ON SEPTEMBER 19TH THE BUILDING/ZONING OFFICIAL WILL BE LEAVING AT 7:00 P.M.
THE BUILDING INSPECTOR/ZONING OFFICER WILL BE OUT OF THE OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2019.
THE BUILDING INSPECTOR/ZONING OFFICER WILL BE OUT OF THE OFFICE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 AND THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH.
Building Inspector & Zoning Enforcement Officer: Peter Zvingilas, pzvingilas@voluntown.gov
Secretary: Beth Taylor, btaylor@voluntown.gov
Phone 860- 376-3867
Hours
Tuesday evening, 6- 8 PM
Thursday 6 – 8 PM
Appointments can be made with secretary, Tuesday & Wednesday 9AM to 2PM and inspections will be done on Tuesday & Thursday 4:30 – 6:00 P.M. Applications for a permit with payments can be dropped off at Town Hall Monday thru Thursday 9 am to 4 pm.
Wetland Regulations
Zoning Regulations
Permit Applications
- Building Permit– Single Family, Multi-Family, Additions, Commercial, Industrial Structures
- Building Permit– Certificate of Zoning Compliance
- Zoning Application
- Electrical Permit, also submit a verified Tax Status Form
- Mechanical Permit (Heating & Air Conditioning), also submit a verified Tax Status Form
- Plumbing Permit, also submit a verified Tax Status Form
- CT Standardized Solar PV Permit Application Supplement
Building Fees
1. Residential Estimated Cost:
| Item | Cost (per square foot) | |
| Basement unfinished | $30 | |
| Basement finished | $80 | |
| Living space | $80 | |
| Garage unfinished | $40 | |
| Garage finished | $50 | |
| Shed | $20 | |
| Deck | $20 |
2. Building permit fee: $16.26 per $1,000 of estimated cost.
3. Electrical service changes $25.00 per request.
4. Mechanical permits: $16.26 per $1,000 of estimated cost or any portion thereof (electric, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, ventilation).
5. Demolition permits: $50.00 standard flat fee. Any accessory building 600 sq. ft or less will pay no fee.
6. Miscellaneous permit: $25.00 per request (Woodstoves, fireplaces, pellet stoves).
7. For work previously completed without a building permit: $200.00.
8. For any building/structure in progress without a building permit: $100.00.
9. For any trade work in a building/structure in progress without a permit in place: $200.00 each trade.
10. No building application shall be approved by the Building Department of the Town of Voluntown until the applicant provides the Building Department with proof there are no delinquent taxes due for the property for which an application is made, or provides a statement from the Tax Collector that the owner of the property for which an application is made, has entered into a payment program to pay off any delinquent taxes which may be due. As used in this section, the term “building application” shall include any application for building, mechanical or septic permits.
