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COUNTY OF HAWAI
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RESOLUTION NO.
27498.
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SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' POSITION OPPOSING
. . FEDERAL PREEMPTION OF LOCAL ZONING AUTHORITY OVER SATELLITE
BROADCAST AND CELLULAR PHONE ANTENNAS.
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WHEREAS, the Federal Communications. Commission has acted to pre~pi local zoning
authority over satellite broadcast antennas; and '.
WHEREAS;similar federal preemption for cellular phone antennas is being sought
before the Commission and Congress; and .
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WHEREAS, the zoningauthorityin mO,stStates is granted to local governments; and
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WHEREAS, local governments are closest to the people and, accordingly, are rpore
knowledgeable about and accountable for th~ consequences oflanduse decisions, and
WHEREAS, local governrilents' als9 are. sophisticated. enough to balance competing
interests when making their zoning decisions; anq .
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WHEREAS, for those reasons, federal preemption of local zoning authority for'any
industry is not in the best public Interest; and.
WHEREAS, the platform Qfthe National Association of Counties (NACo) includes a
position opposing any federal preemption of localzoning authority over satellite broa~cast and
cellular phone antennas and other land-based wireless communications facilities; and
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WHEREAS, the Council finds that all local governments with zoning authority should
support the NACo position; ,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council oftheCourityofHawai'i thatit
opposes federal preemption of local zoning authority over satellite broadcastahd cellular phone'..
antennas; and . .' .
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council's representative 01} the Executive
Committee of the Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) be authorized to vote for
HSAC's support of the NACo position opposing sU(~hfederal preemptionfor.theantennas and
other land based wireless communications facilities;, and .
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'INTRODUCEDBY:
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COUNCIL l\1EMBER,COUNTY OF HA WArI
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii'
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ARAKAKI '. X
CHUNG X . '.
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LEITHEAD-TODD ' X '.' '. '
RAY .. . X
REYNOLDS X
. SANTANGELO. X . .
SMITH' . '.' X
TYLER . X
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ROLLCALL VOTE
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the
y(jteindicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
Couhty of Hawaii on' . .limp. 16.' 1998
ATTEST:
CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.
C-854/FC-252
27+98
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COUNTY CLERK
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