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Newtown City Zoning Code

§ B70-9.04

Amendments.

A. 
These Regulations may be amended, added to or repealed and the boundaries of the zones shown on the Zoning Map may be established, altered or eliminated in accordance with the procedures established by the General Statutes either on the initiative of the Commission or upon receipt of a written application for such a change.
B. 
Any application for an amendment, change, addition or repeal of these Regulations or the establishment, alteration or elimination of the boundaries on the Zoning Map shall be filed first with the Zoning Enforcement Officer at least 15 days prior to the regular monthly meeting of the Commission. Said application shall be accompanied by a fee in accordance with Section 9.07. The cost of publication shall be borne by the Applicant.
C. 
Any such application shall make specific reference amendment or change to the portion of these Regulations to be amended, changed, added to or repealed and shall contain the text of the proposed amendment or change.
D. 
Any application to establish, alter or eliminate a zoning boundary or zone set forth on the Zoning Map shall be accompanied by a Class A-2 or B-100 map by a registered land surveyor drawn to scale showing the exact area for which such change is being sought and delineating any proposed new zoning boundaries with reference to existing monuments, natural features or otherwise so that all persons affected can know the area for which the change is sought. Such an application shall include the name of all property owners within the area for which the change is sought and within the number of feet of the perimeter thereof established by the General Statutes, presently 500 feet, within which area a protest may be filed according to such statute. Said application shall also contain a sufficient description of the property which may be used by the Commission in publishing the notice of hearing on said change.