Sec. 7-163c. Municipal telecommunications plan.
Sec. 7-163c. Municipal telecommunications plan. On or after January 1, 2007,
each municipality may develop a municipal telecommunications coverage plan. Such
plan shall consider the information provided to the municipality pursuant to subsection
(a) of section 16-50ee, and may include the mapping of all existing telecommunications
towers and antennas, radio frequency propagation modeling of existing coverage, hypothetical coverage from alternative sites and identification of sensitive areas for restrictive
use. The plan may delineate one or more areas of the municipality within which applications for the siting of telecommunications towers that meet pre-established criteria may
receive expedited consideration. Such plan shall be consistent with (1) 47 USC
332(c)(7), as amended, and any regulations adopted pursuant to said 47 USC 332(c)(7),
(2) the Code of Federal Regulations Title 47, Part 22, as amended, (3) tower sharing
provisions of section 16-50aa, and (4) the state-wide telecommunications coverage plan
adopted by the Connecticut Siting Council pursuant to subsection (a) of section 16-50ee. At the request of a municipality, the Connecticut Siting Council shall provide
technical assistance to the municipality in preparing a plan under this subsection.
(P.A. 04-226, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 04-226 effective June 8, 2004.