2017-10-30 Hearing Transcript - Amendments to PC Rule 9 (Joint Meeting)

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CLARKSON: I don't have any big disagreement with that definition of floor area, but it would be nice if they were, it was congruent with other departments. HENKEL: Any other questions from Windward? Okay, I'll throw it over to Leeward. CARR SMITH: Yes, this is Nancy Carr Smith on this side. I just had a quick question, just wanted to confirm. So, all front porches, balconies, lanais, anything covered or uncovered without surrounding walls are not included in square footage. Is that correct? DARROW: That's—if you had a lanai that was covered, and it was a large lanai, that would be considered. We would look at the floor area of that lanai as part of that. That would be in the second portion of this definition that says the floor area of a building or portion thereof not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor area. So, normally, the usable area would be a lanai. It would not usually involve the roof overhangs. HENKEL: Any other questions from Leeward? CHURCH: This is Commissioner Church again. I find it interesting the point that was made in testimony about change orders and their effect on square footages. And, I wondered, I'm not even sure if it's appropriate the Planning Department to police that those change orders go through the Building Department. And, but I wondered if indirectly somehow that can be incorporated or it's just left silent. DARROW: Theif, any type of change order that would go through an amendment to a building permit would come through our office, and at that point, we would be reviewing that as part of the original request. There's, to be honest with you, we haven't, there was a testifier that mentioned that people were going to come in with a dwelling that was 7,499 square feet. We haven't had too many submittals since this law was changed that are that close, that we've had an issue. There was one that I recall, but other than that, I don't recall any. And, because that was such an issue with that one particular application, the staff as well as the Planning Division is fully aware of that fine line regarding that. But, as far as anything within this amendment, I don't think we have anything specifically to address that. HENKEL: Any other comments from Leeward? KAY: No, Mr. Chair. HENKEL: Go ahead, Jeff DARROW: Thank you. Continuing on, additionally, Act 153 amended the definition of Special Management Area Minor Permit and Special Management Area Use Permit in Chapter 205A-22, HRS, as follows. Special Management Area Minor Permit means an action by the authority EXHIBIT A 23