Chapter 29

FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL BOARD

[HISTORY: Adopted 4-29-1996 by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Somers, effective 5-23-1996. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Soil erosion and sediment control -- See Ch. 161.

Inland wetlands and watercourses -- See Ch. 211.

Subdivision of land -- See Ch. 213.

Zoning -- See Ch. 214.

~ 29-1. Adoption of statutory provisions.

The Town of Somers hereby adopts the provisions of Section 25-84 and Sections 25-85 through 25-94, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and exercises through a Flood and Erosion Control Board the powers granted therein.

~ 29-2. Authority of Board of Selectmen.

In that Somers has a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000), the Board of Selectmen is empowered by this chapter to act as the Flood and Erosion Control Board and to exercise the authority as granted by the Connecticut General Statutes.