After I submit my application, how long will it take to get a permit?

The time clock starts ticking the moment a completed application is brought in, with the emphasis is on complete.  The Conservation Commission has twenty-one days to review an application and hold a public hearing.  Once you submit your application to the Conservation Department a public hearing will be scheduled for the next available Conservation Commission meeting.  The Commission usually meets every other week unless otherwise posted.  In order to get on the agenda for a particular meeting a new application must be submitted to the Conservation Department by noon on the Wednesday, two weeks in advance of a scheduled meeting.

Upon review of the application, the Conservation Commission may decide it needs additional information in order to make an informed decision.  If this is the case, the hearing may be continued.  After the hearing is closed the Conservation Commission has 21 days to issue a permit.