation of
such aircraft at the time of the accident shall be responsible for giving such notification. A
written report shall be filed with the commissioner within fourteen calendar days on a
form prescribed by the commissioner. If requested by the commissioner a written report
may also be required for an aircraft accident when the damage is less than substantial.
The commissioner may make an investigation of such accidents as he deems advisable
or in lieu of a detailed investigation may accept a copy of the final report by a federal
investigation agency.
(1959, P.A. 481, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 468, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 309, S. 2; 768, S. 183; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 587, 610;
P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 85-110, S. 1.)
History: 1965 act raised reportable amount from one to three hundred dollars; 1969 acts replaced references to damage
where repair estimate is three hundred dollars or more with references to "substantial" damage and substituted "commissioner", referring to commissioner of transportation, for "commission", referring to aeronautics commission; P.A. 77-614
and P.A. 78-303 made state police department a division within the department of public safety, effective January 1, 1979;
P.A. 85-110 changed the period by which a written accident report shall be submitted to the commissioner from seven
days to fourteen calendar days.
See Sec. 15-104 re report of accidents under Uniform Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act.
As used in section 15-71a and chapter 267:
(a) "Aircraft accident" means an occurrence associated with the operation of an
aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the
intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked, in which any
person suffers death or serious injury as a result of such person being in or upon the
aircraft or in direct contact with the aircraft or anything attached thereto or as a result
of the operation of the aircraft, or the aircraft receives substantial damage;
(b) "Operator" means any person who causes or authorizes the operation of an aircraft, such as the owner, lessee or bailee of an aircraft;
(c) "Substantial damage" means damage or structural failure which adversely affects the structural strength, performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and
which would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component,
except that engine failure, damage limited to an engine, bent fairings or cowling, dented
skin, small punctured holes in the skin of fabric, ground damage to rotor or propeller
blades and damage to landing gear, wheels, tires, flaps, engine accessories, brakes or
wing tips are not considered "substantial damage" for the purpose of this part.
(1969, P.A. 309, S. 1.)
No person shall operate
any aircraft carelessly, negligently or recklessly, or in such a manner as to endanger the
property, life or limb of any person, having regard to the proximity of other aircraft,
weather conditions, field conditions and, while in flight, the territory flown over.
(1949 Rev., S. 4815; 1959, P.A. 299.)
History: 1959 act added careless and negligent operation to prohibited acts and consideration of the proximity of other
aircraft to items for which regard is to be had.
See Sec. 15-34(10) for definition of "careless, negligent or reckless operation".
See Sec. 15-77 re operation of aircraft or carrying passengers while under the influence of liquor or drugs.
Where necessary in order to provide
unobstructed air space for the landing and taking-off of aircraft, in case of airports,
heliports and restricted landing areas acquired or operated by the state, the commissioner, and, in case of municipal airports, the municipality, is granted authority to acquire, in the same manner as is provided for the acquisition of property for airport
purposes, easements through or other interests in air space over land or water, interests
in airport hazards outside the boundaries of the airports, heliports or restricted landing
areas, and such other airport protection privileges as are necessary to insure safe approaches to the landing areas of such airports, heliports and restricted landing areas and
the safe and efficient operation thereof. He is empowered to acquire in the same manner
the right of easement for a term of years or perpetually to place or maintain suitable
marks for the daytime marking and suitable lights for the nighttime marking of airport
hazards for the purpose of maintaining and repairing such lights and marks. No person
shall build, rebuild or create or cause to be built, rebuilt or created any object, or plant,
cause to be planted or permit to grow higher any tree or trees or other vegetation, which
encroach upon any airport protection privileges acquired pursuant to the provisions of
this section. Any such encroachment is declared to be a public nuisance and may be
abated in the manner prescribed by law for the abatement of public nuisances, or the
municipality in charge of the airport, heliport or restricted landing area for which airport
protection privileges have been acquired as provided in this section may go upon the
land of others and remove any such encroachment without being liable for damages in
so doing. Before exercising any of the powers conferred herein, the commissioner shall
establish and publish in detailed form, available to the public, the standards which he
has adopted and will apply in making his determination that public convenience and
necessity require the taking of any parcel of land or interest therein.
