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<br /> <br />WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br /> APRIL 3, 2014 <br /> <br />County Council Initiated Bill No. 182 relating to site visits <br />A regularly advertised hearing on <br />for subdivision applications <br />was called to order at 10:42 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni <br />Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i with Chairman Ronald Gonzales <br /> <br />presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Ronald Gonzales, Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, <br />Wallace A. Ishibashi, Jr., Myles Miyasato, Raylene Moses, and Stephen Ono. <br /> <br />ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy <br />Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), William Brilhante (Deputy <br />Corporation Counsel for the Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff <br />Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Secretary). <br /> <br />And approximately 15 people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL <br />Bill No. 182 amending Chapter 23, Article 4, Division 1, Section 23-61 of the Hawai‘i County <br />Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) relating to site visits for applications for Subdivisions. <br />More specifically, the amendment will require the Planning Director or representative to conduct <br />a site visit of property(ies) affected by a proposed subdivision action to verify accuracy of <br />information shown on the preliminary plat map or any omissions required by the Subdivision <br />Code, and site conditions that could result in deleterious effects to general welfare and health of <br />the community. <br /> <br />GONZALES: Item No. 5 on the agenda is Initiator County Council, Bill No. 182 amending <br />Chapter 23, Article 4, Division 1, Section 23.61. Mr. Arai. <br /> <br />ARAI: Hi, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Commissioners. If I may direct your <br />attention to the presentation screen. What you have before you is a Council Initiated Bill No. <br />182 which amends a section of the Subdivision Code to require site visits for subdivision <br />applications. The Council created the bill and submitted for your consideration in attempt to <br />amend the Subdivision Code to require the Planning Director or its authorized representative, to <br />conduct a site visit of any designated property subject to a proposed subdivision action prior to <br />tentative approval or disapproval of a preliminary plat or subdivision map. What the intent of <br />the bill is--to ensure that or to verify that information provided in the preliminary plat and <br />supplemental material is accurate; determine if there are any omissions with the consideration for <br />the required contents of a preliminary plat as provided in the section of the Subdivision Code; <br />determine if there are any conditions on the designated property that, with consideration for the <br />proposed land use as expressed by the preliminary plat and supplemental materials, could <br />reasonably be conceived to result in a potentially deleterious effect to the general welfare and <br />1 <br />EXHIBIT E <br /> <br /> <br />