2017-06-01 Hearing Transcript - PD Initiated Meeting Facilities

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT JUNE 1, 2017 A regularly advertised hearing on the Planning Director Initiated request for an amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning), Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) relating to meeting facilities and community buildings was called to order at 9:31 a.m. in the County of Hawaii Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawaii with Chairman Gregory Henkel presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Joseph Clarkson, Gregory Henkel, Donald Ikeda, and Myles Miyasato. ABSENT & EXCUSED: Donn Dela Cruz, Thomas Raffipiy. ALSO PRESENT: Michael Yee (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Deputy Planning Director, 9:16 a.m. to 10:33 a.m.), Amy Self (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Planning Director, 9:26 a.m. to 10:41 a.m.), Malia Ho Hall (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Ron Whitmore (Project Manager for the Ka`u CDP, 9:16 a.m. to 10:33 a.m.), Maija Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner), Shancy Watanabe (Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And 6 members from the public in attendance. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR Continued hearing for an ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning), Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), Articles 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 relating to meeting facilities and community buildings. The purpose of the proposed amendments is to incorporate the definitions of meeting facilities and community buildings into a single, comprehensive definition by maintaining and expanding upon the definition of meeting facilities. Additionally, the amendments will identify what zoning districts will require a Special Permit or a Use Permit to allow for a meeting facility. HENKEL: Okay, it's 9:30, so we'll move to Agenda Item No. 3. The Planning Director is initiator, and looks like Jeffrey will be doing the presentation. DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, good morning, members of the Planning Commission. Hopefully, this will be short and sweet. We actually kind of dealt with this at our Joint Commission [meeting] briefly. We met in April and discussed this change to the Zoning Code incorporating the definitions of meeting facilities and community buildings into one definition. And, changing certain aspects of the Code to require a Use Permit when these types of facilities are proposed, mainly, in Residential zonings. There was discussion here at Windward, and there was proposed changes. We took those to the Leeward Planning Commission on April 10th, and they agreed with—the Planning Department 10V1111.11 1.1