REP PCPLUD 013 2024/08/20 (2022-2024)

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PCPLUD-13 Page 2 August 20, 2024 Planning, Land Use, and Development Committee Meeting of July 9, 2024 On June 13, 2024, Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, via Communication No. 694.5 forwarded a favorable recommendation from both the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions. Planning Director Zendo Kern was available at the Hilo Chambers for questions. Committee Members discussed the recommendations provided by the Windward and Leeward Planning Commission. Committee Member Susan Lee Loy, Ms. Kimball, and Chair Kierkiewicz emphasized the importance of considering tolling in the bill and creating a matrix to manage expectations and to identify what is needed in terms of timing and funding to achieve various conditions of approval. Bill No. 127 was postponed to the Planning, Land Use, and Development Committee Meeting of July 23, 2024. Planning, Land Use, and Development Committee Meeting of July 23, 2024 Planning Director Zendo Kern was available via Zoom for questions. Mr. Inaba proposed an amendment via Communication 694.7, explaining that the planning director must specify the deadline for completing all conditions, except for the ordinance reverting zoning to the previous district designation or to open zoning. Bill No. 127 was amended with the contents of Communication 694.7, with nine "ayes." Mr. Inaba discussed plans to amend the bill with additional language regarding tolling. Committee Member Michelle Galimba and Ms. Kimball recommended postponing the bill until the new amendments were introduced and considered. Bill No. 127, as amended to Draft 2, was postponed to the Planning, Land Use, and Development Committee Meeting of August 20, 2024. Planning, Land Use, and Development Committee Meeting of August 20, 2024 Planning Director Zendo Kern was available in the Kona Chambers for questions. Mr. Inaba proposed an amendment via Communication 694.9, which clarifies that review time by a government agency would not count toward the ordinance's deadline and that failure to meet conditions by the deadline will null and void the ordinance, causing the property's zoning designation to revert back to its original zoning. Chair Kierkiewicz questioned the Planning Department's resource capacity to implement this measure. Mr. Kern suggested creating a new position and investing in new technologies to handle the increased demands and tracking of information.