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Reviews of available scientific literature by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH), the American National Standards Institute(ANSI) and the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) have been conducted. None of these agencies have identified harmful health effects associated with low power densities and the ultra-high frequency of the cellular radio wave transmissions. Furthermore, Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 332 (c), as amended) recognizes the absence of health hazards from cellular radio wave transmissions and accordingly prohibits local authorities from regulating the placement of cellular towers based on environmental effects as long as those towers comply with the Federal Communication Commission's guidelines. The subject tower is so designed. The proposed monopole and its antennae will not interfere with the police radio band because they are on different frequency wave bands and all of the receiving devices have filter equipment. The police radio band is at the lower 450- megahertz wave band while the wireless technologies utilize the 800 to 2000 megahertz wave bands. While the microwave frequencies of police radio and some wireless service provider systems could be in the same range (6 gigahertz), the FCC will assign specific microwave frequencies to both the police department and the wireless service provider. Therefore, users of the proposed telecommunication tower should not interfere with the police department's radio or microwave frequencies. The operation of the telecommunication tower does not generate noise or dust. There will be minimal noise and dust generation during the construction of the required improvements, but this will be mitigated by proper construction techniques, dust control and limiting construction to daylight hours. All construction will be permitted and comply with all applicable governmental regulations. Typically no proposed utility facility or telecommunications tower completely avoids visual impacts without excessive expenses that prevent cost-effective delivery of the service. In this case, the property is located approximately 4 miles from the nearest shoreline, and a monopalm installation was used to mitigate possible visual impact the project may have on passersby. The proposed action will not significantly impact any coastal view planes. C. The granting of the proposed use shall not reasonably burden public agencies to provide roads and streets, sewers, water, drainage, school improvements, and police and fire protection: The project site will have electrical and telephone service via underground lines from Paniolo Avenue. The project does not need water supply. The traffic to be 14