2019-08-01 Hearing Transcript - PD Initiated Amusement & Recreation Facility

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT AUGUST 1, 2019 A regularly advertised hearing on the Planning Director Initiated Amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Articles 2 and 5 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to amusement and recreation facility was called to order at 10:22 a.m. in the County of Hawaii Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawaii with Chairman Joseph Clarkson presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Dean Au, Joseph Clarkson, Donn Dela Cruz, John Replogle. ABSENT & EXCUSED: Gilbert Aguinaldo, Thomas Raffipiy. ALSO PRESENT: Michael Yee (Planning Director), Malia Hall (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Christian Kay (Planner), Alex Roy (Planner), Jessica Andrews (Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And 2 members from the public in attendance. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR An ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Articles 2 and 5 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to amusement and recreation facility, indoor within the Neighborhood Commercial (CN), Limited Industrial (ML) and General Industrial (MG) zoning districts and relating to major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities in the Single - Family Residential (RS), Double -Family Residential (RD), Multiple -Family Residential (RM) and Neighborhood Commercial (CN) zoning districts. CLARKSON: We're going to proceed with Item No. 4 on the agenda, and will someone from staff explain what Item 4 is all about? DARROW: Good morning, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission. The next agenda item is a Planning Director Initiated amendment to the Zoning Code; more specifically, Articles 2 and 5 relating to Use Permits and zoning district regulations for amusement and recreational facilities, indoor and major outdoor. The Planning Director is initiating the following three amendments to the Zoning Code relating to amusement and recreational facilities, indoor and major outdoor: (1) To remove the option for obtaining a Use Permit for major outdoor amusement and recreational facilities in the Single - Family Residential, Double -Family Residential, and Multiple -Family Residential zoning districts; (2) Just a housecleaning amendment to add the requirement of a Use Permit for a major outdoor amusement, recreational—and recreational facilities in the Neighborhood Commercial zoning district so it will be consistent with the Use Permit section which already lists it as an EXHIBIT C