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PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br /> AUGUST 3, 2007 <br /> <br /> A regularly advertised hearing on the COUNTY COUNCIL AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25 <br /> (ZONING CODE) REGARDING OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING was called to <br /> order at 10:00 a.m. in the County of Hawaii, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi <br /> Street, Hilo, Hawaii, with First Vice-Chairman C. Kimo Alameda presiding. <br /> PRESENT: C. Kimo Alameda ABSENT & EXCUSED: William Graham <br /> Takashi Domingo Rodney Watanabe <br /> Andrew Iwashita <br /> Shelly Ogata <br /> Alvin Rho <br /> Rene' Siracusa <br /> Rell Woodward <br /> Ivan Torigoe, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br /> Brad Kurokawa, Deputy Planning Director <br /> Phyllis Fujimoto, Staff Planner <br /> Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner <br /> And approximately 4 people from the public in attendance. <br /> INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> Amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), as <br /> amended, relating to off-street parking and loading. The proposed amendment (Bill No. 79 <br /> Draft 2) would increase the number of public parking spaces for various establishments. <br /> ALAMEDA: We are on Agenda Item No. 3 and I'd like to turn it over to Mr. Darrow <br /> for a background report. <br /> DARROW: Just briefly, and then I'll turn it over to the Commission for discussion and <br /> for testimony. This next agenda item is a County Council initiated bill, an amendment to <br /> Chapter 25 of the Zoning Code relating to off-street parking and loading. The proposed <br /> amendment would increase the number of public parking spaces for various establishments. <br /> In essence, Bill No. 79, Draft 2 which is your Exhibit 1 proposes to amend parking requirements <br /> to improve the ability of the public to find and use parking spaces in appropriate locations by <br /> increasing the number of public parking spaces for various establishments and amending the <br /> method of determining the number of parking spaces by requiring standard sized parking stalls <br /> for multiple family dwellings. Our Planning Director supports the bill but with modifications. <br /> This is Exhibit No. 2. There are some issues regarding the bill that is initiated by the Council. <br /> And the Planning Director has mentioned his concerns within the background and has initiated <br /> his own modifications to that bill. <br /> 1 <br /> <br />