2014-10-16 Leeward Exh A (Amend Zoning Code re MCX Zoning District)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT OCTOBER 16, 2014 PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED AMENDMENT A regularly advertised hearing on the TO CHAPTER 25 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS FOR DWELLINGS WITHIN THE MCX ZONING DISTRICT was called to order at 09:32 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chair Brandi Beaudet presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Brandi Beaudet, Thomas Hickcox, Collin Kaholo and Keith Unger ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Barbara Nobriga and Thomas Whittemore ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Amy Self (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Maija Jackson (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And three people from the public in attendance. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR An ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Article 5 of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to zoning district regulations for dwellings within the Industrial-Commercial Mixed (MCX) zoning district. The purpose of this amendment is to allow double-family and multiple-family residential dwelling units within the MCX zoning district. BEAUDET: First on the agenda this morning, Initiator: Planning Director, an ordinance amending Chapter 25, Zoning Code, Article 5 of the Hawai‘i County Code. Staff, would you like to start on your presentation? Just for the record we have no one from the public for, in attendance to sign up for public testimony. DARROW: Good morning, Members of the Planning Commission. Welcome. Thank you. As mentioned, our first application has been continued. Our second application this morning is a Planning Director initiated action. This is to amend Chapter 25 regarding, relating to the zoning district regulations for double-family and multiple-family dwellings within the MCX zoning district. The reasons for the initiated amendment is that recently the Hawai‘i County Council introduced Bill 191, which sought to allow Village Commercial, or CV, zoning district uses in both the Light Industrial, ML, zoning district, and Bill 192 sought to allow the Village Commercial, CV, zoning district uses in the Industrial-Commercial Mixed, or MCX, zoning district. Both the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions voted to send an unfavorable recommendation for both Council-initiated bills to the Hawai‘i County Council. As an alternative, the Planning Director is initiating this Director-initiated bill to add a double-family and multiple-family residential component to the MCX zoning district. According to the Hawai‘i County Code, Chapter 25, the purpose of the MCX zoning district is to allow mixing of some industrial uses with commercial uses. The intent of this zoning district is to provide for areas of diversified businesses and 1 EXHIBIT A