Sec. 22a-33. (Formerly Sec. 22-7m). Issuance or denial of permit.
Sec. 22a-33. (Formerly Sec. 22-7m). Issuance or denial of permit. In granting,
denying or limiting any permit the commissioner or his duly designated hearing officer
shall consider the effect of the proposed work with reference to the public health and
welfare, marine fisheries, shellfisheries, wildlife, the protection of life and property
from flood, hurricane and other natural disasters, and the public policy set forth in sections 22a-28 to 22a-35, inclusive. The fact that the Department of Environmental Protection is in the process of acquisition of any tidal wetlands by negotiation or condemnation
under the provisions of section 26-17a, shall be sufficient basis for denial of any permit.
In granting a permit the commissioner may limit or impose conditions or limitations
designed to carry out the public policy set forth in sections 22a-28 to 22a-35, inclusive.
The commissioner may require a bond in an amount and with surety and conditions
satisfactory to him securing to the state compliance with the conditions and limitations
set forth in the permit. The commissioner may suspend or revoke a permit if the commissioner finds that the applicant has not complied with any of the conditions or limitations
set forth in the permit or has exceeded the scope of the work as set forth in the application.
The commissioner may suspend a permit if the applicant fails to comply with the terms
and conditions set forth in the application.
(1969, P.A. 695, S. 7; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 402; P.A. 93-428, S. 18, 39.)
History: 1971 act replaced state board of fisheries and game with department of environmental protection; Sec. 22-7m
transferred to Sec. 22a-33 in 1972 and internal references to other transferred sections were revised to reflect the change
in numbering; P.A. 93-428 deleted requirement that commissioner make specific findings and publish notice of action
taken on permit applications, effective July 1, 1993.
Cited. 183 C. 532. Cited. 209 C. 544.
Cited. 32 CS 104. Cited. 43 CS 386.