(a) Required Prior to Application. In order to ensure that Surface-Mounted Facilities are installed in the most suitable locations, an Applicant must first obtain the Department's approval of the proposed location for the Surface-Mounted Facility.
(b) Exceptions. If an Applicant demonstrates to the Department that there is only one feasible location for the proposed Surface-Mounted Facility, the Department may by order waive the required Pre-Application Approval Process and authorize the Applicant to submit an Application without a pre-approved location, subject to any reasonable Conditions the Department may place on the proposed Surface-Mounted Facility. By order or regulation, the Department shall establish standards for determining when there is only one feasible location for a proposed Surface-Mounted Facility, but such standards shall be based on technical or physical constraints only.