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I I I CARR SMITH: Yes. i s CAMERA: We'll begin with amendment one. This is relating to the definition of a medical clinic. Currently, the definition of a medical clinic states that chiropractic and massage treatment and services are not included as a medical clinic. Therefore, the Planning Director's proposing that acupuncture and other similar health service facilities uses be included under the definition of a medical clinic. The next proposed change is to the personal service establishment definition. The personal service establishment definition currently includes massage facilities and chiropractic clinics as permitted under the personal service definition. The Planning Director is proposing the removal of massage facilities and chiropractic clinics from this definition so that the definition only includes non-medical personal services. The Director has proposed to also remove "and other similar uses devoted to the care of treatment of the age, the sick, or the infirmed," out of the hospital definition located in the use permit section because the Department has historically considered these uses as medical clinics. While the Planning Director feels that these uses no longer fit in the current definition, amendment number two clarifies where these uses will be better suited especially because the need for these uses are there in the community. Therefore, in this slide the Director's proposing that a use permit can be obtained for a medical clinic, massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, and other similar health services facilities in any of the zoning districts listed in the slide above. When Planning staff was considering this code amendment, we realized there was a conflict and recognized this discrepancy between the proposed amendment and the parking section of our code. We're using this opportunity to,rectify these conflicts by adding off-street parking requirements. Therefore, amendment number three adds parking requirements for commercial uses within the RS,RD, and RN zoning, as shown on your screen. The fourth and final amendment is amendment four, and it shows that areas that a use, that a massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, and other similar health service facility would be an outright permitted use.For example, listed on the screen is the resort district where the current code allows for medical clinics and personal services as an outright permitted use. The Planning Director is simply proposing to add the specific uses of a massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, and other similar health service facility as a permitted use while in these zoning districts. The Planning Director feels that these uses are appropriate in the zoning districts listed in the slide. The purpose of these amendments is to better define these uses and clarify in which zoning districts these uses will be permitted by right or with a use permit. The Planning Director feels these amendments will ultimately create a process for these uses to come into the Planning Department and get any necessary approvals for and therefore, the Planning Director's recommending that the Planning Commission send a favorable recommendation to the Hawaii County Council for these rule amendments. With that, that concludes my presentation, and I can open the floor to any questions. CARR SMITH: Thank you, Tracie. Commissioners, any questions for Tracie?Mr. Van Pernis? 2 EXHIBIT G