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PURPOSE <br /> The Zoning Code currently requires the issuance of a Use Permit to construct <br /> and operate telecommunication antennas and/or towers in certain zoning <br /> districts. <br /> This process includes review and approval by the Planning Commissions, <br /> which are allowed 90 days to commence a public hearing on a Use Permit <br /> application and an additional 60 days thereafter to render a decision on the <br /> request. <br /> Use Permit applications heard by the Planning Commissions are subject to <br /> contested case hearings. Should the Planning Commissions grant standing to <br /> a contested case petitioner, the subsequent contested case process can take <br /> a significant additional amount of time. <br /> HRS Section §46-89 requires that all broadband-related permits be either <br /> approved, approved with modifications, or denied within sixty days of <br /> receiving a complete application. To comply with this state statute, the <br /> Planning Director is amending the Zoning Code to ensure that the review and <br /> processing of permits for telecommunication towers and antennas meet <br /> these legal requirements, based on a legal opinion and recommendation from <br /> the Hawai'i Corporation Counsel <br /> C KO <br />