These regulations and inland wetlands and watercourses boundary maps may be amended, changed or repealed at any time by majority vote of the Agency after the procedure outlined for the establishment of regulations and boundaries pursuant to Section 22a-42 of the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.[1] 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.
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Editor's Note: Said appendix is included at the end of this chapter.