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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br />DATE: February 1, 2011 Re: Comm. 47/Bill 13 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />Hilo, Hawai'i <br />TIME: 5:00 pm <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill 13, reports as follows: <br />Bill No. 13, transmitted by Mayor William P Kenoi, via Communication No. 47 dated <br />December .16, 2010, is an Ordinance amending Chapter 25, Article 2, Article 4 and Article 5, of <br />the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to Use Permits and <br />Telecommunication Antenna and Tower within the Open Zone District. This bill adds the Open <br />District to those zone districts requiring a use Permit to construct a telecommunications antenna <br />or tower. <br />Councilmember Ford requested that Planning Director Leithead Todd come forward and <br />comment on this bill. <br />Planning Director Leithead Todd stated the intention of this bill is to add open districts to use <br />permit requirements for telecommunication antennas and towers which allows the Public and the <br />Planning Department input into the process. <br />Councilmember Ford stated she is concerned about height and distance requirements for the <br />antennas. <br />Councilmember Smart asked for clarification as to whether antenna are allowed at this time. <br />Director Leithead Todd replied in the affirmative that they are currently allowed in the Open <br />District and they don't hay, e to get a Use Permit. Requiring a Use Permit allows an opportunity <br />for the residents in the area to comment on the 'application. <br />Councilmember Ford restated her concern with these towers but that the requirement to obtain a <br />Use Permit is an improvement and she can support the bill on that basis. <br />PC Report No. 7 <br />