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 Bristol
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix A. INLAND WETLANDS AND WATERCOURSES REGULATIONS

  § 14. Amendments.  

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  • 14.1 These regulations and the Inland Wetlands and Water-courses Map for the City of Bristol may be amended, from time to time, by the agency in accordance with changes in the Connecticut General Statutes or regulations of the State Department of Environmental Protection, or as new information regarding soils and inland wetlands and watercourses becomes available.

    14.2 These regulations and the Inland Wetlands and Water-courses Map shall be amended in the manner specified in the General Statutes, as amended. The agency shall provide the commissioner of environmental protection with a copy of any proposed regulations and notice of the public hearing to consider any proposed regulations or amendments thereto, except determinations of boundaries, at least thirty-five (35) days before the public hearing on their adoption.

    14.3 Petitions requesting changes or amendments to the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Map shall contain at least the following information:

    (a)

    The applicant's name, address and telephone number;

    (b)

    The owner's name, address, telephone number, and a written consent to the proposed action set forth in the application;

    (c)

    The geographic location of the property involved in the petition including a description of the land in sufficient detail to allow identification of the disputed wetland or watercourse areas;

    (d)

    The reasons for the requested action;

    (e)

    The names and addresses of adjacent property owners; and

    (f)

    A site plan showing the property lines, adjacent property owners, wetland boundaries as per the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Map, the location of the wetlands and watercourses as depicted by a certified soil scientist, wetland flag locations and appropriate numerical designations, and the signature of a land surveyor or certified engineer at an accuracy of an A-2 survey standard established by the State of Connecticut Board of Registry for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

    14.4 A public hearing shall be held on petitions to amend the Inland Wetland and Watercourses Map. Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper having substantial circulation in the municipality at least twice at intervals of not less than two (2) days, the first not more than twenty-five (25) days nor less than fifteen (15) days, and the last not less than two (2) days, before the hearing. A copy of the proposed boundary change shall be filed in the agency's office and the city clerk's office for public inspection at least ten (10) days before such hearing.

    14.5 Within ninety (90) days after receipt of a complete petition for a change in the mapped boundaries of any wetland or watercourse, the agency shall hold a public hearing to consider the petition. The agency shall act upon the changes requested in such petition within sixty (60) days after the hearing. The agency shall provide a copy of the change to the commissioner of environmental protection no later than ten (10) days after adoption.

    14.6 The agency shall make its decision and state the reasons why the change in the Inland Wetland and Watercourses Map was made in writing.

    14.7 The city shall amend the Inland Wetlands and Watercourse Map within thirty (30) days after adoption of the amendment by the agency.