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<br /> Message Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> Is there a clause I've overlooked in the County Charter that states that county development is completely in <br /> control of one person - the PLANNING DIRECTOR? Somewhere along the way, it is necessary to recognize that <br /> the PLANNING DIRECTOR is a political appointee. <br /> In Hawaii, government is constitutionally by the will of the people - and that is (ideally) conveyed through the <br /> District Council Representatives, not the PLANNING DIRECTOR. By placing unlimited development authority in <br /> the hands of the PLANNING DIRECTOR, the County Council Representatives and the County population all <br /> abdicate their interest and responsibility to the will of one person. <br /> <br /> There has already been a significant change in public information availability through the Planning Department <br /> link on the County website. A recent notice posted on the County Property Tax site indicates that property <br /> searches by ownership name would no longer be available due to privacy concerns. Property ownership is public <br /> information. Restricting the search to continually changing Tax Map Key numbers and semi-existent addresses is <br /> dysfunctional. The name search function should be restored to the County Real Property Site / Property Search <br /> link on the County website immediately. <br /> The requirement for development applications to be completed, before submittal to the County for approval, <br /> needs to be enforced, not removed from the Subdivision Code. Past experience should indicate clearly that any <br /> provision not spelled out in development approvals will not come to fruition and, even where conditions have been <br /> spelled out, there has been a way for developers to circumvent Rezone Approval Condition requirements. <br /> Amendments to the Subdivision Code should include language to require all changes to an approved <br /> development applications to return to the County Council for final Rezone Condition Change approval and no <br /> incomplete development application should be considered for approval under any circumstances. <br /> Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments regarding proposed amendments to the Subdivision Code. <br /> <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Barbara Scott <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 4/17/2006 <br />