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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: October 7, 2008 PLACE: Councilroom Ben Franklin Building, 2"" Floor 333 Kilauea Avenue Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 3:00 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: Comm. 1329Bi11324 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill 324, reports as follows: Bill 324, transmitted via Communication 1329 from Council Chair Pete Hoffmann, dated July 10, 2008, presents an ordinance amending the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), by adding a new chapter relating to Impact Fees. The proposed ordinance implements the provisions and requirements for an impact fee. The proposed ordinance contains the following provisions: • New developments and construction that substantially impact quality of life, social welfare and environment in Hawaii County be assessed an impact fee to ensure that the persons responsible for impact-generating developments and construction bear a proportionate share of the cost of improvements to the County's major roadway, parks, fire/emergency medical service, police, solid waste and wastewater facilities. • Designates the Planning Director as the Impact Fee administrator. • Designates the Director of Finance as the Impact Fee Fund administrator to receive impact fees from the Department of Planning and Department of Public Works, maintain accurate records, manage funds in terms of fee renewal, reimbursement and use, and perform related duties required to implement the Impact Fee chapter. • Provides exemptions from payment of impact fees, pre-calculated fees based on service standards and unit costs per the needs assessment study, and provides formulae for impacts relating to roads, parks, fire/EMS, police and solid waste. • Provides a section relating to refunds, credits, off-sets, and recalculations of impact fees. At the July 22, 2008, Planning Committee meeting Council Chair Hoffmann explained that he initiated the bill through discussions and with the assistance of the Departments of Finance and Planning and that it was also determined that the usual 120-day processing by the Planning PC Report No. 100