I agree, when the downtown of Ansonia IS the biggest blight offender, it is very hard to enforce current blight laws elsewhere in the city. Why on Earth Ansonia has not taken what I assume are a half dozen eyesore Farrell buildings or forced the company to take them down and/or clean them up escapes me. The further down Main Street you get toward Seymour the worse the view. Why has this not been acted on?

No City has the power to compel demolition of private buildings unless they are a safety issue (imminent danger of collapse).
As for claims of blight, the appearance of buildings in an Industrial Zone, or grand-fathered in a zone that was once industrial, in most cases is not a blight violation unless there are egregious examples of abandoned vehicles and equipment within any front setbacks or if the property is abandoned. This would change only if the use of the property changes.

I was once walking on the south bound sidewalk of RT 115 - North Main St. not to long Ago. I recall the windy day when I saw a piece of siding come off the mentioned Farrell structure perfectly landing inside the back of a pick-up truck prior to the hose house traffic light. What Timing! The driver was a bit upset.
Does this constitute (imminent danger of collapse) or perhaps the start of a build neglected by its owner potentially threating the health and safety of the public.?
Being an industry where my grandfather worked, He told me OSHA would have a field day with endless paperwork in that place including fire prevention issues which pop up quite often.

Doesn't sound like imminent danger of structural collapse, but it may be the type of public safety issue that would allow the building official to order the facade material secured or removed.

and when will Farrell be told to secured or remove the façade material. Their web site makes it seems they have a state of the art corporate headquarters in Ansonia, but a dozen run down old factory buildings. Their parent company can well afford to fix the buildings they are using and demolish the ones they are not to be resold for development. LET'S GET TO IT FARRELL!

Ansonia is KNOWN for blight and those who don't care about their homes. Want to see an example? Here you go. My girlfriend and I pass by this mess every morning. I think it's the bottom of Platt St/Rd. (new here, sorry). The one on the left is a huge ugly monstrosity in what is otherwise a single and two family home area. The right? Hasn't seen a coat of paint in... looks like a decade or two. REALLY? Oh yes, and the small house way on the left has two paint colors on the front. Someone got bored after the first can and quit. I can imagine what this does for neighboring property values. Does Ansonia even care?

There are many ugly building in the valley as well as many other towns but they may not violate a towns blight laws. Besides needing a paint job, the building on the right seems to be in good shape physicially. A lawn that hasn't been cut for a month can be a blight.

Good to know a resident can not paint or maintain the exterior of their home for years (which some Realtors will tell you can reduce the value of neighboring homes by as much as 20%) and not be in violation of the law but not mowing the lawn for a few months IS blight. I see the blight law needs a bit of updating to address REAL long term deterioration of our neighborhoods. You can mow your lawn but have mold growing all over the front of your home like the example show and be applauded as a good homeowner?!

The definition of blight, concerning a town, depends on what is in the towns blight ordinance, which is subject to change.

Wow, I am catching up on this site. That is horrible. This is what happens when people buy buildings, rent them out and take off with the cash. Put a coat of paint on either of these homes, spruce up the yards and you can charge more in rent and make a profit on the improvements.

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