CHAPTER V AMENDMENTS, NOTIFICATIONS, PENALTIES, VALIDITY, ETC.
SECTION 51 - AMENDMENTS

51.1 These Regulations, including the Building Zone Map which is a part hereof , may be amended by the Commission on its own initiative or when initiated by a petition. Any amendment may be adopted only after due notice and public hearing as prescribed by the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut. Any petition for amendment shall be accompanied by the following :

51.1.1 For petitions concerning the text of these Regulations, 15 copies of the existing and proposed text shall be submitted.

51.1.2 For petitions concerning the Building Zone Map, two (2) copies of a map shall be submitted, drawn to a scale of not less than 200 feet to the inch, covering the area of the proposed change and all area in the City within 500 feet of the proposed change, and showing for such area the existing and proposed zoning district boundary lines, the existing property lines and the names of the current property owners as indicated in the Shelton Assessor's records.

51.1.3 A petition fee as determined by the Commission and set forth in the Schedule of Fees included in the Appendix hereto, payable to the City of Shelton.

SECTION 52 - NOTIFICATIONS

52.1 POSTING OF PREMISES:

Whenever a public hearing is scheduled by the Commission, the petitioner/applicant shall post a sign on the property which is the subject of the public hearing. The sign shall be visible and legible to passersby on the principal street at the affected property. Such sign, to be provided to the petitioner/applicant by the Commission, shall state the date, time and place of the public hearing, shall indicate the subject matter of the public hearing, and shall be in evidence for the continuous period of 10 days preceding the date of the public hearing.

52.2 Notification of Affected and Adjacent Property Owners:

All affected and adjacent property owners shall be notified as set forth below:

52.2.1 For petitions concerning amendments and changes to the Building Zone Map, including Planned Development Districts and Planned Residence Districts, the petitioner requesting such amendment shall mail notification of said pending application and hearing to at least one owner of record, as indicated on the most recent Grand List on file in the Assessor's records, of each property or portion of property situated within 200 feet of the proposed change, not more than fifteen (15) days but not less than ten (10) days prior to the date set for the public healing. The text of said notice shall be the public hearing notice provided by the Commission

52.2.2 Each application for a Special Exception or a Temporary Special Exception shall be accompanied by a list of the names and addresses of the owners of all properties or portions of properties situated within 200 feet of the site of the proposed application, as indicated on the most recent Grand List on file in the City of Shelton Tax Assessor's Office. The applicant for such Special Exception or Temporary Special Exception shall mail notification of said pending application and hearing to at least one owner of record of each of said properties not more than fifteen (15) days but not less than ten (10) days prior to the date set for the public hearing. The text of said notice shall be the public hearing notice provided by the Commission.

52.2.3 Evidence of such mailings, in the form of U.S. Postal Office Certificates of Mailing, shall be submitted to the Commission together with a duplicate list of the above noted property owners not less than five (5) days prior to the public hearing date. Failure to comply with any of the procedures required herein shall be deemed a valid basis for denial of the petition/application but shall not result in an automatic denial. For purposes of this Section, for properties held in joint or multiple ownership, notification to a condominium officer or director, a corporate officer, a partner or other persons having a partial ownership fee interest in the property shall be considered adequate notification to all co-owners or parties in interest.

52.2.4 The written notification requirements set forth above are in addition to and beyond the Statutorily mandated public notice requirements. Therefore, the Commission shall be the sole judge of the adequacy of notice in the event of any dispute as to proper and adequate notification, incorrect address or the inadvertent failure of a property owner to be notified. Furthermore, any deficiency, whether perceived or real, in the above noted notification procedure shall not be construed as an automatic invalidation of the decision of the Commission on that petition/application and shall not be considered jurisdictional.

SECTION 53 - PENALTIES

53.1 Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of these Regulations shall be subject to penalties in accordance with the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut.

SECTION 54 - VALIDITY

54.1 If any section, paragraph or provision of these Regulations shall be adjudged invalid, such adjudication shall not invalidate any other section, paragraph or provision of these Regulations and such remainder shall be deemed valid and effective.

SECTION 55 - EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL

55.1 These Regulations, and any amendment or change hereto, shall be in full force and effect from the date established by the Commission, in accordance with the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut.

55.2 The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Shelton, adopted by the Zoning Commission on August 5, 1966 and all amendments thereto, are repealed coincident with the effective date of these Regulations. The repeal of the above Ordinance and all amendments thereto shall not affect the status of any personnel and shall not affect or impair any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired or any liability, penalty, forfeiture of punishment incurred prior to the time such repeal took effect, but the same may be enjoyed, asserted, enforced, prosecuted or inflicted as fully and to the same extent as if such repeal had not been effected.