(1949 Rev., S. 4818; 1967, P.A. 802; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 184; P.A. 85-262, S. 7.)
History: 1967 act required that commission publish standards adopted re determining that land taking is necessary;
1969 act replaced "commission", referring to aeronautics commission, with "commissioner", referring to commissioner
of transportation; P.A. 85-262 extended the provisions of this section to heliports.
Extension and maintenance of clear zones into town require, as condition precedent, approval of town in manner
provided in section 15-79 when land is taken for airport establishment or expansion. 159 C. 453, 472, 473. Sec. 13b-43
and this section provide a vehicle for a municipality to acquire interests in airport hazards to ensure safe and efficient
operation of an airport. 185 C. 145, 149—151, 153—155. Cited. 201 C. 700, 706. Cited. 230 C. 140, 143, 144, 146—148.
(a) The commissioner
shall notify the owner or person responsible for the existence of any obstacle so located
as to constitute a hazard to aerial navigation or to the efficient or safe use of any airport,
requiring such owner or other person to remove such obstacle within such reasonable
time as is fixed by said commissioner. The owner or owners of such airport shall pay
to the owner of such obstacle just compensation for such removal.
(b) In the case of an application for an approval or a license from the commissioner
for a commercial airport, if there is any obstacle at or near the landing area which would
violate the minimum physical standards for commercial airports adopted by the commissioner under section 15-41 and the removal of such obstacle is a prerequisite for the
approval or license, the commissioner shall notify the owner or person responsible for
the existence of the obstacle, requiring him to remove it within such time as the commissioner determines. The applicant for the approval or license shall pay the owner of the
obstacle just compensation for its removal.
(c) Any person aggrieved by the action of said commissioner in relation to the
removal of an obstacle under subsection (a) or (b) of this section may appeal therefrom
to the superior court for the judicial district within which such obstacle is located or to
any judge thereof in vacation; but, if the ground of appeal is a disagreement as to the
amount of such compensation, the removal of such obstacle shall not be delayed pending
the determination of such amount.
(1949 Rev., S. 4829; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 185; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 41; P.A. 76-436, S. 353, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127;
P.A. 83-238.)
History: 1969 act replaced "commission", referring to aeronautics commission, with "commissioner", referring to
commissioner of transportation; 1971 act replaced superior court with court of common pleas, effective September 1, 1971,
except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable; P.A. 76-436 replaced
court of common pleas with superior court and added reference to judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280
deleted reference to counties; P.A. 83-238 made existing section Subsecs. (a) and (c) and added Subsec. (b), providing for
removal of obstacles at or near certain landing areas.
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148, 151, 153—155.
Sec. 15-74a. Maintenance or construction of overhead lines and facilities near
public airport runway limited. Definitions. Terms used in this section and sections
15-74b and 15-74c, shall be construed as follows, unless another meaning is expressed
or is clearly apparent from the language or the context: "public service company" means
"public service company" as defined by section 16-1; "public airport" means any state
or municipality owned airport, heliport, restricted landing area or other air navigational
facility or any facility licensed by the Commissioner of Transportation under section
13b-46 except any privately owned airport, heliport, restricted landing area or air navigational facility unless the same has been on file with the Federal Aviation Administration
for a period of at least two years and designated by it as a facility open to the public;
"clear zone" means an area extending for up to one-half mile from the end of a runway
on a public airport and designated by the Commissioner of Transportation as a clear
zone in accordance with regulations adopted by him.
(1971, P.A. 678, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 96, S. 1; P.A. 85-262, S. 8.)
History: 1972 act replaced "electric company" definition with "public service company" definition; P.A. 85-262 added
references to heliports.
Cited. 201 C. 700, 706.
(a) No public service company
shall construct or maintain any overhead line or facility within the limits of a clear zone.
(b) (1) Immediately upon July 6, 1971, the Commissioner of Transportation shall
establish clear zones, in accordance with regulations adopted by him, for all public
airport runways, and shall establish a list of priorities for the abatement or correction
of encroachments thereon by public service companies. (2) Subject to the availability
of funds, said commissioner shall from time to time order the relocation, removal or
such other appropriate corrective action as he deems necessary to abate or correct such
encroachments on clear zones.
