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

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BRenegadeUSE.cmck.8.22.22 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT RENEGADE TOWERS, LLC USE PERNHT APPLICATION (PL-USE-2022-000004) RENEGADE TOWERS, LLC is requesting for a Use Permit to allow the establishment of a telecommunication facility with a 180-foot-tall monopole tower and related equipment and improvements within a 4,108 square foot portion of a larger 14.622-acre parcel. The subject property is located at 3331 Kaumana Drive, to the south of the Nolemana Street/Kaumana Drive intersection, Kaumana and Ponahawai Homesteads, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-5-002:023. APPLICANT'S REOUEST 1. Proposed Use: 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, 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 Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)rules. Additionally, the facility will not interfere with the County's public safety radio system. 2. Reason for the Request: According to the applicant, the objective of the new facility is to improve the existing cell phone coverage by filling spotty coverage in the nearby 1