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u- ~ <br /> v~. <br /> <br /> Harry Kim Christopher J. Yuen <br /> Mayor Director <br /> •sir~'r. BradKurokawa,ASLA <br /> /.~7 rr LEED®AP <br /> ItLI~TTTTfI~'1 1T1 ~FTW ZTTT Deputy Director <br /> PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720.3043 <br /> (808) 961-8288 FAX (808) 961-8742 = <br /> 't -v <br /> i. ~t <br /> r.,, <br /> C1] <br /> Q. <br /> February 5, 2007 <br /> Honorable Pete Hoffinann, Chair & Presiding Officer ~J~ <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 333 Kilauea Avenue <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Dear Chair Hoffmann and Members of the County Council: <br /> SUBJECT: BILL 345 -RELATING TO FAMILY/GROUP LIVING FACILITY <br /> Since the last meeting I have had various discussions and emails with councilmembers <br /> about alternative approaches to Bill 345. There has been an interest in adding a distance <br /> separation requirement between group homes, in addition to the one per lot requirement <br /> in Draft 2. I have attached two versions of Bi11345 that do that by requiring a separation <br /> of 500' between certain types of group homes. One draft amends the definition of <br /> "family", as does the current Draft 2. The other amends the definition of "group living <br /> facility." <br /> There is a complication to amending the definition of "group living facility" and <br /> imposing such requirements. Under the current definition, "group living facilities" <br /> basically encompass "adult residential care homes" or ARCH, which are mainly for frail <br /> elderly persons, and an intermediate care facility, or ICFIMR-C. State law prohibits the <br /> counties from imposing special restrictions on these in residential zones, such as distance <br /> separation requirements. So if we want to impose separation requirements on the new <br /> types of group homes that are currently licensed by the department of health, such as the <br /> "special treatment facilities" or the "therapeutic living facilities", we must take care to <br /> treat those differently than the ARCH or ICFIMR-C. <br /> The end result of both of the attached drafts is that a group home that is licensed or <br /> certified by the department of health (other than the ARCH and ICFIMR-C) may have up <br /> Comm. No. 61ti <br /> Ref. To: ZO r- <br /> Hawai'i County is an Equa! Opportunity Provider and Employer. Ref. Late <br /> <br />