(c) Where overhead lines already exist within the limits of an established clear zone
the Commissioner of Transportation shall reimburse the owner public service company
for the cost of relocation, removal or other corrective measures approved by him. Funds
required for the implementation of this section shall be appropriated from existing and
future appropriations for state aid to airports in accordance with regulations adopted by
the Commissioner of Transportation.
(1971, P.A. 678, S. 2-4; 1972, P.A. 96, S. 2.)
History: 1972 act replaced "electric company" with "public service company", deleted word "transmission" modifying
"lines" and amended Subsec. (c) by specifying that appropriations be made in accordance with commissioner's regulations.
No
public service company shall erect, recable or reconstruct any overhead line or facility
within one-half mile of any airport runway without written permission of the Commissioner of Transportation.
(1971, P.A. 678, S. 5; 1972, P.A. 96, S. 3.)
History: 1972 act replaced "electric company" with "public service company" and deleted word "transmission" modifying "lines".
The commissioner may determine the
charges or rental for the use of any properties and the charges for any service or accommodations under his control and the terms and conditions under which such properties
may be used; provided the public shall not be deprived of its rightful, equal and uniform
use of such property. The state shall have and the commissioner may enforce liens as
provided by law for repairs to or improvement or storage or care of any personal property.
(1949 Rev., S. 4819; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 186.)
History: 1969 act replaced "commission", referring to "aeronautics commission", with "commissioner", referring to
commissioner of transportation.
(a) The commissioner, any employee of the department, any officer attached to
an organized police department, any state police officer or any constable, within his or
her precinct, upon discovery of any aircraft apparently abandoned, whether situated
within or without any airport or landing field in this state, shall take such aircraft into
custody and may cause the same to be taken to and stored in a suitable place. All charges
necessarily incurred by such person in the performance of such duty shall be a lien upon
such aircraft. The owner or keeper of any hangar or other place where such aircraft is
stored shall have a lien upon the same for storage charges. If such aircraft has been so
stored for a period of ninety days, such owner or keeper may sell the same at public
auction for cash, at such owner's or keeper's place of business, and apply the avails of
such sale toward the payment of such owner's or keeper's charges and the payment of
any debt or obligation incurred by the person who placed the same in storage, provided
such sale shall be advertised three times in a newspaper published or having a circulation
in the town where such hangar or other place is located, such advertisement to commence
at least five days before such sale; and, if the last place of abode of the owner of such
aircraft is known to or may be ascertained by such hangar owner or keeper by the exercise
of reasonable diligence, notice of the time and place of sale shall be given such owner
by mailing such notice to the owner in a registered or certified letter, postage paid, at
such last usual place of abode, at least five days before the time of sale. The proceeds of
such sale, after deducting the amount due such hangar owner or keeper and all expenses
connected with such sale, including the expenses of the officer who placed such aircraft
in storage, shall be paid to the owner of such aircraft or the owner's legal representatives,
if claimed by such owner or representatives, at any time within one year from the date
of such sale. If such balance is not claimed within said period, it shall escheat to the state.
(b) If the owner of such aircraft placed in storage in accordance with the provisions
of this section fails to claim such aircraft within sixty days, the owner of such hangar
or other place of storage shall, within thirty days thereafter, send a written notice to the
commissioner, stating the make, type, engine number and identification number of such
aircraft and the date such aircraft was left with him for storage and by whom, which notice
shall be placed on file by the commissioner and shall be subject to public inspection. Any
sale under the provisions of this section shall be void, unless the notice required by this
section has been given to said commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 4821; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 131; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 187; 1972, P.A. 134, S. 5; 207, S. 5; P.A. 77-614, S.
555, 610; P.A. 00-99, S. 52, 154; P.A. 01-195, S. 19, 181.)
History: 1961 act substituted deputy director for assistant director in Subsec. (a); 1969 act replaced "commission"
and "director", referring to aeronautics commission and director, with "commissioner", referring to commissioner of
transportation and replaced "deputy director" with "deputy commissioner for the bureau of aeronautics"; 1972 acts deleted
references to commission members and to aircraft registrations; P.A. 77-614 deleted reference to deputy commissioner,
effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 00-99 deleted reference to sheriff in Subsec. (a), effective December 1, 2000; P.A. 01-195
made technical changes in Subsec. (a) for the purposes of gender neutrality, effective July 11, 2001.
