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MR. TRULSON: What do you propose to add to <br /> subsection (g) under director? <br /> MR. ODA: It would not be subsection (g) . It <br /> would be a new subsection (h) and the present (h) would be <br /> moved down to ( i) . Subsection (h ) would be the language. . <br /> "Be charged with the approval of variances. . " <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Stuart, instead of saying any <br /> reasonable. . .because most of the variances , standards of <br /> conditions of variances will be finally set out into ordinances <br /> . .reasonable justification. .would that be in any conflict with <br /> the provision as stated in the present ordinance? <br /> MR. ODA: In the charter as it stands? <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Yes, In other words, would you <br /> be giving too much leeway to the Planning Director. Shouldn ' t <br /> he be restricted to certain standards, as he is right now? <br /> MR. ODA: I don ' t know what the language is. . . <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Something like hardship. . . <br /> MR. ODA: Well , that would make it a stricter <br /> test. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Yes, it is. a stricter test. So <br /> through the charter, if we have a more lenient step, it would be. . <br /> MR. ODA: The charter one would be prevailing. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Yes, so I am kind of concerned if <br /> we say something like that. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: Stuart, with regards to that portion <br /> other than what originally stands right now, we want to have a <br /> strong director but if we are going to give him a carte blanche, <br /> or something like this, I don ' t think that should be done. <br /> Because, I tell you, we are getting away from the benefits of <br /> the commission that is supposed to present input. We want to <br /> give him the power BUT, it has to be talked about spelling out. <br /> In other words, we are getting all of these other trivial things <br /> of having to go through. How do we itemize it out and limit his <br /> authority? You see there is no limit to his authority, so you <br /> are bypassing the commission entirely. I just don ' t know how <br /> else we can do it. <br /> MR. OMONAKA: Stuart, are you saying now that <br /> there is an ordinance in effect that allows the Planning Director <br /> to do this? To grant these variances? <br /> MR. ODA: Not to grant variances. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: You mean on the Planning Director? <br /> No, no, no. The Planning Director doesn ' t have authority, right <br /> now, under any ordinance or anything like that to grant variances. <br /> -216- <br />