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N ,Y Os y •' COUNTY OF HAWAII •'��'% •' STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 215 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 2, DIVISION 4, SECTION 25 -2 -46 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO CONCURRENCY CONDITIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose and findings. The council finds that because of rapid population growth in Hawai`i County in areas with inadequate infrastructure and public services to accommodate such growth, it is necessary to assess the impacts of new developments at the time of rezoning. For example, thousands of homes are being built in rural subdivisions approved in the 1950's and 1960's, mostly in Puna and Ka`u, in communities which are not at present adequately served by public parks and recreational facilities and fire stations. If these new developments will generate demands for expanded parks and recreational facilities or expanded fire stations, or will generate such demands upon full build -out in the foreseeable future, then the rezoning should not take effect unless improvements to infrastructure and public services occur before the occupancy of the project. SECTION 2. Chapter 25, article 2, division 4, section 25 -2 -46 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 25 -2 -46. Concurrency requirements. (a) Purpose. In addition to requirements otherwise imposed, this section creates concurrency standards for roads, [and] water supply, parks and recreational facilities, and firefighting facilities in change of zone actions. (b) Applicability. This section applies to any application for change of zoning district, or for an extension of time to perform a condition of zoning, received by the planning department after the effective date of this ordinance. (c) Definitions. As used in this section: "Acceptable level of service" means that the level of service of a transportation facility at the a.m. and p.m. peak hour is "D" or better. "Approved development" means development for which zoning has been granted by the County. "Critical road area" means a geographical area where any of the transportation facilities serving the area have been determined by the council to be worse than the acceptable level of service. "Immediate vicinity of a project" means the area in which transportation facilities will be required to mitigate impacts caused primarily by the project.