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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 7, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PLANNING.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 7 of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
“Section 2- . Semiannual reports.
(a) The planning director shall provide reports to the council relating to the actions taken by the planning director for each six-month period from January through June and July through
December of each year. Reports shall be submitted to the council within thirty calendar days following the end of each six-month period.
(b) Each report shall include any property for which:
(1) An initial time extension has been granted by the planning director;
(2) Applications have been approved or denied for zoning variances, subdivision variances, subdivisions, ohana dwelling permits, nonsignificant zoning changes, plan approvals of telecommunications
antennas, or additional farm dwelling agreements; or
(3) Any application, except for registration of a short-term vacation rental, has been approved or denied under the sole authority of the planning director or by operation of applicable
law when the planning director failed to approve or deny the application.
(c) Each report shall contain:
(1) The tax map key(s) for each property;
(2) The property zoning district at the time of the application;
(3) In the case of variances, the provision(s) of chapter 23 or chapter 25, for which the variance is sought;
(4) In the case of nonsignificant zoning change applications, the new zoning district resulting from the nonsignificant zoning change;
(5) The date of expiration for the approval of the application, if applicable; or, if the director has not set a date of expiration, the report shall so indicate; and
(6) The condition(s) imposed by the director as a condition of approval of the application, if applicable.”
SECTION 2. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions
or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
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