2022-05-19 Leeward Planning Commission Minutes

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It was moved by Commissioner Paishon-Duarte and seconded by Commissioner DeFranco that public testimony be closed. A voice vote was taken, and the motion carried with all in favor. Public testimony was closed at 9:43 a.m. NEW BUSINESS 1. APPLICANT: HAMAKUA HEALTH CENTER (PL-USE-2021-000003) Application for a Use Permit to establish and operate a medical clinic, dental office, and related facilities on approximately 5.682 acres of land situated within the County's Single-Family Residential-15,000 square foot(RS-15) and Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a) zoning districts. The project site is located at 54-3793 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au, Honopueo, North Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 5-4-005:011. Chairman Vitousek reiterated that the Commission was not taking up this item, as the applicant had withdrawn their application. 2. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (BILL NO. 120) (PL-CC-2022-000001) An Ordinance amending Chapter 24, Article 8, and Chapter 25, Article 1 and Article 4, Division 5, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), relating to providing, maintaining, and dedicating parking spaces and charging stations for electric vehicles. The purpose of this amendment is to establish requirements for providing parking spaces equipped with an electric vehicle charging station in places of public accommodation and to establish requirements for parking in these spaces and establishing penalties for violations of those requirements in compliance with Sections 291-71 and 291-72, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The Commission took up this item at 9:43 a.m. Chairman Vitousek called a short recess at 10:34 a.m., and the hearing was called back to order at 10:40 a.m. Action: It was moved by Commissioner DeFranco and seconded by Commissioner Paishon-Duarte that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council on Draft Bill 120, with the Planning Director's recommended revisions. Chairman Vitousek moved to amend the motion to include additional recommended revisions, as discussed, to add a definition for "Plug"; to add qualified adequacy for exemption; to add plug compatibility requirement; and to Section 25-4-54.1(a)regarding maintenance. Commissioner Dela Cruz seconded the subsidiary motion. A roll call vote was taken, and the subsidiary motion carried with five ayes (Vitousek, Dela Cruz, DeFranco, Paishon-Duarte, and Kanuha), no noes, and two absent and excused (Knowles and Yates). A roll call vote was taken on the main motion as amended, and the motion carried with five ayes (DeFranco, Paishon-Duarte, Dela Cruz, Kanuha, and Vitousek), no noes, and two absent and excused (Knowles and Yates). The hearing ended at 11:30 a.m. [SEE HEARING TRANSCRIPT EXHIBIT BJ 2 Leeward Planning Commission May 19,2022,Meeting Minutes