SB 6507-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Provides that a city or town may not place a moratorium on siting facilities for personal wireless services that is longer than one hundred eighty days.

     Provides that a city or town may not place a moratorium or interim zoning control, including renewals, more often than once in a five-year period.

     Provides that moratoria and interim zoning controls must not be used to stall, discourage, or otherwise effectively prohibit the placement of personal wireless facilities within a community.

     Requires that, during the time a moratorium or interim zoning control is in effect, a city or town will continue to process complete applications for the placement of personal wireless facilities that were filed before the effective date of the moratorium or interim zoning control.