Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-78-23 - Place of business

(a) Each place of business of a commercial driving school shall be in a fixed location. A business conducted from a house trailer, tent, temporary structure, temporary address, hotel room, by a telephone answering service or the like shall not be considered a fixed location.

(b) Each place of business shall have a minimum of two hundred square feet of space, except for any place of business established prior to February 24, 1997. Each place of business that offers classroom instruction shall provide a suitable classroom environment with reasonable and adequate space and seating to conduct such instruction. Any driving school whose place of business is in a shared commercial location shall have a physically separate and distinct area within the location. Each place of business shall have adequate signage, as allowed by the board or authority designated by local charter, regulation or ordinance of the town, city or borough wherein the business is located. Such signage shall reflect the name and ownership of said business.

(c) Each place of business shall meet governmental zoning, safety, fire code and accessibility requirements.

(d) The licensee shall provide the commissioner with a scale map, sketch or drawing showing the dimensions, doors, windows, classrooms, and other characteristics for each place of business.

(e) The applicant or the licensee shall notify the responsible fire marshal for each new place of business by certified mail prior to business use of the facility, and any substantial change in any facility or in its use shall be reported in writing to the responsible fire marshal and to the commissioner.

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Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-78-23

Effective February 24, 1997; Amended October 4, 2010; Amended October 1, 2012