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DOCKET NO. 297 – Sprint Spectrum, L.P. application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance and operation of a telecommunications facility in Avon, Connecticut.
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Connecticut Siting Council January 24, 2005 |
Decision and Order
Pursuant to the foregoing Findings of Fact and Opinion, the Connecticut Siting Council (Council) finds that the effects associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of a telecommunications facility including effects on the natural environment; ecological integrity and balance; public health and safety; scenic, historic, and recreational values; forests and parks; air and water purity; and fish and wildlife are not disproportionate either alone or cumulatively with other effects when compared to need, are not in conflict with the policies of the State concerning such effects, and are not sufficient reason to deny the application and therefore directs that a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, as provided by General Statutes § 16-50k, be issued to Sprint Spectrum, L.P. for the construction, maintenance and operation of a wireless telecommunications facility at 277 Huckleberry Hill Road, Avon, Connecticut.
The facility shall be constructed, operated, and maintained substantially as specified in the Council’s record in this matter, and subject to the following conditions:
- The tower shall be designed as a laminated wood monopole and shall be constructed no taller than 100 feet above ground level to provide telecommunications services to both public and private entities. The location of the tower and equipment compound shall be adjusted to avoid cutting down an existing 33" dbh tree.
- The Certificate Holder shall prepare a Development and Management (D&M) Plan for this site in compliance with Sections 16-50j-75 through 16-50j-77 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The D&M Plan shall be served on all parties and intervenors, as listed in the service list, and submitted to and approved by the Council prior to the commencement of facility construction and shall include:
- a final site plan(s) of site development to include specifications for the tower, tower foundation, flush-mounted antennas, equipment building, access road, utility line, and landscaping; and
b) construction plans for site clearing, water drainage, and erosion and sedimentation control consistent with the 2002 Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control, as amended.
consistent with Federal Communications Commission, Office of Engineering and Technology, Bulletin No. 65, August 1997. The Certificate Holder shall ensure a recalculated report of electromagnetic radio frequency power density is submitted to the Council in the event other carriers locate at this facility or if circumstances in operation cause a change in power density above the levels calculated and provided pursuant to this Decision and Order.
Pursuant to General Statutes § 16-50p, we hereby direct that a copy of the Findings of Fact, Opinion, and Decision and Order be served on each person listed below, and notice of issuance shall be published in the Hartford Courant, Valley News, and the Farmington Valley Post.
By this Decision and Order, the Council disposes of the legal rights, duties, and privileges of each party named or admitted to the proceeding in accordance with Section 16-50j-17 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
The parties and intervenors to this proceeding are:
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Applicant Sprint Spectrum, L.P. |
Its Representative Thomas J. Regan, Esq. |