REP PCPLUD 002 2023/02/07 (2022-2024)

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PCPLUD-2 Page 2 February 7,2023 The January 5, 2023 discussion focused on whether or not Bill No. 194 limits the Council's ability to grant administrative time extensions. Planning Director Kern noted that proposed amendments' language would limit the Council's ability to grant administrative time extensions to existing applications because it explicitly prohibits that language from being included, regardless of who puts the language in. Committee Chair Ashley Kierkiewicz clarified that it has been standard practice for the Council to add or remove condition language that gives the Director the ability to grant time extensions or not; she added that this bill would codify not allowing for that time extension. Committee Member Heather Kimball offered suggestions on amendment language to grant flexibility to the Council to allow them to allow for time extensions. Committee Member Sue Lee Loy emphasized the need to include exceptions to "stop the clock" for when other agencies and departments take longer periods of time to review applications under their jurisdiction. She also proposed changing the fees for any request for a time extension, change, or alteration of conditions within a change of zone ordinance from $250 to $500, which Your Committee agreed with. The January 24, 2023 discussion focused on the contents of Communication No. 898.20. Communication No. 898.20 proposed language to address concerns brought up during the January 5, 2023, meeting that allows the Council to grant the Director authority to grant time extensions. It further clarifies that time extensions may be requested by applicants directly to the Council, which would be granted via approval of Resolution. Mr. Kern and Mr. Darrow both pointed out that this will add more layers of bureaucracy to the permitting process and that Hawaii County is already one of the most onerous and costly municipalities to work with. They also brought up concerns on what implications this bill has on application procedures. Your Committee voted to amend Bill No. 194 with the contents of Communication No. 898.20 with 8 "ayes," Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder being absent. The February 7, 2023 discussion focused on Communications No. 898.22 and 898.23, and the impact this will have on timing estimates from the Planning Department. A motion to amend Bill 194, Draft 2, with the contents of Communication Nos. 898.22 and 898.23 was made by introducer Holeka Inaba and seconded by Heather L. Kimball. Communication No. 898.22, clarified the procedure for filing Planning Director recommendations on initial time extension requests, which includes submitting a resolution to Council, and Communication No. 838.23 removed the filing fee for the initial time extension request. Your Committee voted to approve Bill No. 194, Draft 2, with the contents of Communication Nos. 898.22 and 898.23 was made with 9 "ayes." PCPLUD Report No. 2