HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PCPLUD 2024/07/23 (2022-2024) ACTIONS
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ CINDY EVANS
Chair and Presiding Officer
MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
JENN KAGIWADA
MATT KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
HOLEKA GORO INABA
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
Vice Chair
SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720
POLICY COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,
LAND USE, AND DEVELOPMENT
th
17 Session
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
July 23, 2024
9:00 a.m.
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PCPLUD-17 July 23, 2024
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 9:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 123: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 1 AND ARTICLE 13, CHAPTER 23,
(Draft 2) ARTICLE 9, AND CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 1, ARTICLE 2, ARTICLE 5, AND
ARTICLE 6, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS
AMENDED), RELATING TO OHANA DWELLING UNITS
Removes each instance of the term “ohana dwelling” from the County Code and
inserts the term “accessory dwelling unit”, and adds provisions for the
establishment of an accessory dwelling unit.
Reference: Comm. 677.16
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball and Ms. Kierkiewicz
Referred to Planning
Commissions: January 30, 2024
Postponed: July 8, 2024
(Note: There is a motion by Ms. Kimball, seconded by Ms. Galimba, to
recommend passage of Bill 123 on first reading.)
AMENDED TO DRAFT 3 AND POSTPONED TO AUGUST 6, 2024:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kimball,
Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kierkiewicz – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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Bill 127: AMENDS CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 2, DIVISION 4, SECTION 25-2-44, OF
THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED),
RELATING TO CONDITIONS ON CHANGE OF ZONE
Requires the Planning Director to include time constraints for the completion or
satisfaction of conditions imposed in change of zoning district ordinances.
Reference: Comm. 694
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba
Postponed: February 7, 2024 and July 9, 2024
Referred to Planning
Commissions: February 20, 2024
(Note: There is a motion by Mr. Inaba, seconded by Ms. Galimba, to recommend
passage of Bill 127 on first reading.)
AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND POSTPONED TO AUGUST 20, 2024:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kimball,
Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kierkiewicz – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Bill 179: AMENDS CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE 3, SECTION 16-5, OF THE HAWAIʻI
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEES
Seeks to amend subsection (a) by requiring all members to have a “principal”
residence instead of “primary” residence, in accordance with Chapter 19,
Subsection 19-71(e)(2) of the Code, in the area covered by the Community
Development Plan.
Reference: Comm. 929
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba
AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST
READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kimball,
Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kierkiewicz – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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Bill 181: AMENDS CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE 1, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE
1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE GENERAL PLAN
Inserts amendment procedures for the General Plan, including a comprehensive
review at least every ten years, and interim amendments between comprehensive
reviews; describes the powers and duties of the Planning Director and Planning
Commissions to review and recommend amendments, and of the Council to
initiate or adopt proposed amendments.
Reference: Comm. 939
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba
POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 3, 2024:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kimball,
Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kierkiewicz – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 11:55 a.m.
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