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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT APRIL 3, 2014 A regularly advertised hearing on County Council Initiated Bill No. 182 relating to site visits for subdivision applications was called to order at 10:42 a.m. in the County of Hawaii, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawaii with Chairman Ronald Gonzales presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Ronald Gonzales, Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, Wallace A. Ishibashi, Jr., Myles Miyasato, Raylene Moses, and Stephen Ono. ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga(Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), William Brilhante(Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle(Staff Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley(Secretary). And approximately 15 people from the public in attendance. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL Bill No. 182 amending Chapter 23, Article 4, Division 1, Section 23-61 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended)relating to site visits for applications for Subdivisions. More specifically, the amendment will require the Planning Director or representative to conduct a site visit of property(ies) affected by a proposed subdivision action to verify accuracy of information shown on the preliminary plat map or any omissions required by the Subdivision Code, and site conditions that could result in deleterious effects to general welfare and health of the community. GONZALES: Item No. 5 on the agenda is Initiator County Council, Bill No. 182 amending Chapter 23, Article 4, Division 1, Section 23.61. Mr. Arai. ARAI: Hi, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Commissioners. If I may direct your attention to the presentation screen. What you have before you is a Council Initiated Bill No. 182 which amends a section of the Subdivision Code to require site visits for subdivision applications. The Council created the bill and submitted for your consideration in attempt to amend the Subdivision Code to require the Planning Director or its authorized representative, to conduct a site visit of any designated property subject to a proposed subdivision action prior to tentative approval or disapproval of a preliminary plat or subdivision map. What the intent of the bill is--to ensure that or to verify that information provided in the preliminary plat and supplemental material is accurate; determine if there are any omissions with the consideration for the required contents of a preliminary plat as provided in the section of the Subdivision Code; determine if there are any conditions on the designated property that, with consideration for the proposed land use as expressed by the preliminary plat and supplemental materials, could reasonably be conceived to result in a potentially deleterious effect to the general welfare and 1