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t.. of y am• . , COUNTY OF HAWAII "T "`:' i STATE OF HAWAII 10 ,ILL NO. 186 1 ORDINANCE NO. // AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CiiAPTER 25, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO TELECOMMI.UNICATION ANTENNAS AND TOWERS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIi: OF THE COUNTY OF iiAWAiI: SECTION 1. Purpose. During the 2007 State Legislative Session, the legislature adopted Act 171, which allowed the construction and operation of wireless commnunicatton antennas and towers as permitted uses within the State Land Use Agricultural District. Prior to the enactment ofthis amendment, a Special Perrin was required from the Planning Commission. Such a permit is no longer required. However, in allowing such uses within the State Land Use Agricultural District wtlhouta permit, the surrounding property owners are no longer able to express their concepts regarding the construction of such antennas and lowers within their immediate neighborhood. To alleviate this concern. the purpose of this bill is to amend the County Zoning Code to require that wireless telecommunication antennas and towers obtain a Use Permit from the Planning Commission mission before such use is established. The Zoning Code currently requires such uses to obtain a Use Permit within lands zoned RS, RD, RM and RCS. Therefore, the proposal to require telecommunication antennas and towers to obtain a Use Permit for properties within the RA, FA, A and IA districts would be consistent with the current practice of requiring a Use Permit to be established in the RS, RD, RM and RCX districts. No changes are proposed to the V, CN, CG, C MCX. ML, MG. 0. and CDI1 districts which allow telecommunication antennas and towers as uses provided that plan approval requirements are complied with. SECTION 2. Chapter 25. article 2, division 6, Section 25 -2 -61 (a) Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: