2015-04-02 HearingTranscript - AT&T Mobility USE 14-049

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The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map identifies this area for Low Density Urban uses. The County Zoning Map shows different colors. Just for reference, the light blue, which entails the subject property is Agricultural – 3 acres. The yellow, light yellow, little bit of mustard colored yellow identify residential zoning. RS-15 for the darker color yellow and RS-10 for the lighter color yellow. The green that you see on the map actually is Agricultural – 1 acre. The subject property is approximately 41 acres in size. This is an aerial photo. You’ll see that there is a flood channel that runs through the middle of the property. Very distinct. This is the Waiākea Stream. And, again, you can see that the surrounding area consists mainly of residential type uses. Also for reference, we have the Life Care Center that’s located adjacent to this on the East side of the property. The Applicant is requesting a Use Permit to construct a 154-foot tall steel monopole with 12, 8-foot panel antennas mounted on top of the monopole. The monopole will be designed to accommodate the placement of other carriers which we call co-location. In addition to the monopole, the 5,625-square foot leased area would be used for accessory ground facilities, which includes radio and battery equipment, cabinets, and a 50-kilowatt emergency generator within an 11.5-foot by 20-foot shelter. The leased area would be fenced with a 6-foot high chain link security fencing. The proposed facility would be unmanned and maintained, and repair activities would be performed by a technician on a periodic basis. And, lastly, the pole will be constructed of structured galvanized steel and built to withstand 105 miles per hour wind. This is the submitted site plan by the Applicants. For reference, on the lower portion of the map is West Kawailani Street. Access would be from Kawailani Street to the leased area approximately 5,600-square foot area. And, you can see the ground facilities as well as the location of the tower. On your left side, you can see the flood channel on the property. We have received several comment letters from the public. One received this morning from Nelson Shimazu. This is the second letter we’ve received with him. And one of his main concerns was that the Planning Department consider conditions that would minimize the visual impacts. The Planning Director has included a condition requiring the Applicant to construct a monopine tower versus a monopole, and we’ll go into a visual presentation of that. The left side is what the Applicant originally proposed which is your typical monopine [sic], monopole tower. On the right side, you will see an identified monopine tower. They blend in better with different areas, and they look, you know, pretty good. This is a site photo of the subject property which is located on the left. This is West Kawailani Street looking makai. This is West Kawailani Street looking mauka, subject property on the 2 EXHIBIT C