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BRP haiatedWAo 11/13/07 COUNTY Of HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATION INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR AMENDMENT TO CPTER 25 The PLANNING DIRECTOR is initiating an amendment to Chapter 25. (Zoning) Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) with respect to Nonsignificant Zoning Changes. PROPOSED ACTION Background: The Zoning Code has a Section 25-2-45, which allows the Planning Director to make what are called "nonsignificant zoning changes" by administrative action without the change going through the Planning Commission or the County Council. Normally, a zoning change must be madiby a rezoning ordinance passed by the County Council after review by thePlatining Commission, The current wording of Section 25-2-45 reads as follows: "S060.254 45. Nonsignificant zoning changes. The.&ector may administratively grant any nonsignificant zoning change: A nonsignificant zoning change must comply with the designations for the property set forth in the general plan and any development plan adapted=by ordiWce, and, must either: (1) not result nr,a net increase in the density-allowed in the zon d" eubiainins the" t ~ zrc ~ . 'k h MINOR= ` #ipn 25-1 1, 1~dns gniiicant zonang:changes. (a) The planning director may administratively" grant nonsignificant zoning changes, which is defined as a change in district classification 1) which does not result in an increase or decrease in any zoning designation affecting more than five percent or one acre of any parcel of property, whichever is less, and 2) which is in compliance with the general plan and development plan designations of the property. ATTACH: Comm. 1041 Bill 254