2023-05-19 Leeward Planning Commission Agenda

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addresses in Hilo and Kona listed below under Board Packet. It is preferable that mailed testimony should be provided at least one week prior to the hearing date to allow for thorough Commission review. Public testimony that is submitted by email to, should be submitted before 4:30 p.m. two (2)business days prior to the Commission meeting. Public attendees may present written testimony at the meeting without prior submission. Additionally, pursuant to Rule 1, the Chairperson may limit testimony that is irrelevant or unduly repetitious. Contested Case Procedure: Pursuant to PC Rule 4, Contested Case Procedure, of the County of Hawaii Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, any person seeking to intervene as a party to a contested case hearing on Agenda Item Nos. 2 through 5 above is required to file a written request which must be received by the office of the Planning Department no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the Planning Commission's first public meeting on the matter. Such written request shall conform with the PC Rule 4-6(a), relating to Prehearing Procedure on a form as provided by the Planning Department entitled"Petition for Standing in a Contested Case Hearing." The notarized petition form and a filing fee of$200 shall be submitted online via County of Hawaii Electronic Processing and Information Center (EPIC) at the following website: https://hawaiicountyhi- energovpub.iylerhost.net/Apps/SelfServi ce#/home. Notice to Lobbyists: If you are a lobbyist,you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaii County Code}. A lobbyist means "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or$275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials." {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code} Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk, 25 Aupuni Street, Room 1402, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Board Packet. Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the board packet provided to members of this board for this meeting is available for public inspection forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting date during regular business hours at the Hilo office of the Planning Department,Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaii and at the Kona office of the Planning Department, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Planning Department at 961-8288 or LPCtestimony@hawaiicouniy.gov as soon as possible. If a request is received later than five working days prior to the meeting date, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Barbara DeFranco, Chair 4