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PC -80 Page 3 November 1, 2016 <br />Mr. Onishi urged the rezoning bill be deferred so that such a "win-win" situation could be arranged <br />between the applicant and the neighbors. <br />Ms. Reis brought up issues regarding noise complaints, property management, people walking through a <br />gap in the vinyl fence, and trucks parked along the fence with the engine running, and restated her main <br />point that the community does not want a parking lot on the subject parcel. <br />Mr. Takase said this was the first time he had heard of the parking issue and that it was possible to put <br />up a guard rail to discourage it. <br />Mr. Puke said enforcement could be addressed by establishing a $5,000 escrow fund to have a <br />"compliance officer" available to address concerns, and that such an agreement had been drafted. <br />Ms. Wille said the county needs "code enforcement officers," and that's something the next Council <br />needs to consider. She supported this bill because the end result of the plan approval process would be <br />plan approval. She said there should be "teeth" for enforcement, and she encouraged some kind of <br />compromise. <br />Mr. Chung said there were reasons to vote for and against this item, but he had made up his mind prior <br />to this meeting and announced he was going to vote against it. lie continued to promote discussion <br />between both sides. <br />Ms. Eoff asked Director Kanuha about the plan approval process. <br />Director Kanuha said the applicant would have the burden of proving a public facility beyond a doubt. <br />The property has to meet that criterion, he said. It would have to be related to the facility, which is a <br />public facility. Ile added the department would want to vet the public purpose "really really <br />thoroughly." <br />Deputy Corporation Counsel Bill Brilhante said there is a process for decisions by the Planning Director <br />to be appealed through the Board of Appeals. <br />Director Kanuha was uncertain whether conditions limiting use could be accomplished through the plan <br />approval process, even with the applicant voluntarily agreeing to those conditions. He said other <br />components, such as landscaping and hours of ingress and egress, for example, could be addressed in the <br />plan approval process. In response to a question by Ms. David, Director Kanuha said the process <br />primarily involves a consultation of public agencies, but given the amount of public interest he would <br />consider the full record generated. <br />Ms. David said that regardless of what happens today, she would not like the applicant to have to start <br />from scratch to eliminate all the work that has been done so far. <br />Mr. Puke said there needs to be evidence that the applicant qualifies as a public use to seek plan <br />approval. To him, Hilo Medical Center qualifies, he said. <br />PC Report No. 80 <br />