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~+v,a Harry Kim Christopher J. Yuen Mayor Director ~'+ik•;;•w;+`'~ Brad Kurokawa, ASLA LEED® AP Tountla of Pafmait Deputy Director PLANNING DEPARTMENT 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3043 (808) 961-8288 • FAX (808) 961-8742 c.- June 1, 2006 Honorable Stacy K. Higa, Chair and Members of the County Council Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chair Higa and Members of the County Council: SUBJECT: BILL NO. 246 - SUBDIVISION CODE This letter transmits a slightly modified version of Bill 246, relating to the Subdivision Code, which is identified as Draft 5. It also transmits a redlined version showing in red the changes from Draft 2. (The Draft 5 designation is made because council staff has been working on a Draft 3 and Draft 4.) These changes are meant to address public concerns about the bill. They do not significantly change the bill from Draft 2, and deputy corporation counsel Bobby-Jean Leithead-Todd has reviewed these and determined that the changes are not major enough to require sending the bill back to the Planning Commission. The letters and testimony from the public opposing Bill 246 have had two main themes: (1) the belief that it reduced the potential for public input by changing the amount of information required in a subdivision application, and (2) the belief that it gave the planning director too much discretion in what to require in a subdivision. These concerns are largely based on a misunderstanding of the subdivision process. Bill 246 mainly affected what had to be put in an initial subdivision application. It did not change the actual requirements for drainage, water supply, or lot sizes, in a subdivision. And the required information would still inform the public of the basic nature of the subdivision that was planned. But to make this absolutely clear, these amendments to Bill 246 are proposed. Co . No. ~es< Ref. To. Ref. U°te JU N 0 5 2006 Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.