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Assessor's Office

"Per the Governor's Executive Orders number 24 and 25 the Personal Property Declaration filing deadline as well as the deadline for filing certain exemption paperwork has been extended from November 1st to November 15th. A copy of said Executive orders are below."

• Governors Order PPD
• Governors Order Exemptions
• Form M-3 Application for Exempt Status
• Form M-15 Declaration of Personal Property
• Board of Assessment Appeal Application (March Session)
• Board of Assessment Appeal (Motor Vehicle only)
• M-65 Manufacturing Machinery & Equipment Form
• Personal Property Declaration for Motor Vehicles with Out of State Out of Town Registration
• Active Military Duty Application for Exempt Status for a Motor Vehicle
• Form M-65MV Commercial Motor Vehicles
• Form M-55 Distressed Cities Renewal Form
• City Ordinance Request of Mailing Address
• 2011 Commercial Property Income & Expense Report
• Tax Assessment Deferral Program Information and Application
• Mailing Address Change Request
• Elderly Information for Grand List 2012
• Motor Vehicle Brochure

Boards and Commissions

• Application Form

Building Department Applications/Permits

Building Permits issued - 8:30 - 12:30 M-F
All Research - after 1 PM

Fee Schedule Document

Construction Permits - (To apply online click here)

• Building Permit Application
• Electrical Permit Application
• Heating/Air-Conditioning Permit Application
• Plumbing/Sprinkler Permit Application
• Demolition Permit Application (Applications Must Be Presented In Person)
• Sign Permit Application  (Applications Must Be Presented In Person)

License Center - All Applications Must Be Presented In Person - call (203) 946-8388

• Amusement License Application (includes  -Bowling Alley, Coin Operated Device/ Machine Distributors; Game Rooms, Pool Table, Street Performance)
• Auctioneer License Application (Auction)
• Broker License Application  (includes –Secondhand Dealers, Antique and/or Precious Metal Dealers, Pawnbrokers, Junk Dealers and Swap Shop Dealers)
• Outdoor Seating Permit Application
• Parking Lot/Garage License Application
• Rooming House License Application
• Sales License Application (includes –Closing Out Sales, Door-to-Door Solicitors, Tag Sales)
• Food or Peddler/Hawker License Application (Yearly)
• Food or Peddler/Hawker License Application (Daily)  –1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days consecutively
• Managing Itinerant Vendor (includes –Flea Market, Managing Itinerant Vendors of 5 carts or more)

Permit Center - Applications listed below are not electronically available.  In-person processing only Call (203) 946-5758

• Excavation License/Permit
• Sidewalk License/Permit
• Obstruction Permit (Street, Sidewalk)
• Dumpster Permit
• Special Events Permit (includes –block party, processions, parades, road races)
• Sandwich Board Permit

Other Applications

• Tax Assessment Deferral Program Information and Applicatio

City Plan

• Board of Zoning Appeals
  • Special Exception
  • Variance
  • Review of Administrative Order
• City Plan Commission
  • Development Permit (including Site Plan Review, Soil Erosion Review, Coastal Review, Inland Wetland Review, Site Bond Form)
  • (in MS Word format)
  • Certificate of Approval of Automotive Location
  • (in MS Word format)
  • Special Permit
  • (in MS Word format)
  • Flood Plain Development Permit
• Historic District Commission
  • Application for certificate of Appropriateness
  • Application Form Package, Intent to Demolish Historic Structure
  • Design Review Guidelines

City/Town Clerk's Office

• Election Request
• Property Damage Claims Form & Instructions
• Foreclosure Registration
• Trade Name Certificate
• Change Of Trade Name
• Release Of Trade Name
• Absentee Application English
• Absentee Application Spanish

Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism

• Film, Television, Photography
  
  • Guide To Filming In New Haven
• Mayors Community Arts Program
• 2011/2012 Guidelines & Application Form
  

Economic Development

• New Haven Parking Strategic Plan
• Detailed Parking Plan
• Downtown Gateway Master Plan PDF
• Tax Assessment Deferral Program Information and Application

Health Department

• Volunteer Registration Form

Human Resources

• City Job Application

Library

• Pre-register for a library card

Livable City Initiative

• Property Owner Registration Form
• Application Form for purchase of City Owned Property
• Residential Rental License Program Forms & Information
• Tax Assessment Deferral Program Information and Application

Office Of The Tax Collector

• Change Of Address Form
• Refund Application For Overpayment Of Tax
• Section 8 Tax Collector Verification Form

Parks Department Related Forms (Download)

• Listing of All Parks Department Forms
  Includes Activities, Flag Football, Coed Volleyball, Biddy Basketball, Flag Football , Coed Volleyball, Soccer Registration, Youth Basketball , Summer Camp brochures, programs, schedule information, guidelines and registration forms

Police Department Related Forms (Download)

• Alarm registration
• Animal Licensing and Shelter Information
• Bicycle Registration Form (MS Word)
• Anonymous Drug Detection Reporting Form (Acrobat PDF Format)
• Anonymous Drug Detection Reporting Form (MS Word)
• Internal Values and Ethics Civilian Complaint Form (Acrobat PDF Format)
• Award for Commendable Service Nomination Form (Acrobat PDF Format)
• Award for Commendable Service Nomination Form (MS Word Format)
• Request for Review of Parking Violation/Towing (Acrobat PDF Format)
• Request for Review of Parking Violation/Towing (MS Word Format)

Small Contractor Development Program (SCD)

• Alliance Application
• Recertification Application
• Application For Registration as SBI

Traffic & Parking Related Forms

• Permits & Applications
• Request for Review of Parking Violation/Towing (English)
• Request for Review of Parking Violation/Towing (Spanish)

Vital Statistics

• Application Form for copy of Birth Certificate
• Application Form for Civil Union License
  
• Application Form for copy of Civil Union Certificate
• Application Form for copy of Death Certificate
• Application Form for Marriage License
  
• Application Form for copy of Marriage License