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COUNTY OF HAWAII Mt� us Merl. •_ STATE OF HAWAII OF•Mr,.�+ BILL NO. 291 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 6, DIVISION 1 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The Hawaii County Council finds that: ■ A Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) is both a type of building development and a regulatory process. A P.U.D. is a designed grouping of varied and compatible land uses, such as housing, recreation, commercial centers, and industrial parks, all within one contained development or subdivision and may include provisions to encourage clustering of buildings, designation of common open space, and incorporation of a variety of building types and mixed land uses. ■ A P.U.D. is planned and built as a unit thus fixing the type and location of uses and buildings over the entire project. Potential benefits of a P.U.D. include more efficient site design, preservation of amenities such as open space, lower costs for street construction and utility extension for the developer and lower maintenance costs for the County. ■ The area for redevelopment is planned all at once so land uses complement each other. While a P.U.D. allows for flexible project design and for innovative uses of spaces and structures to achieve planning goals, standards are needed to protect public health and safety and to assure design quality and conformance to an overall plan. The Council recognizes that the P.U.D. process must clearly spell out the review process, opportunities for Council and public involvement, and procedural guidelines. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Hawaii County Code to clarify procedural guidelines, define the requirements of a P.U.D. project, and to add the Planning Commission(s) and the County Council to the review and approval process for a P.U.D.