2014-03-06HEARINGTRANSCRIPT-AT&T MOBILITY USE 13-044

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This is a closer view which also identifies the current zoning, County zoning in the immediate area just for reference. The subject property in blue represents Agricultural – 3 acres. The green represents Agricultural – 1 acre to the east of the property. To the west where we have Mauna Loa Estates Subdivision is single family residential. This is our State Land Use Boundary Map. There’s several different colors on this map. We have green which represents Agriculture; the pink represents Urban; and the blue on the bottom portion and the upper portion of the map represent Conservation. And this is our General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map. This represents the subject property again identifying two different designations. One is green which is Conservation, and the other is white which represents Extensive Agriculture. This, the actual area of where the tower is going, is going to be located in the Extensive Agricultural area. This is an aerial photo. Just for reference on the upper portion of the map, we have Volcano Highway. This property is accessed from Old Volcano Highway which runs parallel with the new highway. And it’s accessed in this general location. The actual tower is going to be in this general location on the subject property. And again, for reference, you can see that the surrounding areas are made up of smaller, single family residential as well as agricultural lots used mainly for single family dwelling purposes. The applicant is requesting a Use Permit to allow the construction of a new telecommunication facility including a 180-foot tall steel monopole with 8-foot tall panel antennas and related facilities within a 10,000 square foot portion of a larger 785-acre parcel. This is situated in the State Land Use Agricultural district, and the County’s Agricultural 3-acre zoned district. The reason for the request of the applicant’s objective for this site is to provide infrastructure necessary for wireless coverage throughout the eastern development of Volcano Village town. Currently, there is cellular phone coverage provided by existing sites in Volcano National Park and Volcano Village to the west, and Glenwood Road to the east. The proposed facility will bridge the Volcano Village and Glenwood Road coverage areas to create a seamless handoff between Glenwood Road and Volcano Village to minimize dropped calls. The new facility will also cover south, southward toward the ocean, an area with poor--poor coverage at this time. This is the site plan submitted by the applicant, again for reference. On the top portion of the map, we have Volcano Highway as well as Old Volcano Road. Access to the property will be about the middle portion of the property and, again, we identify the 10,000 square foot project area of the property. This is a elevation of the tower showing that it is a freestanding tower with the panel antennas located on the top. This is a site photo looking west on Old Volcano Highway. The property would be on your left side. The entrance right in this general location. This is looking east, again, with the property on the right side. And this, again, is on Old Volcano Highway. And then this is a view from the Old Highway looking on to the subject property which will remain gated. The actual project site will be right in that general area. The Planning Director is recommending that the Planning Commission approve this Use Permit request with conditions. With that, that concludes our presentation. Thank you. 2 EXHIBIT A