Sec. 13b-48. Hearing on application for certificate of approval or license.
Sec. 13b-48. Hearing on application for certificate of approval or license. Upon
receipt of any application for a certificate of approval of an airport, heliport or restricted
landing area, or an original license to use or operate an airport, heliport, restricted landing
area or other air navigation facility, the commissioner shall send notice thereof by registered or certified mail to the chief executive officer or first selectman of the municipality
or municipalities in which the proposed airport, heliport, restricted landing area or other
air navigation facility is proposed to be located. If the applicant, or such municipality
within fifteen days after receipt of such notice, requests a public hearing, the commissioner shall set a time and place for such hearing in the municipality in which the proposed airport, heliport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility is proposed
to be situated, at which hearing interested parties shall have an opportunity to be heard.
The commissioner may hold a public hearing in any case where no such request is made.
Notice of any such hearing shall be published by the commissioner in a newspaper of
general circulation in such municipality at least twice, the first publication to be at least
fifteen days prior to the date of the hearing. Upon the conclusion of such hearing, the
commissioner shall consider all the relevant evidence and shall issue an order granting
or denying such application, written notice of which shall be sent by registered or certified mail to the applicant and to the chief executive officer or the first selectman of the
municipality or municipalities in which the proposed airport, heliport, restricted landing
area or other air navigation facility is to be located. Orders issued pursuant to this section
shall comply with the requirements of section 15-66 and shall be subject to appeal as
provided in section 15-67.
(1969, P.A. 768, S. 43; P.A. 85-262, S. 2; P.A. 03-115, S. 53.)
History: P.A. 85-262 applied provisions of section to heliports; P.A. 03-115 made technical changes.
Cited. 201 C. 700.