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

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This Facilih-is not occupied. Approximately once per month or during an emergency outage,a technician will visit the site for maintenance work. The technician's vehicle will park on the access road in front of the fenced compound. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO PRECISELY LOCATE THE PROPERTY. DESCRIBE EXISTING USES,STRUCTURES AND TOPOGRAPHY. IF ONLY A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS TO BE USED,STATE THE USE OF THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPERTY. The proposed Facility located in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates ("HOVE"),Kahuku Ahupua'a,Ka`u District, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, The property is on the west side of Paradise Circle Makai across from the County's water tank. The subject parcel is currently undeveloped with no structures existing. Only the 2.244 s.f of the 44,214 s.f, is proposed to be developed into a proposed Multi-Carricr Telecommunication Facility-. The location of the proposed tower is an area where there are few homes and is surrounded by scattered bushes and Ohia trees. 3. STATEICOUNTV PLANS AF'F'ECTING THE SUBJECT REQUEST: STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY DESIGNATION,ZONING,SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA AN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS. State Land Use Boundary Designation. The subject property is designated Agricultural by the State's Land Use Bou ndan map. Telecommunication towers are a permitted use by the State's Land Use Ordinance. General Plan Designation. The subject property is designated agriculture in the Count-y's General Plan, County Zoning Code. The subject property is situated in the County's Agricultural 1-acre(A-IA) zoned district The Zoning Code does allow Telecommunications as permitted use if a Use Permit is obtained for such use. Community General Plan. The subject property is govemed by the Kau Community Development Plan (CDP). Surrounding Zoning. The surrounding lands also zoned Agricultural. Special Management Area(SMA). The subject parcel is outside of the County's Special Management Area. Archaeological Resources. Ace Environmental cultural resources review and held inspection cfthe properly. Their report dated June 27,2023 is included with this Application. The report concluded that- "The archival research and literature search indicate that there are no historic properties located within the 4.5 mile radius APE of the current project area.The archaeological field inspection conducted by 5C5 confirmed there wi II be no direct impact to any archaeological sites and that there will be no added indirect visual impacts to sites from the construction of the proposed cellular tower." The State's Historical Preservation Office concurred with the determination of no historic properties affected in their letter dated July 19, 2423. 51 Peage