PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-USE-2022-004)

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RRenegadeUSE.ekem.8.22.22 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION RENEGADE TOWERS, LLC USE PERMIT APPLICATION (PL-USE-2022-000004) Upon review of the request against the guidelines for approving a Use Permit, the Planning Director recommends that a Use Permit to allow the construction a non-manned telecommunication facility on a 4,108 square foot portion of a larger 14.622-acre parcel, be approved by the Planning Commission with the exception that the facility should consist of a 180-foot tall, stealth `monopine' tower with related equipment, instead of the applicants requested monopole configuration. The Planning Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this position based upon additional information presented at the public hearing. This approval is based on the following findings: The applicant is requesting a Use Permit to construct a new, non-manned telecommunication facility, consisting of a 180-foot-tall monopole tower, painted to blend with the surrounding area, an antenna array consisting of three (3) sectors with four (4) antennas per sector for a total of twelve (12) antennas, twelve (12)remote radio heads, two (2) surge suppressors and one (1) GPS antenna. No exterior lighting is proposed on the tower and only security lighting,meeting with the County's lighting ordinance, will be mounted somewhere near the ground equipment. In addition to the tower and antennas, the 2,808-square foot(36' x 78') equipment lease area would be used for accessory ground facilities located within three (3) equipment cabinets mounted on a raised concrete pad and a backup 30kW AC generator. The leased area will be enclosed with a 6-foot-high chain-link fence with green privacy slats, and a locked access gate. The lease area will be accessed via a 130-foot long, 10-foot wide, compacted gravel access road (1,300 square feet total) from Kaumana Drive. The proposed facility will be unmanned, and maintenance and repair activities will be performed by a technician on a periodic basis, typically once a month within normal working hours. The applicant and subsequent tenant telecommunication service providers will comply with all Federal -1-