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DARROW:The Planning Department had sent out communications to the different <br />telecommunication companies letting them know that they are going to have to come in for <br />special permits if the tower sites are located in the State Land Use Agricultural District. I do not <br />recall if there was actually, you know, a time frame placed on those or a possibility of receiving a <br />notice of violation if it wasnÓt submitted within a certain time. But over that period of time, <br />weÓve been consistently receiving special permits. This is, thatÓs something I need to follow up <br />on, if there actually has been a time frame placed on this; and if there has, maybe what we can d <br />is follow up on the companies that have not come in up to this t <br />FUJIKAWA:Thank you. Any other questions, Commissioners? If not, will the <br />applicant or the applicantÓs representative please step forward, and any one of you in the <br />audience who will be giving testimony on this. Have you already signed in? <br />PUBLIC:Yes. <br />FUJIKAWA:Okay. Could you raise your right hand. Okay. Do you swear to tell the <br />truth on this matter now before the Hawaii Planning Commission? <br />FOX:I do. <br />FUJIKAWA:Would you like to state your name and address, please. <br />FOX:My name is William Keoni Fox. My address is 2333 Kapiolani <br />Boulevard, Apartment 2410, Honolulu, 96826. <br />FUJIKAWA:Have you received the Planning DepartmentÓs Background Report? <br />FOX:Yes, sir. <br />FUJIKAWA:Thank you. You may proceed. <br />FOX:This communication tower is owned by Spectrasite Communicati <br />a consultant for Spectrasite. The tower was built in 1994, I believe; and it was built originally <br />for a company that was providing satellites, tv and radio services to the Hilo and Puna areas. <br />And since that time the tower was purchased by Spectrasite. I believe there were a number of <br />towers purchased nationally. And Spectrasite did follow up with the County to make sure the <br />tower was in compliance. There was, again, the ruling in 1999 that said towers that were in a <br />State Agriculture, Land Use Agriculture zone did need special permits; and Spectrasite is hoping <br />to get all of their towers in compliance. So that is why weÓre coming today before the Planning <br />Commission. <br />FUJIKAWA:Are there any questions from the Commissioners to the applicantÓs <br />representative? If none, staff, you have any other questions. <br />DARROW:No, Mr. Chairman. <br />3 <br /> <br />