2013-05-16 Leeward Exh B - Council Initiated Amend re Ag Tourism

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with their farm operations. And that was one of the important things was to try and take care of the smaller operator because, you know, I’m personally struggling to come up with the $2,000 to tent my house for termites, I can’t imagine what a farmer has to go through to come up with five or six thousand dollars to pay an engineer to go do a drainage study, and he’s saying, “Hey, this is no different than my existing operation.” So those are some of the considerations. I think that, I’m sure the same discussion that we’ve had here today will occur at the Council, so I would recommend moving up, and then if you have recommendations, including it in your comments. GIFFIN: And I think I understood you correctly, Bobby Jean, when you suggested, like you did to the second testifier, Barbara DeFranco, that maybe there can be more discussion just prior to the Council’s decision. Any other comments? Seeing none or hearing none, do I hear a motion? Commissioner Beaudet. BEAUDET: I would like to move for a favorable recommendation to the County Council for the amendment to Chapter 25, Zoning Code, of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983, 2005 Edition, as amended, relating to Agricultural Tourism, along with a recommendation that the operational period of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily within the existing Zoning Code be left in place rather than tied into the setting of the sun as proposed by Bill 25, Draft 2. GIFFIN: Do I hear a second? IOKEPA: Madam Chair, second. GIFFIN: It’s been moved by Commissioner Beaudet and seconded by Commissioner Iokepa that we send a favorable recommendation to the County Council for the amendment to Chapter 25 of the Hawai‘i County Code, the 2005 Edition, as amended, relating to Ag Tourism, along with a recommendation that the operational period of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily within the existing Zoning Code be left in place rather than tied into the setting of the sun as proposed by Bill No. 25, Draft 2. Any discussion? Daryn? ARAI: Commissioner Beaudet? BEAUDET: Aye. HICKCOX: Pardon me, I didn’t react quick enough. I have a question. GIFFIN: Oh, I’m sorry, sure. HICKCOX: Would we be within our parameters, if we also included the recommendations be made to the Council that more public input be sought after in reference to this? GIFFIN: I think that that should be addressed to either Daryn or to the Director. ARAI: Because your actions today will be forwarded to the County Council and the Council itself will conduct a hearing before its Planning Committee and then at a minimum have two reads before the full Council, I think it’s a given matter of fact that additional opportunities will be provided for public discussion. Now, if you are talking about something more specific, well -. 20 EXHIBIT B