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[(c)] ff The tower,together with the initial antennas or other equipment proposed to be installed thereon, shall [have Klu�+ 1 ' UTAJ Il.L1111JU one hundred miles per hour.]_ (1) Comply with the building code; and (2) Be equipped with: (A) A redundant power supply capable of providing sufficient power for no less than twenty-four hours; and (B) Where feasible, secondary data transmission capabilities that can support mass notification messaging during a disaster. (g) The telecommunication antennas and tower shall comply with all applicable rules., regulations and requirements of affected agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission. All exterior lighting, except safety beacons required by the FAA, shall be: (1) Fully shielded so that the bulb is not visible from any point above the height of the bulb; and (2) Turned off when human activity is not occurring in the lighted area. (h) Should any state or federally listed or endangered species be found on the subject property,the applicant shall comply with all applicable requirements of Department of Land and Natural Resources-Division of Forestry and Wildlife and/or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (i) Within one hundred twenty days of the permanent abandonment of the tower,the applicant shall remove the tower and its antenna and accessory structures (including the equipment building and the fence), down to, but not including the concrete foundation. The applicant shall immediately provide written notification to the director of the termination of the telecommunication tower and related improvements and the removal of all structures. (j) The director may require any conditions or changes in the location and design of telecommunication antennas and towers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and the natural beauty chapter of the general plan. These conditions or changes may include but not be limited to requiring stealth design(e.g., monopine., monopalm) in order to reduce visual impacts to surrounding properties. If the proposed site is located within an area of natural beauty as designated by the general plan or is located along a roadway, bikeway,trail, or park used by the public,the director may require an on-site or off-site relocation of the telecommunication tower to mitigate visual impacts." SECTION 8. Chapter 25, article 5, division 1, section 25-5-3, division 2, section 25-5- 22, division 3, section 25-5-32, division 4, section 25-5-42, division 5, section 25-5-52, division 6, section 25-5-62, and division 7, section 25-5-72 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) are amended by repealing each paragraph reading"Telecommunication antennas and towers." in the respective subsection (b)thereof and appropriately renumbering all subsequent paragraphs. 7