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updated standards that govern parking for persons with disabilities. A little snapshot of the <br />document. <br />So, why do we need this change? The County of Hawaii Code, Chapter 25 includes a Section <br />25-4-55 entitled, "Parking for Persons with Disabilities." This section includes information to <br />guide developers on designing parking to accommodate persons with disabilities for new and <br />altered sites. So, rather than amend the County Code whenever a governing State or Federal <br />regulation changes, the Department recommends that the current wording be replaced with a <br />simple compliance statement. <br />And, this is important because integral to developing plans for a project is that they be in <br />compliance with new regulations. <br />The Planning Department will post applicable references and links on our website, including a <br />link to the State Department of Health, Disability and Communications Access Board website. <br />And, this local website posts resources for guiding the public in designing accessible parking <br />spaces. <br />Just a snapshot of the DCAB website, and as you see on the top, there's a reference to parking. <br />And, to assist the public, DCAB did design a booklet that incorporates both Federal and State <br />Hawaii requirements for developing parking. <br />So, again the Planning Director's recommendation is to replace the current wording with the <br />following statement. "Parking for persons with disabilities shall comply with all applicable <br />federal and state requirements for the facility or site." <br />Are there any questions? <br />HENKEL: No questions from the Commission? That concludes your presentation. I'm a little <br />confused. Is that the initiator present? I mean, do I have to call Duane up here to testify or <br />anything? <br />PATEL: If he wants to say anything, actually he could. <br />HENKEL: Do you have anything to say about it? <br />KANUHA: No, I think it speaks for itself. <br />CLARKSON: I do have a question. So, I see the version of 5-4-55 [sic] with everything <br />stricken out and that sentence substituted, and then there's another one that just has references to <br />the Federal and State laws and names them without going into all the details of what's in them. <br />Is that another—somebody else's proposal? <br />2 <br />EXHIBIT D <br />