THIS IS "ZONING OFFICIAL #2" - ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER NEIL BONNEY; INSPECTORS WILL ATTEMPT TO GAIN ENTRY TO INSPECT - CANNOT SEND VIOLATION NOTICE OR ISSUE AFFIDAVIT TO STATE PROSECUTOR W/O ZONING SEEING COMPLAINT FIRST HAND. NOTE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHOULD FOWARD THIS TO FIRE MARSHALL AND HOUSING CODE ALSO FOR THEIR FOLLOW UP ON BUILDING OFFICIAL 1 COMPLAINT OF AN "ILLEGAL APARTMENT" W/O PERMITS.
ALSO BLDG OFFICIAL, DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL COULD ISSUE VIOLATION NOTICE FOR WORK DONE WITHOUT PERMITS/ILLEGAL LIVING UNIT IF BLDG HAS INSPECTED AND WITNESSED THIS. ALSO POSSIBLE FOR BUILDING OFFICIAL OR DEPUTY TO ISSUE AFFIDAVIT TO STATE PROSECUTOR.

ZONING WILL ISSUE A "NOTICE OF INQUIRY" TO OWNER OF PROPERTY - SENT CERTIFIED AND WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD WILLPLACE A NOTICE ON THE LAND RECORDS WHICH (1) NOTIFIES THE CURRENT OWNER THERE IS A ZONING ENFORCEMENT ISSUE ON THE PROPERTY AND (2) NOTIFIES ANY POTENTIAL PURCHASER OR TITLE SEARCH - THAT THERE IS A ZONING ENFORCEMENT ISSUE ON THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE ZONING DEPARTMENTS STANDARD PROCEDURE
IN FOLLOWING UP ON "ILLEGAL WORK WITHOUT PERMITS AND ALLEGATIONS OF ILLEGAL LIVING UNITS" Neil H. Bonney, Zoning Enforcement Officer, City of Bridgeport; December 1, 2016