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Pete Hoffmann ~y w Phone No. Hilo: (808) 961-8027 Council Chair .~'•~~~"'~~o Phone No. Waimea: (808) 887-2043 District 9 -North and South Kohala Fax No.: (808) 887-2072 E-Mail: phofiinann@co.hawaii.hi.us .t••• -••Tt~M NI' HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai `i Hawaii County Building Holamua Center r, 25Aupuni Street 64-1067 Mamalahoa Higj~wpy, Suite C-5 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Waimea, Hawai=i 96743_ May I, 2007 T0: Council Members Hawaii County Council _ ~ FROM: Pete Hoffmann - Council Chairman SUBJECT: Proposed amen t to Reso n 158-07, Requesting the Planning Director to Initiate an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 23, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) Relating to Subdivisions and an Ordinance Amending Chapter 25, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) Relating to Zoning Enclosed is a proposed amendment to Resolution 158-07, requesting the planning director to initiate an ordinance to amend Chapter 23, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) relating to subdivisions and an ordinance amending Chapter 25, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) relating to zoning. The proposed amendment suggests a process in which the planning commission and the county council make recommendations to the planning director for subdivision applications which consist of seven or more lots, thereby abiding by the County Charter which assigns the planning director the responsibility for rendering decisions on subdivision applications pursuant to law. The proposed amendment makes no changes to the proposed attached ordinance amending Chapter 25, whereby the county council will render decisions on applications for new planned unit developments and cluster plan developments consisting of seven or more lots. Pursuant to section 6-4.2(c) of the Hawaii County Charter 2000 (as amended) and section 25-2- 43(b) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), the planning director is requested to submit comments and recommendations on the proposed subdivision and zoning code amendments as set forth in the proposed bills for ordinances attached as Exhibit "A" to the proposed amendment of the resolution, or to prepare similar bills for ordinances. These ordinances will provide for a discretionary permitting process for applications for new subdivisions of seven or more lots, new planned unit developments of seven or more lots, and new cluster plan developments of seven or more lots, wherein the council reviews and makes recommendations on applications for new subdivisions consisting of seven or more lots and 2 Comm. ho. ? 3 Ref. To: 1' Ci Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref, 17ote MAY 0,_-____ 4 ZQ~7 Hawaii County /s An Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer