In addition to its authority under other provisions of this chapter, a redevelopment agency is authorized to plan and undertake urban renewal projects. As used in this part, an urban renewal project may include undertakings and activities for the elimination, and for the prevention of the development or spread, of slums or substandard, insanitary, blighted, deteriorated or deteriorating areas, and may involve any work or undertaking for such purpose constituting a redevelopment project or any rehabilitation or conservation work, or any combination of such undertaking or work. For this purpose, rehabilitation or conservation work may include (1) carrying out plans for a program of voluntary or compulsory repair and rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements; (2) acquisition of real property and demolition, removal or rehabilitation of buildings and improvements thereon where the agency has determined the same to be necessary to eliminate unhealthful, insanitary or unsafe conditions, lessen density, reduce traffic hazards, eliminate obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare, or to otherwise remove or prevent the spread of blight or deterioration, or to provide land for needed public facilities; (3) installation, construction or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds and other improvements necessary for carrying out the objectives of the urban renewal project; and (4) the disposition, for uses in accordance with the objectives of the urban renewal project, of any property or part thereof acquired in the area of such project; provided such disposition shall be in the manner prescribed in this part for the disposition of property in a redevelopment project area.
(1955, S. 498d; 1959, P.A. 397, S. 6.)
History: 1959 act added words “or deteriorating” in second sentence.
Cited. 158 C. 522.
Cited. 26 CS 249.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development
Section 8-124. - Declaration of public policy.
Section 8-126. - Redevelopment agency.
Section 8-126a. - Agency employees not to promote political parties or members.
Section 8-127. - Preparation and approval of redevelopment plan. Notice of approval. Review.
Section 8-127a. - Limits on redevelopment agency's use of eminent domain under a redevelopment plan.
Section 8-128. - Acquisition or rental of real property by redevelopment agency. Limitations.
Section 8-129a. - Apportionment and abatement of taxes on acquisition of property.
Section 8-130. - Deposit filed with Superior Court clerk. Withdrawal of agency from proceeding.
Section 8-131. - Acceptances to be filed. Approval by judge or judge trial referee.
Section 8-132. - Judicial review of statement of compensation.
Section 8-132a. - Determination of equities of parties in deposit or compensation.
Section 8-133. - Costs taxable against agency.
Section 8-133b. - Payments in lieu of taxes.
Section 8-134a. - Allocation of taxes on real or personal property in a redevelopment project.
Section 8-135. - Acceptance of funds. Financing.
Section 8-136. - Modification of redevelopment plan.
Section 8-137. - Transfer, sale or lease of real property in a redevelopment area.
Section 8-137a. - Other authority re transfer unaffected.
Section 8-138. - Bonds and title to land to be in name of municipality.
Section 8-139. - Joint action by two or more municipalities.
Section 8-140. - Policy concerning slum areas.
Section 8-141. - Urban renewal projects authorized.
Section 8-142. - Urban renewal plan.
Section 8-143. - Powers of redevelopment agency.
Section 8-144. - Powers of municipality.
Section 8-145. - Legislative body to prepare program.
Section 8-151. - Declaration of policy.
Section 8-154b. - Bond issues.
Section 8-154c. - Regulations.
Section 8-154d. - Certified list of contractors for project prerequisite to grant payment.
Section 8-154e. - Certification by agencies of employees and persons performing work under contract.
Section 8-155 to 8-159. - Commercial or industrial development.
Section 8-159a. - State grants for urban problems.
Section 8-160. - Capital improvement programs. Definitions.
Section 8-161. - Commissioner to assist. State payments toward preparation of program.
Section 8-162. - Procedure for obtaining technical assistance.
Section 8-164. - Authority to participate in federal act.
Section 8-165. - Overall economic development program.
Section 8-166. - Application for federal aid.
Section 8-168. - State loans for industrial or business projects.
Section 8-168a. - Funds transferred to the Connecticut Growth Fund.
Section 8-169a. - Declaration of policy.
Section 8-169b. - Definitions.
Section 8-169c. - Preparation and content of a community development plan.
Section 8-169d. - Adoption and implementation of community development plan.
Section 8-169e. - Modification of existing development plans. Acquisition of property.
Section 8-169f. - Community development activities.
Section 8-169g. - Issuance of municipal bonds.
Section 8-169h. - Acceptance of financial assistance. Issuance of temporary notes.
Section 8-169i. - Modification of a community development plan.
Section 8-169j. - Joint activity by two or more municipalities.
Section 8-169k. - State and federal assistance for community development projects.
Section 8-169l. - Discretionary funds. Planning advances.
Section 8-169m. - Receipt of funds. Issuance of bonds.
Section 8-169n. - Regulations.
Section 8-169hh. - Definitions.
Section 8-169jj. - Purposes of authority. Powers.
Section 8-169kk. - Written procedures for conduct of board of directors.
Section 8-169oo. - Bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority.
Section 8-169o. - Declaration of policy.
Section 8-169p. - Definitions.
Section 8-169q. - Designation of urban homesteading agency.
Section 8-169s. - Disposition of property by urban homesteading agency.
Section 8-169t. - Selection of urban homesteaders.
Section 8-169u. - Financial assistance. Abatement of real property taxes.
Section 8-169v. - Acceptance of real property from United States government.
Section 8-169w. - Urban Homesteading Fund created. Regulations. Bond authorization.