2017-06-15 Leeward Exh A (USE 17-000068)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JUNE 15, 2017 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of VERIZON WIRELESS (USE 17-000068) was called to order at 9:32 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Keith F. Unger presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Keith F. Unger, Nancy Carr Smith, Scott Church, Collin Kaholo, Perry Kealoha and Sonny Shimaoka ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Barbara Nobriga ALSO PRESENT: Malia Ho Hall (Counsel for the Commission), Michael Yee (Planning Director), Maija Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And six people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: VERIZON WIRELESS (USE 17-000068) Application for a Use Permit to allow the construction of a new, non-manned telecommunication facility, consisting of a 60-foot tall steel “monopalm” telecommunication tower and related facilities within a 750-square foot portion of a 11.325-acre parcel of land situated in the County’s Single- Family Residential (RS-10) zoning district. The property is located within Waikoloa Village at 68- 3670 Paniolo Avenue situated at the northwest corner of the Paniolo Drive and Puʻu-Nui Street intersection, Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawai‘i, TMK: 6-8-002:031. UNGER: First agenda item, New Business, Applicant Verizon Wireless, USE 17-000068, application for a Use Permit to allow the construction of a new non-manned telecommunication facility consisting of a 60-foot tall steel monopalm telecommunication tower and related facilities within a 750-square foot portion of a 11.325-acre parcel of land situated in the County’s Single-Family Residential zoning district. The property is located within Waikoloa Village at 68-3670 Paniolo Avenue situated at the northwest corner of the Paniolo Drive and Pu‘u-Nui Street intersection, Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawai‘i, TMK 6-8-2 Parcel 31. Staff, are you ready for your presentation? KAY: Yes, sir, Mr. Chair, thank you. Good morning, Members of the Commission. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you. I’m glad to see your smiling faces. All right, as the Chair mentioned, this is an application for a Use Permit. The subject parcel is located in the South Kohala District of Hawai‘i Island, and it is generally, or more specifically, located in the Waikoloa Village area. For your reference, this is Paniolo Avenue running generally north-south through the slide. The subject parcel is outlined in red. For better understanding where it is, the Waikoloa School is here to the north of the subject parcel. 1 EXHIBIT A