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HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSIONPage 11 of 51 <br />TANAKA: It’s with the Planning Department, the Director. Not really with the Commission. <br />BALOG: And what do they look at? I mean, when you’re recommending that you keep it with the <br />Planning Department, are they looking at, does that piece of property fit what they’re trying to <br />accomplish, because we had listened to testimony that was given that said that Public Works critiques <br />the subdivision application, and that Planning Department can’t, and does not have Engineering staff to <br />look at a subdivision permit and say that it meets, quote, a code, or doesn’t meet a code, so I’m just <br />wondering, did they, at least, let you know what they look at before you guys made a recommendation, <br />or was it just you guys just had a discussion? Just out of curiosity. <br />TANAKA: They, meaning Public Works? <br />BALOG: Planning Department. <br />TANAKA: Planning Department. <br />BALOG: This was held at your meeting, right? <br />TANAKA: Yes. Only in the sense that the department pretty much made known their recommendation, <br />and yes, this is not in accordance with the recommendations from the department. This only comes from <br />the Planning Commission. <br />BALOG: Yes. So your Commission feels that it’s good that they look at the paper and, although they <br />couldn’t say yes or no that it will meet engineering standards, just that they’re double checking Public <br />Works? <br />TANAKA: Right, like a check and balance means. <br />RAY: Roland, did you have something? <br />HIGASHI: Leonard, what role does a Planning Commission have, if any, in the permitting process? <br />TANAKA: Which permitting are you speaking of? <br />HIGASHI: Any permits come in, whether permit for a house, a subdivision, a shopping center. <br />TANAKA: Permits like SMA, Use and Special - <br />HIGASHI: Not SMA. <br />TANAKA: You’re talking about building permits? <br />HIGASHI: Processing, as provided in the scenario that’s being proposed. <br />TANAKA: On the building permit process, none. <br />HIGASHI: None. So I think the Commission shouldn’t be too concerned what the permitting part <br />because I don’t see, and I read the Charter, where you have any direct action to be taken in the <br />permitting sense. <br />file://\\coh01\cohweb\council\charter_commission\minutes\minutes 9-29-99.html7/1/2011 <br /> <br />