A fee to defray the cost of legal notice and publication of decision. This fee schedule is set annually by the Board of Selectmen. (See Appendix C for present fee schedule.[1])

A completed Zone Map amendment application.

Submission of the application to the administrative official at least seven days prior to a regularly scheduled meeting.

Five copies and one Mylar copy of a site plan at a scale of one inch equals 40 feet, which shall include the following:

In any petition for a Zone Map amendment, the Commission may require the submission of plans showing proposals for the development of the land involved in the change, including the location of buildings, streets, open space, and other such information as the Zoning Commission considers helpful to its decision.

If a protest against a Zone Map amendment is filed with the Commission, the applicant shall submit a Class D survey that delineates all properties, any portion of which is within 500 feet of the subject site, with the names of the present property owners, area of the site, address of the property owner and a table that details this information. The survey shall be prepared by a land surveyor licensed in the State of Connecticut.

The Commission shall hold a public hearing within 65 days after receipt of an application. Copies of the application shall be submitted to the Marlborough Planning Commission for a report at least 35 days prior to the date assigned for the public hearing.

If any portion of the proposed Zone Map amendment site is within 500 feet of the boundary of an adjoining municipality or a significant portion of the traffic to and from the completed project will use its streets or a significant portion of the sewer or drainage from the project will use and significantly affect the adjoining Town's sewerage or drainage system or water runoff from the improved site will affect the municipality's streets or property or private property within it, the Commission shall notify the affected municipality's town clerk of pending actions by certified mail within seven days of receiving an application.

If any portion of the proposed Zone Map amendment site is within 500 feet of the boundary of another municipality located within the area of operation of a regional planning agency, the Commission shall give written notice of the proposal to the agency not later than 35 days before the date of the public hearing. The applicant shall permit the ZEO to erect a temporary sign advertising the public hearing on the property at least 10 days prior to the public hearing.

The application form and plans are complete and contain all required information.

The amendment will promote the public's health, safety and general welfare.

Consideration has been given to the following:

The Commission shall approve or deny all applications within 65 days of the date of the completion of the public hearing. Notice of the decision of the Commission shall be communicated to the applicant in writing within 15 days after such decision has been rendered and shall be published in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the Town within 15 days after such action has been taken. The reasons for the action of the Commission shall be set forth in the minutes.

Such Zone Map amendment shall be approved only by a majority vote of all members of the Commission, except as provided herein. If a protest against a Zone Map amendment is filed at or before a hearing with the Commission, signed by the owners of 20% or more of the area of the lots included in such proposed change or of the lots within 500 feet in all directions of the property included in the proposed change, such change shall not be adopted except by a vote of 2/3 of all members of the Commission.