Permits, Licenses, and Ordinances (alpha order)
Birth
Certificate: (860) 561-7430
A copy of your birth certificate is on file in the Town Clerk's office of the town in which you were born and in the town in which your mother
lived at the time of your birth. A full-size certified copy of a birth certificate
is $10, a wallet-size birth certificate is $5. Click
here for the form to request a duplicate certificate. Death certificates cost $10.
Block
Party Permits: (860) 561-8100
Any resident may apply for a block party permit and, if approved, is entitled
to receive barricades from the town to block off a portion of the street.
Applications are available at the Public Works office or click
here for an application.
Building
Permits: (860) 561-7530
A building permit is required for any new building, addition, temporary building, demolition, or pool installation. You must apply in person. Please call the Building Office at (860) 561-7530 before you come to see what your project will require.
A permit is needed if you plan to alter a building by cutting a portion of a wall, removing or cutting any structural beam or load bearing support, or change any required means of entering or exiting. In accordance with the State of Connecticut Basic Building Code and the West Hartford Zoning Ordinance, permits are also required for air conditioning, heating, sprinkler, electric wiring, and plumbing. Building and Zoning permits must comply with current Zoning Codes, where applicable.
Permits for small projects are typically issued the day after you apply. Larger projects may take 1-2 weeks. When making an application for a building permit, the process can be expedited by coming in when inspectors are available, which are between the hours 8:00-9:00 AM and 1:00-2:00 PM in Room 208 of Town Hall, 50 South Main Street. The Building Inspection Office phone is (860) 561-7530.
Customary
Home Occupations: (860) 561-7555
An accessory use conducted within a dwelling unit by the person who occupies the dwelling unit as his or her principal residence, which use is clearly secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for living purposes. A Home Occupation may be permitted either by Special Exception, approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals, or by administrative approval by the Zoning Office or his/her designee.
A Special Exception approval, pursuant to the provisions of Section 177-49, as amended by Section 2 of Town of West Hartford Code of Ordinances, shall not be required for a person to conduct a Home Occupation in the dwelling unit which such person occupies as his or her principal residence provided that: (a) There are no non-resident employees, (b) There are no visits to the subject dwelling or unit by clients and/or customers, (c) There is/are no sign(s).
For more information, contact the Zoning Office at (860) 561-7555, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Click here for a ZBA guide and Zoning application. Click here to read the Home Occupation Ordinance.
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