2017-04-06 Hearing Transcript - PD Initiated Meeting Facilities

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Permit if it's outside of the Agricultural District and within the State Land Use Urban District. So, I know that's a little complicated, but. We are also since these changes have been distributed to the Commissioners, there are several minor changes we'd like to include. One of them is the actual edition, and in fact, we actually noticed it with the correct edition. The edition from the 2005 edition has changed, and now it is 2016 edition. So, we just want to make that, update that change on the ordinance to send up, if approved, up to Council. In discussions with staff, including our new staff member, Shancy, there was a request to add in the allowance of a kitchen within the definition of a meeting facility, and that's on the yellow piece of paper that was handed out. Just so that there's no problems later when they come in and they want to have a kitchen `cause normally these do have a kitchen or a certified kitchen as part of their facility. And, lastly, the Planning Director is requesting that you send a favorable recommendation to the Hawaii County Council. This will also go to the Leeward Planning Commission for review and vote so this won't be sent up until after our meeting on the 10th, where we will also have our joint meeting. With that, that concludes our presentation. If there are any questions, I'm available to answer. HENKEL: Thank you. Commissioners, any questions? I have a couple. Are we going to vote on this item now or are we waiting until Monday when we're at the joint meeting? DARROW: This, this item would be today HENKEL: Okay DARROW: before the Windward Planning Commission. HENKEL: The, the question I have—that was a lot for me to absorb—the, if a subdivision has, a private subdivision has a meeting place is this going to create more obstacles for them as far as how they use it? Are they going to have get Special Use Permits for certain things that they, certain events or anything they host? DARROW: We would, there are particular, this was a question that came up in formulating this. There's a difference between a subdivision that has its own facility that's used primarily just for the, for the subdivision, and then there's a difference between a meeting facility that may be located within a subdivision that is rented out. And, I think that's what the concern is, is that the actual case in question that happened several years ago was in a subdivision. It was a meeting facility, but it was starting to be renting out, and it was having lots of parties, late night gatherings, lots of noise, parking, and it just created all kinds of problems. So, that's the kind of thing that it will give an opportunity to have a public hearing, set some restrictions as far as hours of operation, amount of events, those kinds of things. EXHIBIT B 3