Notice of the public hearing shall be published at least twice
at intervals of not less than two days, the first not more than 15
days and not fewer than 10 days, and the last not less than two days
before the date set for the hearing in a newspaper having a general
circulation in each town where the affected wetland and watercourse
is located.
Notice of the public hearing shall be mailed by the applicant.
Such notice shall be made by certified mail, return receipt requested
to the owner(s) of record of land within 100 feet of the boundary
of the subject property, no less than 15 days prior to the day of
the hearing.
In the case of any application which is subject to the notification provisions of §
460-802 of these regulations, a public hearing shall not be conducted until the clerk of the adjoining municipality(ies) has received notice of the pendency of the application by the Agency. Such notice shall be made by certified mail, return receipt requested.
When an application is filed to conduct or cause to be conducted
a regulated activity upon an inland wetland or watercourse, any portion
of which is within the watershed of a water company as defined in
§ 25-32a of the Connecticut General Statues, the applicant
shall provide written notice of the application to the water company
provided such water company has filed a map showing the boundaries
of the watershed on the land records of the municipality in which
the application is made and with the inland wetlands agency of such
municipality. Such notice shall be in the form of Postal Service Form
3800, Receipt for Certified Mail, and Postal Service Form 3811, Domestic
Return Receipt, as may be amended by the postal service, and shall
be mailed within seven days of the date of the application. The water
company, through a representative, may appear and be heard at any
hearing on the application. Documentation of such notice shall be
provided to the Agency.
In the event of a public hearing:
A. A sign must be posted on the subject site in a location
visible from a public street. If the site is large, it is recommended
that several signs be posted along the street frontage.
B. The sign is available from the Land Use Office. A deposit
of $75 will be collected and refunded to the applicant upon return
of the sign in good condition.
C. The sign must be posted for at least seven consecutive
days prior to the hearing.
D. An affidavit stating that the sign has been properly
posted shall be provided for the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Agency files.
E. If such sign has not been posted prior to the public
hearing, the hearing shall not be opened by the Agency.