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\PBRPDInitChap25PahoaDesDist52214.doc-6/20/2014 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATION <br /> INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR <br /> AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 25, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 <br /> EDITION,AS AMENDED),RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL <br /> DISTRICT TO BE KNOWN AS THE PAHOA SPECIAL DESIGN DISTRICT <br /> The Planning Director has initiated the following amendments to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), <br /> Article 3, Section 25-3-2 (Designation of Special Districts); Article 4, Division 5, Section 25-4- <br /> 59.2 (Exceptions to Off-Street Parking & Loading Requirements); and Article 7 (Special District <br /> Regulations) of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to the <br /> establishment of a special district to be known as the Pahoa Village Design("PVD") District that <br /> includes a process for community review of project applications and plans, and to provide <br /> distinct requirements for Off-Street Parking and Loading in the PVD district. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1974—Kailua Village Special District and Urban Design Review Commission: The Kailua <br /> Village Special District and Urban Design Review Commission were established by Ordinance <br /> No. 628 in 1974. This advisory commission was created to assist the planning department in the <br /> development and preparation of the Kailua Village Design Plan and to define the Kailua Village <br /> Special District. This fourteen member commission was appointed by the Mayor and approved <br /> by the Council. <br /> 1976—Kailua Village Design Plan: Ordinance No. 217 was adopted in June 1976 and was <br /> intended to provide further clarification of the General Plan policies as they pertained to the <br /> Kailua Village area and to establish a more detailed program for implementation of the General <br /> Plan. <br /> 1987—Kailua Village Design Commission: By Ordinance No. 87-18, adopted February 1987, <br /> amended Chapter 25, Article 24, HCC changing the Kailua Village Special District and Urban <br /> Design Commission to the Kailua Village Design Commission. The commission membership <br /> was reduced from fourteen to nine,but still being appointed by the Mayor and approved by the <br /> Council. Section 25-7-4(b), HCC, states that "(t)he design commission shall provide an <br /> architectural and design review if applications requiring plan approval by the director. The <br /> 1 Re: Comm. 1027 (Bill 282) <br />