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The Connecticut Siting Council (Council) jurisdiction for new telecommunications facilities is limited to the following:
1. Community antenna television towers and head-end structures; (General Statutes § 16-50i (a) (5)) (Application Guide)
2. Telecommunication towers, including associated equipment:
owned or operated by the State;
owned or operated by a public service company, as defined in General Statutes § 16-1;
owned or operated by a person, firm, or corporation certified by the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) to provide intrastate telecommunications services pursuant to General Statutes §§ 16-247f through 16-247h, inclusive; or
used in a cellular system as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 47, Part 22, as amended. (General Statutes § 16-50i (a) (6) (Application Guide)
B. The municipality may conduct public hearings and meetings as it deems necessary for it to advise the applicant of its recommendations concerning the proposed facility. Within sixty (60) days of the initial consultation, the municipality shall issue its recommendations to the applicant. (General Statutes § 16-50l (e))
A. Each application filed with the Council, shall be accompanied by proof of service of such application on the following:
each municipality in which any portion of such facility is to be located, including proposed and alternative sites, including:
the DPUC;
the public, in newspapers having a general circulation in each municipality wherein any portion of the proposed or alternative sites are to be located that will serve substantially to inform the public of such application and to afford interested persons sufficient time to prepare for and to be heard at the public hearing; and
each person appearing of record as an owner of property which abuts the proposed primary or alternative sites on which the facility would be located. (General Statutes § 16-50l (b))
The Council reviews all applications for compliance with General Statutes § 16-50l and Section 16-50j-74 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. If an application meets this criteria, the Council will establish a contested case proceeding with a decision due within 180 days of the filing of the application with the Council (extendible by not more than 180 days with consent of the applicant). In addition, the Council may schedule a pre-hearing conference for the benefit of the public to explain the Certification process. (General Statutes §§ 16-50m and 16-50p)
any domestic or qualified nonprofit corporation or association formed in whole or in part to promote conservation or natural beauty, to protect the environment, personal health or biological values, to preserve historical sites, to promote consumer interests, to represent commercial and industrial groups, or to promote the orderly development of the areas in which the facility is to be located, if it has filed with the Council a notice of intent to be a party; and
filing exhibits, briefs, and proposed findings of fact. (General Statutes § 4-177c, 16-50o and Regs., Conn. State Agencies § 16-50j-13 to 16-50j-28)
provide the applicant and all other parties and intervenors, who have not waived service, with one copy of all filings. (General Statutes § 4-177c, 16-50o and Regs., Conn. State Agencies § 16-50j-12 to 16-50j-28)
All persons seeking to be named or admitted as a party are requested to file a written petition to the Council to be so designated at least five (5) days before the date of the hearing (General Statutes § 4-177a (a)). The petition to be designated a party must state the following:
the petitioner’s participation is in the interests of justice and will not impair the orderly conduct of the proceeding. (General Statutes § 4-177a (b))
filing exhibits, briefs, and proposed findings of fact. (General Statutes § 4-177a (d), 16-50o and Regs., Conn. State Agencies § 16-50j-15a to 16-50j-28)
provide the applicant and all other parties and intervenors, who have not waived service, with one copy of all filings. (General Statutes § 4-177a(d), 16-50o and Regs., Conn. State Agencies § 16-50j-12 to 16-50j-28)
All persons seeking to be named or admitted as an intervenor are requested to file a written petition to the Council to be so designated at least five (5) days before the date of the hearing (General Statutes § 4-177a (b)). The petition to be designated an intervenor shall state the following:
The Council conducts one or more public field reviews of the proposed telecommunications sites to visually assess the site and surrounding land uses. Weather permitting, a balloon may be flown to approximate the height of the proposed tower.
A. Draft Findings of Fact, Opinion, and Decision and Order are considered at publicly noticed meetings. The public may attend these meetings to observe Council deliberations. After the Council issues its draft Findings of Fact, parties and intervenors may identify errors or inconsistencies between the Council’s draft Findings of Fact and the record; however, no new information, evidence, argument, or reply briefs will be considered by the Council. (General Statutes § 16-50p)
B. Whenever the Council certifies a telecommunications facility, such certification shall satisfy and be in lieu of all certifications, approvals, and other requirements of State and municipal agencies in regard to any questions of public need, convenience, and necessity for such facility. (General Statutes § 16-50x)
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