Connecticut § 29-408 - (Formerly Sec. 19-403i). Safety measures to be provided. Fence.
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§ 29-408. (Formerly Sec. 19-403i). Safety measures to be provided. Fence.
Sec. 29-408. (Formerly Sec. 19-403i). Safety measures to be provided. Fence. (a) No person shall remove or demolish any building or structure or part thereof without providing adequate safety measures for all workmen and suitable protections for the public.
(b) No person shall demolish any building or structure, without causing to be erected and maintained, for the duration of the demolition operations, a fence or barricade meeting the requirements of this section. Each such fence or barricade shall be adequate for safety; shall be not less than eight feet high; shall extend along the street line for the entire length of the building or structure facing on the street, with each end returning back to the building line, and shall be solid for its entire length, except for such openings, provided with sliding doors swinging inward, as may be necessary for the proper prosecution of the work. The building official may waive the requirements of this subsection, or may make such further requirements as he deems necessary for the protection of the public, the adjoining properties or any personalty of such owners and its use.
(February, 1965, P.A. 551, S. 10, 11; P.A. 87-263, S. 5.)
History: Sec. 19-403i transferred to Sec. 29-408 in 1983; P.A. 87-263 amended Subsec. (b), substituting “building official” for “administrative officer”.
Cited. 243 C. 66.
Cited. 18 CA 40.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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