§ 6001c - Jurisdiction over broadcast and communication support structures and related improvements - Vermont Statutes

§ 6001c. Jurisdiction over broadcast and communication support structures and related improvements

In addition to other applicable law, any support structure proposed for construction, which is primarily for communication or broadcast purposes and which will extend vertically 20 feet, or more, above the highest point of an attached existing structure or 50 feet, or more, above ground level in the case of a proposed new support structure, in order to transmit or receive communication signals for commercial, industrial, municipal, county, or state purposes, shall be a development under this chapter, independent of the acreage involved. If jurisdiction is triggered for such a support structure, then jurisdiction will also extend to the construction of improvements ancillary to the support structure, including buildings, broadcast or communication equipment, foundation pads, cables, wires, antennas or hardware, and all means of ingress and egress to the support structure. To the extent that future improvements are not ancillary to the support structure and do not involve an additional support structure, those improvements shall not be considered a development, unless they would be considered a development under this chapter in the absence of this section. The criteria and procedures for obtaining a permit under this section shall be the same as for any other development. (Added 1997, No. 48, § 2; amended 2007, No. 79, § 12, eff. June 9, 2007.)