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C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D. Mayor William V. Brilhante, Jr. Managing Director �j •� fir; County of Hawaii WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hi, Hawaii 96720 Phone(808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742 December 23, 2024 The Honorable Chairman Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Inaba and Members of the County Council: Louis Daniele III, Chair Chantel Perrin, Vice Chair Lauren Balog Wayne De Luz Gordon Takaki SUBJECT: Planning Director Initiated (PL-PDI-2024-000008) Amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning) Article 2, Article 4, Article 5, and Article 7 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, As Amended) Relating to Telecommunication Antennas and Towers The Windward Planning Commission (Commission), at its duly held public hearings on September 5, 2024, October 3, 2024, and December 5, 2024, reviewed and considered the Planning Director's request to initiate an ordinance to amend Chapter 25 (Zoning), Articles 2, 4, 5, and 7 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition as amended), pertaining to telecommunication antennas and towers. The purpose is to remove the requirement for a use permit to establish telecommunication antennas and towers in certain zoning districts, add application requirements, and amend standards for the establishment of telecommunication antennas and towers. On October 3, 2024, the Commission voted to forward a favorable recommendation of the Director's request to the County Council. On October 15, 2024, the Commission's recommendation was transmitted to the County Council for consideration, but the Planning Department was informed that revisions to the draft bill were necessary before it could proceed to Council to address legislative format drafting errors and spelling, grammar and formatting errors. www.planning.hawaiicountv.gov Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer plannin a hawaucounty.oovv