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WHEREAS, of the 502 subdivision permit applications submitted to the planning department between January 3, 2005 and December 27, 2006, 86 of these permits were for developments consisting of seven or more lots, or approximately 17% of all subdivision applications submitted during this 24-month period; and WHEREAS, the council wishes to add another layer of public and governmental scrutiny to roughly 17% of all applications for new subdivisions, to include those projects consisting of seven or more lots, which have potentially greater impacts on the surrounding community than do small-scale subdivisions; and WHEREAS, the vast majority of subdivision applications for developments consisting of six or fewer lots, or roughly 83% of the total number of applications, would not be impacted by the proposed amendments to the subdivision code and would continue to be processed administratively by the planning department; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that 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 hereto as Exhibit "A" and by reference made a part hereof, or to prepare similar bills for ordinances to 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 reviews and renders decisions on applications for new planned unit developments and cluster plan developments consisting of seven or more lots; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to section 6-4.3(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 commission is requested to review and transmit such proposed bills for ordinances with recommendations thereon through the mayor to the council for consideration and action; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the council requests that said proposed bills for ordinances be transmitted to the council for consideration and action within 120 days from the transmittal date of this resolution to the director; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the council shall consider said drafr bills for ordinances following said 120-day review period in order to make modifications, additions, or deletions to the subdivision and change of zone review and approval procedures, which are within the council's authority as the legislative branch of the County of Hawaii; and 4