Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-357 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 19-351). Location of building. Elevator

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No tenement house shall be erected upon the rear of a lot when there is a tenement house on the front of such lot, nor upon the front of any such lot upon the rear of which there is such a tenement house unless the distance between the two tenement houses is at least thirty feet. No tenement house, not existing or actually under construction on July 1, 1929, shall be over four stories in height unless it is equipped with a passenger elevator.

(1949 Rev., S. 4067.)

History: Sec. 19-351 transferred to Sec. 19a-357 in 1983.

Cited. 13 CA 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Edwards v. Code Enf't Comm., 534 A.2d 617 (Conn. App. Ct. 1987).
Edwards v. Code Enf't Comm., 534 A.2d 617 (Conn. App. Ct. 1987). “Its technical physical requirements; §§ 19a-357 through 19a-361; are enforced by local building inspectors, fire marshals or other persons authorized to issue building permits.”
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