Current through 2024-46, November 13, 2024
Section 407-885-4 - PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWA.Filing. The public utility or corridor developer shall file the petition for exemption with the Commission and provide a copy of the petition for exemption to the municipality or LURC, as applicable. The copy of the petition to the municipality shall be provided the municipal clerk, the chairman of the planning board, and chairman of the board of appeals if an appeal was filed.B.Notice and Opportunity for Intervention. The Commission shall provide notice of the filing of a petition for exemption and an opportunity for intervention to the municipality or LURC as applicable, the Public Advocate, all parties in any prior Commission proceedings involving the approval of the public utility project or energy corridor project, all parties to the LURC proceeding if an exemption is sought from a LURC regulation, all persons entitled to notice of the request for a municipal permit if an exemption is sought from a municipal ordinance, and to other interested persons.C.Public Hearing. The Commission shall conduct a public hearing on the petition for exemption and shall provide parties the opportunity to submit evidence and argument.D.Commission Order. The Commission shall issue an order on the petition for exemption. The Order shall address the relevant evidence and arguments presented by the parties and determine whether the public utility or the corridor developer has met the standards for granting an exemption as stated in section 5 of this Chapter.65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 885, § 4