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T - BRPDlnitiated-MeetingFacilities.doc-08-12-16 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATION PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE),ARTICLES 1, 2,4 AND 5 RELATING TO ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS FOR MEETING FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS The Planning Director has initiated the following amendments to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Articles 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to meeting facilities and community buildings. BACKGROUND The references within the Zoning Code for"meeting facilities" and "community buildings" are very similar in definition and use. The Planning Director is proposing to incorporate these two uses and definitions into a single, comprehensive definition by maintaining and expanding upon the definition of'meeting facilities" and to remove all references to "community buildings". Over many years, there has been confusion regarding the meaning and definition of"meeting facilities"versus "community buildings" and vice versa. One thing has become quite clear,is that both types of facilities are similar and the definitions could be interchangeable with both uses. Given the similarities, this bill attempts to simplify things through a single definition.with a single set of applicable requirements. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS This bill is initiated by the Planning Director to amend the Definition(Article 1) section by amending the definition of"meeting facility" and removing the definition of "community building", amends Article 2 to change the zoning districts that requires a Use Permit for"meeting facilities" and to remove the reference of"community buildings" within the plan approval section, amends Article 4 to remove the reference of "community buildings"within the public buildings section, amends Article 5 to change the zoning districts that need a Use Permit for"meeting facilities" and to remove all references of"community buildings", and amends Article 7 to remove the reference of community buildings in the CDH district.. The following amendments are proposed: -1-