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LAURA H. THIELEN <br /> LINHA I,INGLE 'lg 0`"Fi414. bUN1001'I.nND ANO NANPAI. NI'.WJIIRCI!S <br /> C-0V2RNOR OP HA\VAII 4'f~~ \R 59 GIMMISSION ON WAII!P RI!WUNC'1'. MANn(+I'MI~NI <br /> N ,4 <br /> ~`~trr-~'`~~\~ RUSSELL Y. TSUII <br /> { <br /> i&ST DEPUTY <br /> DtW^d'^~Nan 6t 1 KEN C. KAWAHARA <br /> <br /> A~'C wp~A 91 DFSINY DIPJ CIOR AII:R <br /> ~ S n111n1I RI 11 <br /> 4 1 AIIN'nND MI RI CRIAIION <br /> ~QA.~~~~~y~O~HUR4nV 04 C( Nul VANCI'S <br /> C M Ix'I N N Wn'I}R R}SOVRU MANAU'1~1~'i <br /> Cl1N]4R VA I ION AND GlA6'1'AL LAND]' <br /> CONSI'.R Vn I II1F ANU xYSOVNU'J xNFU0.C1:M1:N I <br /> STATE OF HAWAII I!ND WxFRMO <br /> ruxselxv nND wvn~ rel. <br /> Stare o(HaNT" DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES xnulAll ~wlN'~R~Ni°x s~evl`ilM1MISSION <br /> .,,ND <br /> ENGINEERING DtV1SION +Inla rnnx+ <br /> POST OFFICE 60X 373 <br /> HONOLULU, HAWAII 96809 <br /> November 15, 2007 <br /> c''l Z <br /> Honorable Stacy K. Higa ~C ~ r~, <br /> Hawaii County Council Member, District 4 ' rn 1"" <br /> Ben Franklin Building <br /> 333 Kilauea Avenue 2ntl Floor ' I;':, 3 _ <br /> i_ <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 f~`1 <br /> w l..- <br /> Dear Council Member Higa: ~ <br /> 0 <br /> Bill 57 Draft 6-Proposed Amendments to Chapter 27 <br /> On November 9, 2007, we received from your office via electronic transmission, Draft 6 of Bill <br /> 51 -Proposed Amendments to Chapter 27 (attached). Thank you for providing our Department <br /> with the opportunity to review and comment on the subject Bill. <br /> Although Hawaii County's current effective floodplain management ordinance includes <br /> provisions that exceed the minimum National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) standards, some <br /> basic required language was missing thus prompting your Community to update your Chapter <br /> 27. We are pleased to report that the current Bill 51, Draft 6 (attached) addresses all of our <br /> concerns and recommendations. In addition, it appears that your Community has elected to <br /> generate additional language that further raises the standards for floodplain development in <br /> your Community. <br /> The following Community added language that exceeds the minimum floodplain development <br /> requirements, are consistent with the intent of the NFIP regulations and has been found to be <br /> acceptable: <br /> Section Descri tion <br /> Definition "Substantial Improvement" -Cummulative Substantial Improvement (CSI) <br /> increased from 3 ears to 10 ears. <br /> Definition "Buffer Zones" -new definition added to include an area 50 feet beyond the <br /> S ecial Flood Hazard Area SFHA , effective) increasin the SFHA. <br /> Definition "Repetitive Loss Structure' -new definition and development requirements <br /> added. <br /> §27-18(d) Elevation and Floodproofing -One foot freeboard has been added to the <br /> re uirements for develo ment within a SFHA and Buffer Zones. <br /> §27-23(e) Standards for Coastal High Hazard Areas -Prohibition of any fill in V and <br /> VE zones. <br /> Comm. No. ~ ~ (P ~ ~ 7~ <br /> Ref. To: heseMed C QLl <br /> Ref. Date NOV 2 O,Z~1 <br /> <br />