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Bill 276/Comm. 279 BRPDInit-ZCode-B&BFix.doc jwd.1/26/12 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATION INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION) RELATING TO BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS The Planning Director is initiating an amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code)of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition,as amended)relating to bed and breakfast • establishments. The proposed amendment will specifically amend Sections 25-2-61(a),25-2- 71(c),25-2-76(b through e),25-4-7(a), 25-5-52(d),25-5-62(d) and 25-5-72(d). This is a housekeeping matter that seeks to provide consistency among different sections of the Zoning Code relating to bed and breakfast establishments. BACKGROUND On December 26,2000,the Hawai`i County Council adopted Ordinance No. 00 152 which amended Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition), relating to bed and breakfast establishments. (Planning Department Exhibit 1— Ordinance No. 00 152) • In summary, Ordinance No. 00 152 included, but was not limited to, changes that allowed bed and breakfast establishments to be located within two (2) dwellings and/or a guest house on a building site., deleted the Plan Approval requirement for bed and breakfast establishments, clarified that bed and breakfast establishments in the RA, FA, and A districts that are within the state land use urban district may be permitted provided a use permit is obtained for such use, allowed an additional 12-month period for existing bed and breakfast establishments to submit for the necessary permits, and included some minor grammatical changes. This amendment is being initiated to"clean up"sections in the Zoning Code relating to bed and breakfast establishments mainly regarding the same changes made by Ordinance . No. 00 152. These changes include the following: Relating to Plan Approval: -1-