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Council approves Shoreland zoning updates tied to state DEP model requirements
Summary
The council approved Shoreland zoning ordinance and map amendments the council described as following DEP model language, including DEP-required date changes and local stream protections for two urban-impaired streams; staff said DEP has 30 days to sign off.
Hamden councilors approved amendments to the town's Shoreland zoning ordinance and corresponding map changes following state DEP model updates.
Miles, the staff member who presented the changes, said he had "reached back out to DEP" and explained the date adjustments and that DEP has 30 days to sign off, after which the ordinance becomes effective: "DEP has 30 days to either sign off on it or it's automatically approved by them," Miles said. Council discussion focused on clarifying which streams would receive the local protection (Zuckerbrook and Shawbrook) and how the local stream protection applies only within a 75-foot buffer; the council approved the amendments (six affirming, one present).
