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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAIÒI HEARING TRANSCRIPT NOVEMBER 24, 2010 PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED AMENDMENT A regularly advertised hearing on the TO CHAPTER 25, RELATING TO USE PERMITS AND TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS was called to order at 11:27 a.m. in the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Ballroom I, 75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, HawaiÒi, with Chairman Frederic Housel presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Frederic Housel, Brandi Beaudet, Lani Bowman, Thomas Hickcox and Richard Nelson ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Geraldine Giffin and Wayne Iokepa STAFF PRESENT: Brandon Gonzalez (Deputy Corporation Counsel), BJ Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner) and Maija Cottle (Staff Planner) And two people from the public in attendance. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR Amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Articles 2, 4 and 5 of the HawaiÒi County Code, 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to Use Permits and Telecommunication Towers within the Open-zoned District. HOUSEL: The next item on our agenda is Item 8, and this is also initiated by the Planning Director. This is an amendment to Chapter 25, Zoning Code, Articles 2, 4 and 5 of the HawaiÒi County Code, relating to use permits and telecommunication towers within Open-zoned district. Daryn, would you like to present? ARAI: Sure. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Recently, the Planning Department was approached with a proposal to place a telecommunication tower upon HlaÒi Hill in the South Hilo District, City of Hilo. That hill is currently zoned Open by the Zoning Code. Now, in the purpose statement for the Open zoned district, and IÓm going to paraphrase here, that the purpose of the Open zoned district is to encourage development around parks and those type of open uses and to preserve those type of investments to buffer incompatible uses or land use districts, preserve a valuable scenic vista or area of special historical significance, preserve submerged lands, fish ponds and lakes Î thatÓs the purpose of an Open zoned district. So the Zoning Code that currently allows a telecommunication tower as an outright permitted use to be established in an Open to the purpose of having an Open zoned district. This bill is an effort to fix that by triggering the need for a use permit to be considered by the Planning Commission for any proposed telecommunication tower within an Open zoned district. So it was predicated on a specific proposal thatÓs currently before the County. And with that, we are hoping that you do support this pr bill. I stand ready to receive any questions you may have. HOUSEL: Okay. Any questions from Commissioners? No? So to make sure, I -. Go ahead, Commissioner Bowman. 1 EXHIBIT E