2023-01-19 Leeward Exh C (Item 3 Stevenson & Fumo PL-REZ-2022-000035)

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needs and the users of that infrastructure. It's now being applied to applicants coming in with a request with, [cleared throat] pardon me, no increased impact. So, yes, I think this is a very simple request but the details of this condition it makes a big difference to these applicants. Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson are retired, on a fixed income. This nearly $16,000.00 bill is a very tough pill to swallow. With that, we'll respectfully request your favorable consideration on forwarding this favorable recommendation to the County Council. We'll take any questions you might have. Thank you much. DEFRANCO: Thank you. So, Commissioners do have questions? PAISHON-DUARTE: Sure, I have a question. I actually appreciate your comments when it related to fair share contribution and also like what is the,what is the holistic approach to looking at potential increased vehicular impacts. My question to you is a little bit more conceptual. Do you know of successful examples or models, planning models that you're suggesting that we can learn from in other parts of either anywhere in the state or maybe in other states as well. PIPAN: Yeah, great question,thank you Commission Duarte, Paishon- Duarte, excuse me. I don't know off the top of my head. I know this has been a topic of conversation for some time in the County and our infrastructure needs are great and they really haven't met the development of our island over the years. So, if I could I'd defer to Deputy Director Darrow, he may have some better examples than I do off the top of my head. Thanks. DARROW: Thank you Commissioner Paishon-Duarte. My understanding of your question is in regard to impacts to development, what options are there in regard to being able to provide monies to support infrastructure or mitigate those impacts. There is what's called an impact fee. Our island has not created an impact fee ordinance. When you look at our conditions, Condition L, specifically. It kind of takes into account the possibility of in the future the Council adopting a unified impact fee ordinance and what that would do in a sense is it would be a fee that would be connected to some sort of activity. Currently, what we do is we have a fair share fee that we attach to rezonings because basically they're coming in and creating higher density for that particular area. And so, as part of that there's a fair share fee that normally goes to several agencies to take care those impacts that would be generated by that increase of density towards the region. In this particular case, the bigger issue was the intersection and so at some point in the past maybe 15 years ago. They decided rather than setting aside fair share to all the different agencies they focused on this going specifically to the improvement of the intersection. This particular practice is based out of County Code Chapter 2, Section 2-162.1. It's a community benefits assessment that associated with land use approvals and so that's where that all stems from. You know there have been attempts in the past to try to create an impact fee, and they just have not passed. Around the country, you'll see different areas that utilizes these. I would say the normal practice is through a building permit process. So, when someone comes in for a building permit. There is a fee generated with that permit that goes towards to infrastructure improvements. It goes towards all the different agencies and so it's across the board. You do a permit; you get a fee. I'm sure 6 EXHIBIT C