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<br /> <br /> <br /> KENNETH G. GOODENOW T9 OF q RODNEY OSH[RO <br /> Deputy County Clerk <br /> County Clerk <br /> <br /> Mailing Address: Business Address: <br /> (Former County Building) <br /> 25 Aupuni Street 333 Krlauea Avenue, Second Floor <br /> Hilo, Hawaii Street Ben Franklin Building 96720 <br /> County Of Hawai rl Hilo, Hawaii 9672 1~,, <br /> Office of the County Clerk > <br /> nc v <br /> Telephone: (808) 961-8255 Facsimile: (808) 961-8912 r1:. <br /> <br /> <br /> April 7, 2009 <br /> <br /> TO: J Yoshimoto, Chair cNn <br /> and Members of the Hawaii County Council <br /> <br /> FROM: Kenneth Goodenow, County Clerk <br /> <br /> RE: Bill to Amend Various Chapters of the Code to Conform to the Charter Amendment <br /> Creating Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions <br /> <br /> <br /> Attached for the council's consideration is a bill that amends certain sections of six chapters of <br /> the Hawaii County Code, in accordance with the charter amendment creating windward and <br /> leeward planning commissions. <br /> <br /> The Legislative Research Branch analyzed the County Code for all instances specifically <br /> mentioning a singular planning commission and thus requiring amendment. The attached bill is the <br /> result of that analysis and subsequent drafting to remedy those instances. <br /> <br /> The only instance of "planning commission" appearing in the Code that was not <br /> addressed is in chapter 8, section 8-4, paragraph (7), which reads: <br /> <br /> "(7) A planned unit development project for which the planning commission has held a public <br /> hearing prior to December 27, 1977;" <br /> This provision relates to actions that have already occurred; therefore amendment to reference <br /> two planning commissions is not feasible. <br /> <br /> The purpose section of the bill contains explanations for those amendments that could be <br /> potentially unclear as to their rationale. Providing a legislative history can be a convenient and <br /> effective mechanism to discover such critical information. <br /> <br /> A representative of the Legislative Research Branch will be available at the designated <br /> committee meeting to explain the basis for any amendment the council desires clarification on. <br /> <br /> KG/jdh Comm. No. d-5-1 <br /> An. Ref. To: <br /> 1 <br /> `l boy, Ref. Date 2009 <br /> I Serving the Interests of the People of Our /stand <br /> Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />