Bill Text: CT SB00409 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Providing Municipal Authority Over The Siting Of Cellular Towers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development [SB00409 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00409-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 409
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 1249
Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist.

AN ACT PROVIDING MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OVER THE SITING OF CELLULAR TOWERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 8 of the general statutes be amended to give local planning and zoning commissions the authority to approve the siting of cellular towers and, in the event a local planning and zoning commission denies the siting of a cellular tower, to allow the Connecticut Siting Council to override such denial and approve the requested siting by a supermajority vote.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide some local control over the siting of cellular towers.