2024-09-26 PL-INT-2024-008840 GP 2045 Draft Comments - E. Dunn

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38c. I have a real problem with this. It feels like a huge break for unpermitted work. How does the County know when this work occurred? How far back is the County willing to go with building codes to use? I'd really question if this is the route the County wants to take on this. It's unfair to people who get permits, and to use older building codes doesn't make the housing stock better or safer. Please reconsider this option, or create better language for this. Objective 29 39.3 If the County wants to create more affordable housing, I'd suggest looking at something longer than 20 years. If this resets when the house sells, so that a new owner also has a 20 year term of affordability, that's great. But something longer, like 30 years, the term of a traditional mortgage, provides greater certainty to this process. Please also ensure that any revision to Chapter 11, Housing, of the County Code, matches the term here. 39.10 Please use the term existing parks instead of near facilities. If something else is meant by public facilities, place explain that. Chapter 5 - Thriving Diverse, and Regenerative Economy Page 197, Action Item 43d. What department is supposed to implement this? Are new staff members, across all Departments, intended to be hired to accomplish this action? Please explain how this is to be implemented. Page 198. All of items 44.1 - 44.12 are good information and supportive, but don't really "do" anything. Please see my hand written comments on Pages 199-202 and 206 - 208 of the attachment. I have too many comments to type here, and have scanned these pages. If you have questions about my comments, please feel free to email me. Page 205. Items 46.4 and 46.6. Same comment as item 43d. Are these issues the Planning Department is to implement? If not, what department? Are new staff to be hired to implement these policies? Page 209. Please consider using Interrelated instead of interacting when discussing the Hawai'i Tourism Authority. Page 212. Action item 48d. Who or what department developed a stewardship program to identify wahi pana? It would be helpful to have more assignment of tasks to the appropriate department within this document, and ensure that the Department is on board with gaining additional responsibilities. I realize this may be listed in a section of the Plan I haven't read yet; if it is, I will read that section, and perhaps this statement will be answered there. Page 213. Action 49c. Same comment as 48d. Page 213. 49f. Is this a Planning Department issue? If not, please consider being clear about assigning tasks to the appropriate department within this document, and ensure that the Department is on board with gaining additional responsibilities.