KRS 278.650: Procedures for proposals to construct antenna towers in an area outside

the jurisdiction of a planning commission -- Hearing -- Building permit fee.

If an applicant proposes construction of an antenna tower for cellular telecommunications

services or personal communications services which is to be located in an area outside the

jurisdiction of a planning commission, or outside the jurisdiction of the secretary of the

Finance and Administration Cabinet pursuant to KRS 56.463(4)(a), the applicant shall

apply to the Public Service Commission for a certificate of public convenience and

necessity pursuant to KRS 278.020(1), 278.665, and this section. The commission shall

convene a local public hearing on the application upon the receipt of a request from t he

local governing body or from not less than three (3) interested persons that reside in a

county or municipal corporation in which the tower is proposed to be constructed. In

reviewing the application, the commission may take into account the character o f the

general area concerned and the likely effects of the installation on nearby land uses and

values. A local government may charge a fee for a building permit, in connection with the

construction or alteration of any structure for cellular telecommunica tions services or

personal communication services, if the fee does not exceed that charged for any other

commercial structure of comparable cost of construction.