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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JANUARY 6, 2011 CROWN CASTLE GT COMPANY LLC A regularly advertised hearing on the application of (USE 10-023) was called to order at 9:26 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Zendo Kern presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Zendo Kern, Dean Au, Takashi Domingo, Wallace Ishibashi, Stephen Ono, And Rell Woodward STAFF PRESENT: Julie Mecklenburg (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Maija CottleJeff Darrow (Staff Planner). And 8 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: CROWN CASTLE GT COMPANY LLC (USE 10-023) Application for a Use Permit to allow the removal of an existing 111-foot tall telecommunication monopole and the construction of a 104-foot tall steel telecommunication monopole, antennas and related improvements on a600-square foot portion of a larger 2,000+-acre parcel situated in the County’s Agricultural-zoned district. The project site is located approximately 1.5 miles south (makai) of Highway 11 and Na‘alehu Village, Kahilipali Nui, Ka‘u, Hawai‘i, TMK: 9-5-007: Portion of 16. KERN: Next item on the agenda is Castle GT Company LLC (USE 10-023). Jeff will be making the presentation. DARROW: If I could direct your attention to our next application. This is for Crown Castle GT Company LLC. They’re requesting a Use Permit to allow a 104-foot monopole tower. The location of this application is within the Ka‘u district. More specifically we’re looking just south of Na‘alehu which is identified with the different colors, mainly yellow and pink, identifying Urban and Commercial zoning. The property is identified with a black outline. This is an approximate 2,013-acre property. This is a little closer view. The zoning for the property is Agricultural 20 acres; and, again, you can see the different shades of yellow and pink just north of the property identifying the Urban and Commercial zoning for Na‘alehu.Access to the property is from Na‘alehu town. The applicant is requesting a Use Permit to allow the removal of an existing 111-foot tall monopole, which is wood, and replacing it with the construction of a 104-foot tall steel monopole. This includes 16 panel antennas. Twelve will be for Verizon wireless and four panels will be for Sprint. And, lastly, their related improvements include a backup emergency generator and a six-foot high chain link security fence. This is all located on a 600-square foot portion of a 2,013-acre property within the County’s Agricultural 20-acre zoned district. Previously, up to this point this is actually our first application that Ordinance 10-17 is applying to. Previously a telecommunication tower within the State Land Use Agricultural district required a special permit. In 2007 Act 171 was initiated by the Legislature which allowed the communication antennas and towers to be a permitted use within the State LandUse Agricultural 1 EXHIBIT B