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The granting of the proposed use shall be consistent with the general purpose <br /> of the zoning district, the intent and purpose of the Zoning Code and the County <br /> General Plan. The Use Permit process provides an avenue to review and analyze a <br /> proposed project on a case-by-case basis relative to infrastructure and impacts on <br /> surrounding properties and existing uses, as well as consistency with the goals and <br /> policies of the General Plan. <br /> The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General <br /> Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated <br /> growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical <br /> relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban <br /> and non-urban form for areas within the County. The General Plan designation for this <br /> property is Extensive Agricultural, which includes lands that are not capable of producing <br /> sustained, high agricultural yields without the intensive application of modern farming <br /> methods and technologies due to certain physical constraints such as soil composition, <br /> slope, machine tillability and climate. Other less intensive agricultural uses such as <br /> grazing and pasture may be included in the Extensive Agriculture category. The request <br /> is consistent with the Land Use, Economic, and Public Utilities elements of the General <br /> Plan. <br /> While the telephone remains an essential means of voice communication for most <br /> residents in Hawaii County, over the last two decades the County has seen acceleration <br /> in the development of telecommunication technology and a transformation of the <br /> telecommunications industry. In addition to traditional phone communication, the <br /> telecommunications industry now includes technologies such as wireless cellular, digital <br /> mobile phones, and the internet. Moreover, wireless telecommunications have <br /> experienced a dramatic decrease in cost and a phenomenal increase in availability. <br /> Changes in technology and competition in the industry have made wireless <br /> communication more affordable to the general public. <br /> Advances in telecommunications are not without cost or concerns. One such <br /> concern is the construction and location of telecommunication towers. <br /> Telecommunication towers are the physical structures to which antennas are attached to <br /> -3- <br />