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A'fT: veraldirt~ Giffin
Planning C®mtnissi®n Chairwoman 2tC,rPVl:ta '
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Hilo Hat~raii, 96720 P ~ ~ y- Hi'o, Hawaii 96720
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Fef~ruary 2~``, 2002 aunty Craonr_il----'~~~.M,`~ Fex: (908) 435-4924
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p~s• M5. Giffin,
President
With gyertaeias to flee Ylatattaitaag Airsctvr'y propasetl Or s 7 t ~AanLttidin4: f'Itapc@r 23 relaeane -Carl Spencer, R e•PPo,GRI,
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~-Vndo=naniutn,P~,c~err~ ~e¢ia?re, the ~~~e'a;a ys~nnd Be~:etd srf IieAltory sulttltBiS the
fo)ioaving ics[>ieatotty fdr the ]Qlczatniittg ~.tDI657d19S8iol8'y ca~xtiCdita®rti pr~iaerat-Elect
Rick ®arnati. R CRB, CRS, GRI
to ilea of iitesmma~ing sear eonaerras rL~:ea'rlin~ t3ec tlr:at't l:eat~ata~,c unc! specific tye-oviyioeES ®f President
the :aCtdr:et pa'®gtused oa'[Ilta:ancc, $IBIb ~~'vaaltl like t® raa%I fa[teation tU tlac lCita^a• €ro>iaa cite ~ l(atn Kler, R-
Xtc:g! ESt:68C trOaeBa[ai9SDOk6 alatetl 1!31/02. '~'C fCt:l th:et th+slettca• slraomla! !ss cmaeftalBy reroo+red ~
its canjunctloga wit@e tlei3lDe"gilto5ez! Vstliaexncar ~s e# lat•owidc~ st tltoron~l4,1'anc t)v !teas e'ca'it:av of S®cretsiry
the rlruft. It alsDe:yti®tts uaaderiya®g pa'etteiscs toad as5eaaea;ttioaes of tle@ r$s:tft, h'sglalitlets t:ertaiaa Donna Herbst, R, GRt
clatrwficatiaras, atoal taravldcy f®r t'ecottAmendcrl changes of tecleneeui !a[t~'oeal;~..
TrBastdr8t
1;iSov`c0~er, for eha' purpose of otar cestiaroni• t®day. IiIBR gviohes !0 51tc;tl: to more general parr Rcthlus, R
issaacs e'~ardiatg this C1PR ordin:anci; In aan effect to isolate our olhjcctiuros, tvc have outlined Immedtaie past President
Vat' 1)oitats Of Iss$iteepaay beHora•: Joel LePin~, R, CCIRl. 3R9,
• CI?R ordieaatscz is i.a canflict with St1t@ lacy;
t3icmctnr3:
Tlee ort7inseaeee ovotaW viol~t[e flee sarovlsiVn bf I[IZS 5] JA-t5 (git'ing couae'- emaaatcils
eaathar3[~' t® udatat supp(crn&arfa/ talcs and a'@r al:aliuns a'e~srdang :l CPS "not is cnuftlea LinQa Caleo, R, CRS, GRI
1o ith tlal:a chalatcr''..-) Xt is :abundantly cla;:ar fe•oata floc C{Ir Coetemisyian's letter [:a:at g$~J t3e~4a A. Caitawsy iRGRI
lai'rttlPt4 8 prpj9erto 06Vi7Cr 40 Cstal)IlYle C~l~ 1a}' II 37iiatHlC, t1Cl~ittCd :aGt 9`Cl'OFdtn~; Henry Cares, Jf R.CCtAI,
M~tytcr DccO id tb@ Btereatu ®f Con~•c~':enccs. Fearthes'arta?re only the Illy Coaearraission h:ts CRt3.CRS,G~ta
Edith Crabb, R, CRS,GRt,
SieL' Jesitt04'it1' tV el`~u1:ItC ttau s:tlc of CPR units. ChcisGne OeSiNa, R
Heather Hedetschaa, R,GFiI
Thoaal;lt 1~R5~ i1•EaA-I.G, (Act 2$I)larvvides ihnt o CPIs seas[ ca,nfoa'an to count)' xanin~ Penny Pagliaro, R, a-Pro
and alal?16c:iblc yscy°tneetinK ret,uaremenes f®r tta~ C~K la ropca~ty, k ctmes raU6 tide iha Coasaa[~
cite ri};1tY t® cotatliet rr'ith gi;itC ltaty ivlaieh e•eStS till CPff~ tights :and pOtyers .tt the Se:3Yc
gor•@rntnetet Vr rceae-dntion Ica•c~l - rtoerch' the t1~;b[ to "5ultplcment" the a:zisting Ex~cuGvoo[ficer
regetl:ttdotts. '1Chc CuttattY lea•ct rigb95 arc sstlPea-•Yasc restrictad io zonin!_+ i$51.tC9. "I'he
ordita:tatae !st'opased CBexrlg goes 69C,1'~1t'4d fleas atttD CYC:iteSt ~ oolaoit: CoaenBy 24m l:eya:r to tlaa: Adri@r,ne t.1. Nodey
CP$t pcoccssa Exe~utira-Assistant
Lovelyn A f3or~nian
• CpEt ?s not a 'use", Diane Weigand
CoaadVn~ia>liuxaa ~r~]l`tt ~$C~*iRtpCA :all; Af0//IP pf cdnurtor+ lnrrrf as~•nership enduing di~Crct@ a'7gtats
to ccrtslm sere:ts aatet9 ytrusture~ 'I'h@ref®rc. it Fa hi~:hl~' dacstionutalc avhether it rovould luvvts869y
h:l~•e any lyl~t:e in tha; G®vnty ~0aeing CucIC. flat e:t'tieBlicle is tv cti~raiiitc rase.