Sec. 15-77. Operating under or carrying passengers under influence of liquor
or drugs. No person shall operate or attempt to operate any aircraft on the ground or
in the air while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or of any drug. No person shall
operate or attempt to operate any aircraft on the ground or in the air carrying passengers
who are under the influence of intoxicating liquor or of any drug. Any person who
violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars
or imprisoned not more than sixty days or both, for a first offense, and shall be fined
not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both, upon
any subsequent conviction of a violation of this section.
(1949 Rev., S. 4822.)
Secs. 15-78 and 15-79. Receipts from convictions; deposit in General Fund.
Municipal and state airports; establishment; state plan of development. Sections
15-78 and 15-79 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4823, 4824; 1955, S. 2412d; 1959, P.A. 290; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 132; 1963, P.A. 252, S. 1; 1967, P.A.
694, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 263.)
See Secs. 13b-42 to 13b-44, inclusive, re state and municipal airports.
(a) Any town, city or borough may, at any
annual or special meeting, warned and held for that purpose, vote to establish an aviation
commission and may determine the number of members of such commission and the
length of the term of office of each. If such vote is in the affirmative, a certificate of
such approval shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of such town, city or borough
and a certified copy thereof shall be filed by such clerk in the office of the Secretary of
the State, who shall record the same. Within ten days after such affirmative vote has
been passed by any town, city or borough, its selectmen, mayor or warden shall appoint
the required number of residents of such town, city or borough as members of such
commission, each of whom shall serve for the term for which he was appointed and
until his successor is appointed and has qualified.
(b) Such aviation commission shall be charged with the administration of such local
ordinances as may, from time to time, be enacted, concerning airports, landing fields
and aeronautics.
(1949 Rev., S. 696.)
Cited. 211 C. 690, 694, 695.
Secs. 15-81 to 15-86. Federal and other aid. Commission may act as agent of
municipality for acceptance of federal aid. Contracts by municipality. Municipalities may lease airports. Financial assistance to municipal airports. Technical services to municipalities. Sections 15-81 to 15-86, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4825—4828; 1955, S. 2423d; June, 1955, S. 2424d, 2425d; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 93; 138; 1967, P.A. 377,
S. 1; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 263.)
See Sec. 13b-50.
Any
nonresident of this state who is the operator or owner of any aircraft and who accepts
the privileges extended by the laws of this state to nonresident operators and owners of
aircraft of using its aviation facilities, or of having the same operated over, or who
operates an airplane above or upon, the territorial limits of this state, shall, by such
operation, be deemed to have appointed the commissioner, his agent and attorney for
the service of process in any civil suit or proceeding instituted in the courts of this state
against such operator or owner arising out of or by reason of any accident or collision,
occurring within or above the state, in which such aircraft is involved. Such process
shall be served by the officer to whom the same is directed upon the commissioner by
leaving at the office of said commissioner, at least twelve days before the return day of
such process, a true and attested copy thereof, and by sending to the defendant at his
last-known address by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, a like true and attested copy, with an endorsement thereon of the service upon said commissioner. The
officer serving such process upon the commissioner shall pay to said commissioner at
the time of service a fee of five dollars, which fee shall be taxed as costs in the case.
Said commissioner shall keep a record of each such process and the day and hour of the
service thereof upon him. This section shall extend the right of service of process upon
nonresidents and shall not limit any existing provisions for the service of process. Such
service shall be sufficient to confer jurisdiction of any such action upon the court to
which such process is returnable, and such court may proceed to determine the issues
in such action and render final judgment with or without any further action by such
court concerning further order of notice to such operator or owner.
(1949 Rev., S. 4831—4834; 1959, P.A. 322, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 188.)
History: 1959 act increased fee for service of process on director; 1969 act replaced "director of aeronautics" and
"director" with "commissioner", referring to commissioner of transportation.
See Sec. 15-106 re policy or bond requirements.
As used in sections 15-88 to 15-97, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Airport" means any area of land or water designed for the landing and taking-
off of aircraft and utilized or to be utilized by the public as a point of arrival or departure
by air navigation.
