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O�tV OF of COUNTY OF HAWAII _• STATE OF HAWAII ♦rtt OF N!'�*�� BILL NO. 5 ORDINANCE NO. 21 24 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 2, DIVISION 6 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION; AS AMENDED), RELATING TO USE PERMITS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to update the decision-making timeframe for use permits and clarify requirements and procedures for the Planning Director, Windward Planning Commission, and Leeward Planning Commission to revoke a Use Permit. The proposed amendments are intended to make the Zoning Code consistent with the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure. SECTION 2. Chapter 25, article 2, division 6, section 25-2-64 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 25-2-64. Action on use permit. (a) Within[ days [ following the close of the public hearing or public hearings as the case may be, or within such longer period as agreed to by the applicant, the commission shall either deny or approve the application. The commission's decision shall be accompanied by a statement of factual findings supporting the decision [, t�g�t ewith-an.7 ^ 't om}mpesc WV ]. (b) In approving any use permit application, the commission may issue the approval subject to conditions, including but not limited to hours of daily operation and terms of the use permit. The conditions imposed by the Commission shall bear a reasonable relationship to the use permit granted. (c) If the commission fails to render a decision within the prescribed period, the application shall be considered as being approved[;] unless an extension is agreed to by all parties, provided that no [wfitten objeeltionl contested case hearingpertaining to the use permit is [re-eei ] pending before the commission. (d) Concurrent requests may be acted upon by the commission in conjunction with a use permit application." SECTION 3. Chapter 25, article 2, division 6, section 25-2-67 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 25-2-67. Revocation of a use permit. MUM • . i • i • • • • i i • • O.. •_ . . r . ...4v..Ovaw �ow.