PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-USE-2023-000020)

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RRenegadeUSE ja.11.6.23 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION RENEGADE TOWERS, LLC USE PERMIT APPLICATION (PL-USE-2023-000020) Upon review of the request against the guidelines for approving a Use Permit, the Planning Director recommends that a Use Permit to allow the construction of an unoccupied, multi -carrier telecommunications facility to include a 150-foot-tall `monopole' tower and related equipment within a 4,994-square foot portion of a larger 44,214-square foot parcel, be approved by the Planning Commission. The Planning Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this position based upon additional information presented at the public hearing. This approval is based on the following findings: The applicant is requesting a Use Permit to construct a new, unoccupied telecommunication facility, consisting of a 150-foot-tall `monopole' tower with antennas, equipment cabinets, utility h-frame and diesel emergency generator. The 4,994-square foot project site includes a 2,244-square foot (66' x 34') equipment space enclosed with a 6-foot-high fence and a 2,750-square foot (275' x 10') access road (please note that the application incorrectly states the access road land area as 275 square feet.) The tower, which will be painted to blend with existing vegetation, will be designed to meet the 2018 International Building Code and withstand a basic wind speed of 144 miles per hour. Security lighting, meeting with the County's lighting ordinance, will be mounted near the ground equipment. The proposed facility will be unmanned; however, maintenance and repair activities will be performed by service personnel approximately once a month or during an emergency outage. It should be noted that the applicant develops towers for the wireless community. The objective of the new facility is to improve existing cell phone coverage in nearby residential neighborhoods including, but not limited to, adjacent areas of the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE) subdivision and the Hawaiian Ranchos subdivision as well as extending coverage on Hawaii Belt Road. Additionally, the -I-