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40,p1Y Oi y,~' <br /> <br /> Harry Kim ,i~ ~ Christopher J. Yuen <br /> MOYO( <br /> Direanr <br /> b~r~ oi~M~'~' <br /> Roy R. Takemoto <br /> Deputy Director <br /> ~nlTntg of ~~cfuttii <br /> PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3043 <br /> Aptil 22, 2004 (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 <br /> Honorable Leningrad Elarionoff, Chair <br /> R: <br /> Planning Committee s <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> ~ <br /> 25 Aupuni Street ~ ~ <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 z ~ rv <br /> Dear Chair Elarionoff: <br /> ~ <br /> SUBJECT: BILL 231 -RELATING TO SCENIC CORRIDORS ~ ~ , <br /> c~ <br /> I am writing in response to your letter of March 12, 2004, concerning Bi11231, which <br /> would establish a "Scenic Comdor" program in the County of Hawaii. <br /> Because roadside views are a big part of the beauty of the island, I support a program that <br /> would establish standards for some roadside areas, and hopefully allow the county to tap <br /> into some of the federal funding for such scenic comdors. Bi11231 is meant to authorize <br /> this program in Hawaii County. <br /> Under Bill 231, the actual creation of a scenic comdor would occur in two stages. In the <br /> first stage, the Council or the Planning Director would introduce a resolution to study the <br /> establishment of a scenic comdor. Notice would be given to the affected and <br /> neighboring property owners. If the Council passed the resolution, the Planning <br /> Department would begin a study and prepaze a Corridor Management Plan. The <br /> resolution itself would not create any new regulations or controls on property within the <br /> corridor. At this point, the corridor is only a "proposed" Scenic Corridor. The study <br /> would result in a Corridor Management Plan. This would go to the Planning <br /> Commission and then to the Council for review. If the Council enacted the Corridor <br /> Management Plan by ordinance, the CMP would then function as an overlay district in <br /> the Zoning Code: any regulations in the CMP would supplement or replace those in the <br /> Zoning Code for the affected properties. For example, the CMP could have height limits <br /> or setbacks that varied from the Zoning Code. But the CMP would take effect only if the <br /> Council enacted it by ordinance. <br /> Comm. No. ~ <br /> P.ef. To: <br /> r.,,.F, AP_~, <br /> R_ <br /> 9___,,..9 <br /> i~^~ <br /> <br />