Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 50j - Community Antenna Television and Telecommunications Towers › Rules of Practice › Article 4 - ENERGY FACILITIES › Part 1 - Rules of Practice › Section 16-50j-57 - Exemptions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Exemptions.
A facility or
					 any modification to a facility that the Council, or its designee, has
					 determined satisfies the criteria of this section shall be deemed not to have a
					 substantial adverse environmental effect and shall not require a certificate
					 pursuant to Section
					 16-50k
					 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Facilities or modifications to facilities,
					 including, but not limited to, installation or change-out of circuit breakers,
					 disconnects, transformers, buses and appurtenant equipment, upon Council
					 acknowledgment or acknowledgment of its designee, may qualify for such
					 exemption.
(1) An energy component and
					 associated equipment installed adjacent to a damaged or inoperable existing
					 energy component and associated equipment in order to maintain continuity of
					 service shall not constitute a facility provided that:
(A) such energy component and associated
					 equipment shall be removed at the earliest practicable time but in no event
					 later than one year after installation, unless otherwise approved by the
					 Council or unless exempt under subsection (b) of this section, in which event
					 the existing damaged or inoperable energy component and associated equipment
					 shall be removed no later than one year after installation of the new energy
					 component and associated equipment;
(B) the owner or operator of such energy
					 component and associated equipment shall give the property owner of record, if
					 the property owner of record is different from the owner or operator of such
					 component and associated equipment, and the chief elected official of the
					 municipality in which the energy component and associated equipment is located,
					 written notice of the installation or proposed installation of such energy
					 component and associated equipment. The owner or operator of such energy
					 component and associated equipment shall provide the Council with written proof
					 of service of the written notice to the property owner of record, if the
					 property owner of record is different from the owner or operator of such
					 component and associated equipment, and the municipality in which the energy
					 component and associated equipment is located. Notice to all parties shall
					 include the following:
(i) the location of
					 such energy component and associated equipment,
(ii) the reason for the installation,
					 and
(iii) the estimated time such
					 energy component and associated equipment will remain in place;
(C) the notice shall be given at
					 the earliest practicable time but not later than 48 hours after the
					 installation of such energy component and associated equipment; and
(D) the owner or operator of such energy
					 component and associated equipment shall restore the site to its original
					 condition as nearly as practical, subject to such other conditions as ordered
					 by the Council, or its designee.