(b) "Airport hazard" means any structure or tree which obstructs or may hereafter
obstruct the aerial approaches of a publicly-owned airport.
(c) An airport is "publicly-owned" if the portion thereof used for the landing and
taking-off of aircraft is owned or operated by a governmental body, political subdivision,
public agency or other public corporation.
(d) "Structure" means any object constructed or installed by man, including such
objects although regulated or licensed by other provisions of law.
(e) "Tree" means any object of natural growth.
(1953, S. 2413d.)
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148.
Subsec. (b):
Cited. 185 C. 145, 146.
It is declared that an airport hazard endangers the lives
and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity; and, if of
the obstruction type, in effect reduces the size of the area available for the safe landing,
taking-off and maneuvering of aircraft, thus destroying or tending to destroy or impair
the utility of the airport and the public investment therein, and is therefore not in the
interest of public health, public safety or general welfare.
(1953, S. 2414d.)
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148.
The commissioner is directed to formulate
and adopt, and from time to time as may be necessary revise, an airport approach plan
for each publicly-owned airport in the state. Each such plan shall indicate the circumstances in which structures or trees or both are or would be airport hazards, the area
within which measures for the protection of the airport's aerial approaches should be
taken and what the height limits and other objectives of such measures should be. In
adopting or revising any such plan, the commissioner shall consider, among other things,
the character of the flying operations expected to be conducted at the airport, the nature
of the terrain, the height of existing structures and trees above the level of the airport,
the practicability of lowering or removing existing obstructions and all other material
matters, and the commissioner may obtain and consider the views of the agency of
the federal government charged with the fostering of civil aeronautics as to the aerial
approaches necessary to safe flying operations at the airport.
(1953, S. 2415d; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 189.)
History: 1969 act replaced "commission", referring to aeronautics commission, with "commissioner", referring to
commissioner of transportation.
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148.
(a) Every municipality having within its territorial limits an area within which, according to an airport approach
plan adopted by the commissioner, measures should be taken for the protection of airport
approaches, shall adopt, administer and enforce, under the police power and in the manner and upon the conditions hereinafter prescribed, airport zoning regulations applicable
to such area, which regulations shall divide the area into zones and, within such zones,
specify the land uses permitted, and regulate and restrict the height to which structures
and trees may be erected or allowed to grow, as may be necessary to effectuate the
commissioner's approach plan for the airport.
(b) If a municipality has adopted or adopts a general zoning ordinance regulating,
among other things, the height of buildings, any airport zoning regulations adopted for
the same area or portion thereof under this section may be incorporated in and made a part
of such general zoning regulations and may be administered and enforced in connection
therewith, but such general zoning regulations shall not limit the effectiveness or scope
of the regulations adopted hereunder.
(c) Any zoning or other regulations applicable to any area within which, according
to the airport approach plan adopted by the commissioner, measures should be taken
for the protection of airport approaches, including any airport zoning regulations adopted
under this section and any zoning or other regulations dealing with the same or similar
matters adopted under authority other than that conferred by this section, shall be consistent with, and conform to, the commissioner's approach plan for such area, and shall be
amended from time to time as may be necessary to conform to any revision of the plan
that may be made by the commissioner.
(d) All airport zoning regulations adopted hereunder shall be reasonable, and none
shall require the removal, lowering or other change or alteration of any structure or tree
not conforming to the regulations when adopted or amended, or otherwise interfere with
the continuance of any nonconforming use, except as provided in subsection (a) of
section 15-93.
(e) If any municipality fails to adopt airport zoning regulations within a reasonable
time, the commissioner may, for the protection of public safety, adopt and from time
to time as may be necessary amend or repeal such regulations for such municipality
until airport zoning regulations herein provided for are adopted by such municipality.
(1953, S. 2416d; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 190.)
History: 1969 act replaced "commission", referring to aeronautics commission, with "commissioner", referring to
commissioner of transportation.
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148.
Subsec. (e):
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148.
