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<br />LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />DECEMBER 13, 2012 <br /> <br />COUNTY COUNCIL INITIATED BILL NO. 291 <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the <br />REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO ZONING CODE RELATING TO PLANNED UNIT <br />DEVELOPMENT (P.U.D.) <br />was called to order at 10:06 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, <br />Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with <br /> <br />Chair Geraldine Giffin presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Geraldine Giffin, Brandi Beaudet, Lani Bowman, <br />Thomas Hickcox, Richard Nelson, III and Thomas Whittemore <br /> <br />ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Wayne Iokepa <br /> <br />ALSO PRESENT: Ivan Torigoe (Deputy Corporation Counsel), BJ Leithead Todd (Planning <br />Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Planner), Jeff Darrow <br />(Planner), Maija Cottle (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) <br /> <br />And approximately 25 people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (Bill No. 291) <br />Bill No. 291 regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 25, Article 6, Division 1 of the Hawai‘i <br />County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.). <br />The purpose of Bill No. 291 is to clarify procedural guidelines, define the requirements of a P.U.D. <br />permit, and to add the Planning Commission(s) and the County Council to the review and approval <br />process for a P.U.D permit. Initiates amendments to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Article 6, Division <br />1, relating to P.U.D: Amends Section 25-6-1 relating to Purpose. Deletes Section 25-6-2 relating to <br />Minimum land area required. Amends Section 25-6-3 relating to application for P.U.D. permit. <br />Amends 25-6-4 relating to Notice of action on a P.U.D. application. Deletes Section 25-6-5 relating <br />to Procedure for processing P.U.D. application when use not permitted in district. Amends Section <br />25-6-6 relating to Actions by director on P.U.D. permit applications and replaces it with Procedure <br />for processing P.U.D. application, adds Section 25-6-7 relating to Conditions imposed on P.U.D., <br />and Section 25-6-8 relating to Review and approval of final site plans. Deletes Section 25-6-10 <br />relating to Criteria for granting a P.U.D. permit. Replaces Section 25-6-11 relating to Height <br />exceptions authorized with Construction in conformity with approved final site plans, and Section <br />25-6-12 relating to Approval of variances, use permits and plan approvals issued under P.U.D. <br />permit with Plan approval issued by approval of final site plans. Amends Section 25-6-13 relating <br />to Effect of P.U.D. permit on other zoning provisions. Amends Section 25-6-14 relating to Time <br />extension and amendments. Amends Section 25-6-15 relating Appeals to Appeal of director's <br />actions on P.U.D. final site plans. <br /> <br />GIFFIN: Commissioners, in your folder you should have gotten the hardcopy of Agenda Item <br />No. 2. The initiator is the County Council, Bill No. 291. So if you, like me, Commissioners, need <br />the time to review Agenda Item No. 2 -. And if there is no need, we can move right along. Initially, <br />when I was reviewing this agenda item, I was working off of the agenda itself, and it seemed kind <br />1 <br />EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />