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

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proposed facility will improve indoor coverage in HOVE and provide emergency call services in areas with little or no present coverage. The proposed tower will be designed to accommodate the co -location of telecommunication carriers. According to the applicant, AT&T has committed to locating on the tower as the anchor tenant while T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless have expressed interest in co -locating in the future. According to the applicant, the proposed 150-foot-tall tower height is necessary to overcome topography and tall trees to ensure the proper line of sight needed to extend service to the Hawaiian Ranchos subdivision and extend coverage both northwest and southeast of Hawaii Belt Road. If the tower height were reduced, it would reduce the coverage footprint for AT&T and other carriers who would eventually co -locate on the tower. The Zoning Code requires a Use Permit for telecommunication antennas and towers in the County's Agricultural-1 acre (A -la) zoning district. In considering a Use Permit for any proposed use, Rule 7 of the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, relating to Use Permits, requires that such action conform to the following guidelines: A. The granting of the proposed use shall be consistent with the general purpose of the zoned district, the intent and purpose of the Zoning Code and the County General Plan; B. The granting of the proposed use shall not be materially detrimental to the public welfare nor cause substantial adverse impact to the community's character or to surrounding properties; and C. The granting of the proposed use shall not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide roads and streets, sewers, water, drainage, school improvements, police and fire protection and other related infrastructure. The proposed request meets the guidelines for approval of a Use Permit, for the reasons outlined below: The granting of the proposed use shall be consistent with the general purpose of the zoning district, the intent and purpose of the Zoning Code and the County General Plan. The Use Permit process provides an avenue to review and analyze a -2-