2014-07-03 Hearing Transcript - AT&T MobilityUSE 14-048

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They’re quite long, and their actual depth is or length is eight hundred and—approximately 870 feet. Their width is approximately 100 feet. This is the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map for the area which identifies this subdivision as Rural. And this is an aerial photo. Again, for reference, we have Hibiscus Street and Rose Street, and the subject property is identified with a black outline. As you observe, there is a single-family dwelling located on the site. The project area is going to be generally in this particular area. There are some dwellings in the immediate area. The applicant is requesting a Use Permit to construct a 185-foot tall steel monopole with twelve 8-foot panel antennas mounted on the top of the monopole. The monopole would be designed to accommodate the placement of other carriers or what we call co-location. In addition to the monopole, the 5,625 square foot or 75 times 75 foot leased area would be used for accessory ground facilities which include radio and battery equipment cabinets and an outdoor emergency generator within an 11.5 foot by 20 foot shelter. The leased area would be fenced within an 8-foot high chain link security fencing. The objective of the request is to improve coverage in the Mountain View area. Coverage will be improved to provide better call quality within the homes as customers depend more on cellular service over land line telephone services in Hawai‘i. Lastly, the proposed project will increase data speeds for Internet connection, video services, and phone applications. This is the site plan that was submitted within the application. It’s a little light, but Hibiscus Street is on the upper portion of the right side of your map, and then we have Rose Street. You, access to the facility will be off Rose Street. There is the existing dwelling, and this is the project area. This is a closer view of the project area which shows the tower as well as the accessory ground equipment. You’ll notice that the leased area is quite larger than the equipment and the tower and that’s to be able to accommodate future co-locators that come onto the tower to be able to put their equipment. This is a elevation view of the tower. And, in this process, the Fern Acres Community Association did comment. They had met with the Applicant and had requested that either a monopine or a monopole be used for this particular project, so the Applicant has submitted several photos identifying what these look like. So, this is a monopine. As you can see, you can see the panel antennas on the top. This is a monopalm. I’m not sure if that will work here in Hawai‘i, but—and with that, the Planning Director is recommending approval with conditions. We do have two pieces of correspondence that came in after the application was submitted to the Planning Commission. One is the “no effect” letter from the Department of Land and Natural rd Resources, State Historic Preservation Division. This is dated June 23, 2014. And lastly was the submittal from the applicant in regards to stealthing the tower with a monopine or a monopalm. 2 EXHIBIT D