Waterbury, CT Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

08, adopted under Conn. Gen. § 7-148(c)(10)(F) and §§ 29-404 to 29-408, is designed to give preservation advocates, the property owner, and potential purchasers time to find an alternative to demolishing a historic resource. A demolition permit application triggers delay review if the building is on, or under consideration to be put on, the National Register of Historic Places or the state register, or sits within a National Register or state register historic district. If the Building Official determines the delay applies, he must inform the applicant in writing that a 90-day waiting period from the date the application was received will run before any demolition permit is granted, tracking the state deadline in Conn.

Gen. § 29-406(b). During that period the applicant may take no action toward demolition, including site remediation or asbestos abatement. The applicant must also, within 20 days of being told the project is delayed, mail certified notice to all adjoining property owners of record (per the Tax Assessor's records), publish a legal notice in a local newspaper, and post a city-furnished 'notice of intent to demolish' sign on site for the full 90 days; each notice must include the filing date, a photograph of the structure, its address, owner, proposed demolition date and age, and state that objections must be filed with the Building Official within 30 days of publication or the permit may issue once the 90 days run.