4.2 TIME PERIODS
All time periods of ten days or less shall be computed using business days only. In the case of a determination or Order, such period shall commence on the first day after the date of issuance and shall end at the close of business on the tenth business day thereafter. All other time periods specified in M.G.L. c. 131, § 40 and 310 CMR 10.00 and the Town of Sturbridge Wetlands Bylaws shall be computed on the basis of calendar days, unless the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, in which case the last day shall be the next business day following.
4.3 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Public hearing notification requirements are the same for all public hearing applications. See Chapter 6 of these regulations for complete application requirements.
Notice of the time and place of the public hearing at which the review by the Commission will be made shall be given by the Conservation Commission at the expense of the person making the request not less than five days prior to such meeting, by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town in which the land is located. The Commission shall also require that the applicant mail a certified, receipt requested (to be returned to the Commission office) notice to all abutters within 200 feet, the owner, the Board of Health and the Planning Board of the Town of Sturbridge. Notice shall also be given in accordance with the open meeting law, M.G.L. c. 39, § 23B. The notice mailed shall be the standard Notification to Abutters form available on line from the Town of Sturbridge
website, the DEP website or through the Commission office.
4.4 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act may require an applicant to file an Environmental Notification Form (ENF) and possibly an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for proposed work. Wetlands threshold for filing an ENF or an EIR with the Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency can be obtained from the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA) website.
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