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L I s r3� �YOF►1,.•'."••.w ■ • COUNTY OF HAWA141 STATE OF HAWAPI OF BILL NO. 134 (DRAFT 2) ORDINANCE NO, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25,ARTICLE 2, SECTION 25-2-42 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED), RELATING TO AMENDMENTS INITIATED BY PROPERTY OWNERS ANIS OTHER PERSONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I: SECTION 1. Chapter 25, article 2, section 25-2-42, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 t (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by amending subsection(c) to read as follows: t "(c) In considering an amendment initiated by a property owner or other person which proposes to change the district classification of any property,the director shall consider the purposes of the existing and proposed district and the purposes of this chapter and shall recommend a change in a district boundary y onl where it would result in a more appropriate land use pattern that will further the public necessity t and convenience and the general welfare, and be consistent with the goals, policies and standards of the general plan. (1) The director shall recommend either the approval or denial of thero osed p p ;{ amendment to the commission subject to conditions which would further the intent of this chapter and the general plan and other related ordinances. s r (2) The director shall make the recommendation within one hundred twenty days y after an application has been accepted by the director. (3) If the director fails to make a recommendation on the proposed amendment within the one-hundred-twenty-day period,the application shall be forwarded to the commission without any recommendation from the director, and the director's failure to act shall be considered a favorable recommendation on the application. (4) The director shall 'Prepare a re art identifin all buildin s excludin existing buildin s that are le all ermitted to be constructed on surrounding ro erties of which any portion is within one-quarter mile of the erimeter boundary of the subject propefty. The director shall transmit the report to the commission and the council prior to their respective consideration of the char e of zone sought,.by theapplication." SECTION 2. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance,the underscoring need not be included.