CHC 1990 CORRESPONDENCE HAWAII CHARTER AMEND

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• planning director, a planning commission, and the necessary staff. Section 5-4.2. Planning Director.The planning director shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor.The director shall be the administrative head of the department and shall: (a) Serve as thechief planning officer of the county and the technical advisor to the mayor, planning commission, and council on all planning and related matters. (b) Prepare a general plan and amendments thereto to guide the development of the county district or districts. (c) Prepare proposed zoning and subdivision ordinances, zoning maps and regulations and any amendments or modifications thereto. (d) Review the lists of proposed capital improvements contemplated by agencies and executive agencies of the county and recommend the order of their priority. (e) Be charged with the administration of the subdivision and zoning ordinances and regulations adopted thereunder. (f) Be charged with the approval of.proposed subdivision plans which are in conformity with the subdivision ordinance and regulations. (g) Receive, process, and recommend to the planning commission appropriate action regarding rezoning applications,special exceptions,and other similar requests. ' (h) Be charged with the approval of variances as provided by law, but if any objections are made in writing to the director, the director's actions shall be subject to review by the planning commission according to law.If the said request is denied by the director, the applicant may appeal such denial to the planning commission. (i) Exercise all thepowers andperform all the duties of the planningdirector and the administrator of the commission as authorized by law or ordinance and exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as shall be required or delegated by the mayor, planning commission, or council: Section 5-4.3.Planning Commission.The planning commission shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed in Section 13-4.Commission membership shall be representative of the community and of the county geographical areas of Puna, Ka'u, Kona, Kohala, Hamakua,and Hilo.In addition,the chief engineer of the county and the manager of the department of water supply or their designated representatives shall serve as ex-officio members of the commission without power to vote. The commission shall establish its rules of procedure and shall: (a) Advise the mayor, council and the planning director in matters concerning planning programs. (b) Review the general plan, its amendments and other plans and modifications thereof and transmit such plans with recommendations thereon through the mayor to the council for consideration and action.The commission shall recommend approval,in whole or in part, with or without modifications, or rejection of such plans. (c) Review subdivision and zoning ordinances and amendments thereto drafted by the director and transmit such ordinances with recommendations thereon through the mayor to the council for consideration and action. The commission shall recommend approval, in whole or in part, with or without modifications, or rejection of such ordinances. (d) Adopt rules and regulations having the force and effect of law pursuant to the subdivision and zoning ordinances. (e) Review and recommend to the state land use commission any change of land use boundaries. (f) Hear and determine appeals from the actions of the director on rezoning applications, and special exceptions from the permitted uses of each district of the zoning ordinance. (g) Hear and determine appeals requesting variances or other exceptions from the 10