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108 new financing plans. This will also take into consideration the current upgrades to public 109 transportation. Terry will work with Doug Payne to re -contact the author of the financing plan 110 for a second look at specific projects after the Action Committee establishes what tasks they wish 111 to include. 112 A correction to October 29, 2014 was made as the KCDP AC did not recommend approval of 113 allowing residential development in MCX. Note: good recommendation for August 27, 2014 by 114 the Director concerning concurrency. 115 116 Specific discussion on motions for 2015. 117 • May 27, 2015: intent was to eliminate minimum lot size for a Project District (PD) and 118 to allow industrial zoning. Parcels smaller than 50 acres cannot be developed under a 119 PD. Director has a problem with this amendment for no minimum lot size. R 120 • The Director said, remember, amending the code amends the code for everyone County 121 wide. Director has many existing changes to review each of which could take a 122 minimum of 6 months to process. So, what are the priorities here? AC wants a 123 simplified change and not a complicated one. Other CDPs do not have this conflict. A 124 member of the public asked would it be better to do a new zoning code or district than to 125 modify the existing one. Director said that either way is not going to be easy and once a 126 number is used, it is difficult to justify a new number. 127 • Director wants to respond on a specific solution that applies to specifically the KCDP and 128 not affecting the entire island code. Hiram asked how can an owner of a piece of small 129 land move forward when they cannot meet the minimum land area? Director said that an 130 applicant can apply for a variance to a minimum lot size. Doug Payne said that the AC 131 could recommend support of requests for smaller areas (less than 50 acres) through the 132 variance program. This would limit this to Kailua Kona CDP only and not be Island 133 wide. Director confirmed that variances are approved by Administrative policy 134 (Directors review) and does not require the County Council review or approval. 135 • Director will try to follow the requests of the KCDP AC when it comes to areas that need 136 area consideration. The Director indicated that when the County Codes and the KCDP 137 Ordinance are not in agreement, the Planning Department can ask the KCDP AC for their 138 interpretation(s) on the subject. KCDP AC needs to make a recommendation and report 139 to the Director. Janice questioned whether projects are now to be reviewed by the AC as 140 this has not been the process in the past. Director will take under consideration all 141 recommendations from the AC. Janice noted that members of the AC are not planners. 11