LAND USE
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Continued discussion regarding the progress of enforcing regulations to address blight issues.
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Background:
The purpose for the LUPPW Committee to review the status of Blight issues was to monitor how effective Ordinance #300-012 (rev 1) 300-012 “An Ordinance Concerning Blight and Public Nuisance for the Town of Ledyard” was and to see if the Ordinance needed to be adjusted.
Ledyard was one of the first towns in the area to adopt an Ordinance to address blighted properties. Since the Ordinance was initially adopted in 2013, it was revised in 2019 to include some language that Groton had in their Ordinance. Groton’s Ordinance has been tested in court and held up.
The intent of Ordinance #300-012 (rev 1) “An Ordinance Concerning Blight and Public Nuisance for the Town of Ledyard” was to have property owners comply, and not necessarily impose punitive fines or take them to court. To-date they have had success with getting most properties owners to comply.
The Town Council only had authority to change the Ordinance, the enforcement authority lied with the Blight Officer.