Where an airport is owned or
controlled by a municipality and any airport hazard area appertaining to such airport is
located outside the territorial limits of such municipality, the municipality owning or
controlling the airport and the municipality within which the airport hazard area is located may, by ordinance, create a joint airport zoning board, which board shall have the
same power to adopt, administer and enforce airport zoning regulations applicable to
the airport hazard area in question as that vested by section 15-91 in the municipality
within which such area is located. Each such joint board shall have as members two
representatives appointed by each municipality participating in its creation and in addition a chairman elected by a majority of the members so appointed.
(1953, S. 2417d; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 95.)
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148.
Where advisable to facilitate the enforcement of zoning regulations adopted pursuant to section
15-91, a system may be established for granting permits to establish or construct new
structures and other uses. Before any nonconforming structure or tree may be replaced,
substantially altered or repaired, rebuilt, allowed to grow higher or replanted, a permit
shall be secured from the administrative agency authorized to administer and enforce
the regulations, authorizing such replacement, change or repair. No permit shall be
granted that would allow the structure or tree in question to be made higher or become
a greater hazard to air navigation than it was when the applicable regulation was adopted;
and whenever the administrative agency determines that a nonconforming structure or
tree has been abandoned or more than eighty per cent torn down, destroyed, deteriorated
or decayed: (1) No permit shall be granted that would allow such structure or tree to
exceed the applicable height limit or otherwise deviate from the zoning regulations, but
a permit shall be issued as of right if the structure as erected or altered is in conformance
with the regulations or will not constitute a greater hazard than the structure that is
replaced or altered; and (2) whether application is made for a permit under this section
or not, such agency may by appropriate action compel the owner of the nonconforming
structure or tree to lower, remove, reconstruct or equip such object as may be necessary
to conform to the regulations. Except as indicated, all applications for permits for replacement, change or repair of nonconforming uses shall be granted.
(b) Variances. Any person desiring to erect any structure, or increase the height of
any structure, or permit the growth of any tree, or otherwise use his property, in violation
of airport zoning regulations adopted under section 15-91, may apply to the board of
appeals, as provided herein, for a variance from the zoning regulations in question. Such
variance shall be allowed where a literal application or enforcement of the regulations
would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship and the relief granted would
not be contrary to the public interest but do substantial justice and be in accordance with
the spirit of the regulations.
(c) Obstruction marking and lighting. In granting any permit or variance under
this section the administrative agency or board of appeals may, if it deems such action
advisable to effectuate the purposes of sections 15-88 to 15-97, inclusive, and reasonable
in the circumstances, so condition such permit or variance as to require the owner of
the structure or tree in question to permit the municipality, at its own expense, to install,
operate and maintain suitable obstruction markers and obstruction lights thereon.
(1953, S. 2418d.)
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148.
No airport zoning regulations shall be adopted, amended or changed hereunder except by
action of the legislative body in the municipality in question after a public hearing in
relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be
heard. At least fifteen days' notice of the hearing shall be published in an official paper,
or a paper of general circulation, in the municipality.
(b) Administration of zoning regulations; administrative agency. The legislative body of any municipality adopting airport zoning regulations hereunder may delegate the duty of administering and enforcing such regulations to any administrative
agency under its jurisdiction, but such administrative agency shall not include any member of the board of appeals. The duties of such administrative agency shall include
hearing and ruling on the granting of all permits under subsection (a) of section 15-93,
but such agency shall not have or exercise any of the powers delegated to the board of
appeals.
(c) Board of appeals. Airport zoning regulations adopted hereunder shall provide
for appointment of a board of appeals to have and exercise the following powers: (1)
To hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision or determination made
by the administrative agency in the enforcement of sections 15-88 to 15-97, inclusive,
or any ordinance adopted pursuant thereto; (2) to hear and decide special exceptions to
the terms of the ordinance upon which such board may be required to pass under such
ordinance; (3) to hear and decide specific variances under subsection (b) of section 15-
93. Where a zoning board of appeals already exists, it may be appointed as the board
of appeals. Otherwise, the board of appeals shall consist of five members, each to be
appointed to serve for a term of three years unless removed for cause by the appointing
authority upon written charges and after public hearing.
(d) Appeal by municipality. Any municipality aggrieved by any zoning ordinance
or regulation under the terms of sections 15-88 to 15-97, inclusive, may appeal to the
commissioner without recourse to the board of appeals.
