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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> DRAFT HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br /> OCTOBER 20, 2022 <br /> A regularly advertised hearing on the COUNTY COUNCIL INITIATED BILL NO. 194 <br /> AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO <br /> CONDITIONS ON CHANGE OF ZONE ACTIONS (PL-CCI-2022-000002)was called to <br /> order at 10:18 a.m. in the West Hawaii Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 <br /> Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, with Chairman Michael Vitousek presiding. <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Michael Vitousek, Barbara DeFranco, Clement"CJ" Kanuha III, <br /> and Mahina Paishon-Duarte <br /> ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Michael Dela Cruz and Zaheva Knowles <br /> ALSO PRESENT: Keyra Wong, Esq. (Counsel for the Commission), Jean Campbell, Esq. <br /> (Counsel for the Planning Department), Jeffrey Darrow(Deputy Planning Director), <br /> Maija Jackson (Planning Program Manager), Jessica Andrews (Planner), Clinton Mercado <br /> (Planner), Janice Hata(Zoom host), and Noriko Sauer(Commission Secretary) <br /> INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (BILL NO. 194) (PL-CCI-2022-000002) <br /> An Ordinance amending Chapter 25, Article 2, Division 4, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 <br /> (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to conditions on change of zone actions. The purpose of this <br /> amendment is to clarify that the Planning Director may not extend the time allowed to satisfy <br /> conditions within a change of zone ordinance unless specifically authorized by the County <br /> Council. <br /> VITOUSEK: Okay, next item under New Business,the initiator is the County Council, Bill <br /> No. 194, PL-CCI-2022-000002, an ordinance amending Chapter 25, Article 2, Division 4, of the <br /> Hawaii County Code 1983, 2016 Edition, as amended, relating to conditions on change of zone <br /> actions. The purpose of this amendment is to clarify that the Planning Director may not extend the <br /> time allowed to satisfy conditions within a change of zone ordinance unless specifically authorized <br /> by the County Council. The Windward Planning Commission considered this bill on October 16th <br /> —October 6th, sorry. Now, we'll have a staff presentation by Jessica Andrews. <br /> ANDREWS: Chair, is there public testimony to address first? <br /> VITOUSEK: Well, according to our agenda item, we are going to do public testimony after a <br /> presentation by Council. <br /> ANDREWS: Thank you. Okay. My name is Jessica Andrews, and I'm here to introduce, or to <br /> present, Bill 194 relating to conditions on change of zone actions. <br /> 1 <br /> EXHIBIT G (DRAFT) <br />