{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-278.650","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 278.650","heading":"Procedures for proposals to construct antenna towers in an area outside","body":"the jurisdiction of a planning commission -- Hearing -- Building permit fee.\nIf an applicant proposes construction of an antenna tower for cellular telecommunications\nservices or personal communications services which is to be located in an area outside the\njurisdiction of a planning commission, or outside the jurisdiction of the secretary of the\nFinance and Administration Cabinet pursuant to KRS 56.463(4)(a), the applicant shall\napply to the Public Service Commission for a certificate of public convenience and\nnecessity pursuant to KRS 278.020(1), 278.665, and this section. The commission shall\nconvene a local public hearing on the application upon the receipt of a request from t he\nlocal governing body or from not less than three (3) interested persons that reside in a\ncounty or municipal corporation in which the tower is proposed to be constructed. In\nreviewing the application, the commission may take into account the character o f the\ngeneral area concerned and the likely effects of the installation on nearby land uses and\nvalues. A local government may charge a fee for a building permit, in connection with the\nconstruction or alteration of any structure for cellular telecommunica tions services or\npersonal communication services, if the fee does not exceed that charged for any other\ncommercial structure of comparable cost of construction.","path":["KRS Chapter 278"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=45079","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:31Z","sha256":"8d2abe5a9b5c5b4fe0a2e06ed4a1dd9962580c1a4d162a71500167300e431da9","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-278.615","next":"us-ky/krs-278.660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}