(1953, S. 2419d; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 191.)
History: 1969 act replaced "commission", referring to aeronautics commission, with "commissioner", referring to
commissioner of transportation, in Subsec. (d).
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148.
Any person aggrieved by the action
of a board of appeals acting under the provisions of subsection (c) of section 15-94, or
any municipality aggrieved by the action of the commissioner, may appeal therefrom
as provided in section 8-8.
(1953, S. 2420d; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 192.)
History: 1969 act replaced "commission", referring to aeronautics commission, with "commissioner", referring to
commissioner of transportation.
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148.
If any corporation
subject to regulation by the Department of Public Utility Control is aggrieved by the
adoption of airport zoning regulations under section 15-91 or by refusal to grant a variance permit as provided in subsection (b) of section 15-93, such corporation, within
thirty days after such adoption or refusal, may appeal to said department, and if, after
notice and hearing, said department determines that the public safety, necessity and
convenience will be best served by the amendment or annulment of such regulation, it
may order such regulation to be amended or annulled, or may grant a variance permit
as prescribed in said subsection (b).
(1953, S. 2421d; P.A. 75-486, S. 46, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 37, 348.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced
authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979;
P.A. 80-482 made division of public utility control a department and deleted reference to abolished department of business
regulation.
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148.
Any person who violates any provision of sections 15-88 to
15-96, inclusive, or any regulation, order, zoning ordinance or ruling promulgated or
made pursuant thereto, shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned not
more than sixty days or both, and each day a violation continues to exist shall constitute a
separate offense. In addition, either the municipality within which the property is located
or the commissioner may institute, in any court of competent jurisdiction, an action to
prevent, restrain, correct or abate any violation thereof, or of airport zoning regulations
adopted thereunder, or of any order or ruling made in connection with their administration or enforcement, and the court shall adjudge to the plaintiff such relief, by way of
injunction, which may be mandatory, or otherwise, as may be proper under all the facts
and circumstances of the case, in order fully to effectuate the purpose of said sections
and of the regulations adopted and orders and rulings made pursuant thereto.
(1953, S. 2422d; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 193.)
History: 1969 act replaced "commission", referring to aeronautics commission, with "commissioner", referring to
commissioner of transportation.
Cited. 185 C. 145, 148.
(a) The
Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol shall be within the Department of Public Safety
and may expend funds, within available appropriations, for the acquisition, installation,
conditioning, rental and maintenance of equipment and facilities and for expenses incurred in connection with senior and cadet training; provided no funds shall be expended
for the purpose of uniforms or personal effects, or for salaries of members of said civil
air patrol, except as set forth in subsection (b).
(b) The wing commander of the Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol may employ
clerical assistance at headquarters for such duties as may be required by the wing commander. The commander of the Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol may issue vouchers
for all expenditures covered by this section, and the Comptroller shall convert such
vouchers into warrants, and the Treasurer shall pay the same out of the General Fund.
(1955, S. 2435d, 2436d; 1967, P.A. 188; 487, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-411, S. 1; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-12, S. 1, 10.)
History: 1967 acts deleted three thousand two hundred dollar limit on compensation for clerical assistance in Subsec.
(b) and substituted "the general fund" for "said fund"; P.A. 76-411 designated former provisions as Subsec. (b) and inserted
new Subsec. (a) re allowed expenditures; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-12 amended Subsec. (a) to require that Connecticut
Wing Civil Air Patrol be within the department of public safety and to authorize expenditure of funds "within available
appropriations" and Subsec. (b) to make technical changes for statutory consistency.
Section 15-99 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4835; 1951, S. 2141d; 1957, P.A. 120, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 527, S. 12.)
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or
any of the regulations or orders issued pursuant thereto for which no penalty is specifically provided shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned not
more than sixty days or both.
(1949 Rev., S. 4816.)
Transferred to Chapter 266a, Sec. 15-101p.
There shall be charged for a copy
of any record under this chapter or chapter 267, one dollar per page or fraction thereof
for the first copy and fifty cents per page or fraction thereof for each additional copy,
and for the certificate of any copy of record, one dollar.
(1972, P.A. 207, S. 10.)
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