These regulations and inland wetlands and watercourses
boundary maps may be amended, changed or repealed at any time by majority
vote of the Agency after the procedure outlined for the establishment
of regulations and boundaries pursuant to Section 22a-42 of the General
Statutes, as amended.
All petitions requesting a change in the regulations
or boundaries of regulated areas shall be submitted, in writing, on
a form provided by the Agency, a copy of which is included as an Appendix. In addition, the applicant shall pay a fee according to
the Schedule of Fees in an Appendix, to help defray the cost and expenses
of advertising. Such petition shall be considered at a public hearing
in the manner prescribed in the Act for the establishment of regulations
and boundaries. A copy of the proposed regulation or boundary change
shall be filed in the Town Clerk's office for public inspection at
least 10 days before such hearing. Such public hearing shall be held
within 65 days after receipt of such petition. The applicant shall
be notified of the time and place of the hearing by certified mail
no fewer than 10 days prior to the hearing. The Agency shall complete
the public hearing within 35 days. The Agency shall act upon the changes
requested within 65 days after the completion of the hearing. The
petitioner may consent to extension of the periods provided in this
section for holding hearings and for adoption or denial of the requested
change, but the total of all extensions together cannot exceed 65
days, or the petitioner may withdraw the petition.