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It is anticipated that the surrounding community will benefit from improved cell <br />phone coverage as the proposed facility will improve existing cell phone coverage in <br />nearby residential neighborhoods including, but not limited to, adjacent areas of the <br />Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE) subdivision and Hawaiian Ranchos subdivision <br />as well as extending coverage on Hawaii Belt Road. Additionally, the proposed facility <br />will improve indoor coverage in HOVE and provide emergency call services in areas <br />with little or no existing coverage. <br />According to the applicant, the operation of the antenna does not present health <br />hazards or cause interference with other electronic appliances and equipment. Further, the <br />Telecommunications Act of 1996, Section 704, as amended, recognizes the absence of <br />health hazards from wireless radio wave transmissions and prohibits local authorities <br />from regulating the placement of such towers based on environmental effects, so long as <br />the towers comply with the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) guidelines. <br />The applicant and subsequent tenant telecommunication service providers will comply <br />with all FCC and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules. <br />Therefore, based on the preceding, the proposed use shall not be materially <br />detrimental to the public welfare nor cause substantial, adverse impact to the <br />community's character or to surrounding properties. <br />The granting of the proposed use will not unreasonably burden public <br />agencies to provide roads and streets, sewer, water, drainage, school improvements, <br />police and fire protection and other related infrastructure. Access to the facility will <br />be off Paradise Circle Makai and the proposed access driveway will be compacted dirt, <br />10 feet wide and approximately 275 feet long. The proposed use will require fiber optics <br />and electricity, which are either available to the site or will be addressed by the <br />applicant's proposed installation of a microwave dish. No public expenditures for road, <br />street, sewer, water, drainage, school, or increased police or fire protection are required. <br />Finally, the applicant and/or any telecommunication service provider tenant will <br />be required to meet all applicable agency requirements, including the FCC and FAA. <br />In addition to the criteria for granting a Use Permit, the request is not <br />contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone <br />M <br />