[Adopted 3-12-1973]
Pursuant to C.G.S. § 22a-36 et seq., the Conservation Commission
is authorized to enact such regulations, in conformity with the regulations
promulgated by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and with due consideration
to the standards set forth in C.G.S. § 22a-39, as are necessary
to protect the inland wetlands and watercourses within the town, and to charge
a reasonable fee for any application made to it under such regulations.
The Conservation Commission shall hold a public hearing prior to enactment
or amendment of such regulations. Notice of the time and place of such hearing
shall be published in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the
town not more than 15 days and not less than five days prior to the date of
such hearing. A copy of the proposed regulations or amendments shall be filed
in the office of the Town Clerk not less than five days prior to the date
of such hearing. The regulations and any amendments thereto become effective
at such time as is fixed by the Conservation Commission, provided that a copy
of the regulations and amendments shall be filed in the office of the Town
Clerk and notice of the adoption of the regulations and amendments shall have
been published is a newspaper having substantial circulation in the town.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See C.G.S.§ 22a-42a.
Proposed regulations and amendments shall be referred to the Zoning
and Planning Commission for its recommendations at least 44 days prior to
the date assigned for the public hearing.
Any person who commits, takes part in or assists in any violation of
this article and the regulations enacted by the authority of the article shall
be fined not more than $1,000 for each separate offense.