'i°o atteang~t [o regulate use taccordang to otvnerat~itt w•uuld scZan to be a fu»d:at><acntal `'aol:ttion REALTOFh~' is a reg~sterad
a?f par Ind@t
:l! !;o®stitutiora ~Aa-gncCCiet~ "er~u:al prQlCGtidDta trader cite IaeVr'. IDiszrimin:atitag ccl:ective rrM;rbzr5nip rnSrk
against a cl:?ss of joint prhpcrty mts9lets hacause l ie:~• ciiacTSC to rcgtal:tte !!sett Coeytraaoaa url~wh may be us®c9 only' by
uu•etcrshi;a oS their land antler !}aro~•isiuees a3~ a St:~tr. htn- desii;ncd !o atlloty tlta:ast Ill do jus8 fih~tt real e_tale professionals wp~o
seems Ilkar u ball idea., are r>:9mbars of that
NATIOVAL ASSOClAT1pfJ
OF REAI.iOP,S® >?nd
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Liven tzacrt. that elte county cannot tetyulate CPRs, only the uses and stlvctutes wraith common owaaa>tS of
any property array a~,t7y ou[ and corsavct, we believe the County should Focus an batter ~gulati[tg the
pexanr"tiing of multiple d~•asllings on r>:sid,ential and agricultutaliY zoned )ands. We be)aove toils is the
Catinty's ttaissioza tur~r State laev; the fortras of cantmon ownership artd the rDeans of fu~ttcirtg
cor;lmonly held property ittt,erests Is outside of tfae county purview , be3yond rea) propefty taxatyon and
lzealta+ ut3 safer}' ra:sponsibilities.
~Plr"ts ttstve became the scrrpegos?t for a host of other deficiencies. T
LJltim~lel}'the f2aCt tlttt[ multiple dwellings are allov~'ed in certain itS and AG districts tuader the cuxrezac
~enixtg Cade canarot be blamed on tiia Stara: CPIt lea- Tlae fact is, it as a o iev l
w+Gi let of lacy, al ych multi ie d~vellirt s tae ~illortieaf !n ere zonir+g districts tender the objective v
can iUdtts set forflt in Qias Zoning Caere.
This fact was affinnod in 1896 when the Council coadueted its axluavstive re~s.~erv and revislo?t oi° the prior
Zoning Cody; anti decided ~.pre3siy, in its-public. cieliberatiotts, to retain the abili _ of lattdttvatters to have
t ulti le drr~ellin d5 in these ZOited dtatriCts They add new specific ra3a~ttireanentS for lands in
Uie Ag. zoned cis[rices fcr arty additio,<ri f~.rm dne liatg ns+d lhcy cltarg:=d the Plaatnir~g%7isector writh the
duty to derelop specific ;ales to a:~ltiy that ottt. TJte ~onirtg Code rues re-af~armed in 199g, n~ a later
t:ouncil was presented tisitit tltz opportt;evty to revie`v rated 9lrtend Art.}• of rill provisions of-the 1946
revisions. '1Zarough today, rteltla'ar the plasnting direcror zAOr the county Cotutcil Bras iteiti:aieci try action
tl~'e we are aware of rro•hiCta wotytd further restrict tlae permittis?g of a second, third, ar fxigher nrtmbet- of
garret dwellings in a single parcel of ).vud. 7f'Iris is the la<< of the land, at+d at is the polacy of rho County,
afPinnedrutd re-affirtcaed
~IBR a®rees,yech the Plaauuang Director tlt.7t iu certain rnst<lraces, the County Codes t~'as ttndul}~ parraissive
regarding tnultirle dryellittgs in iltcsc zoning districts- tic aiso acknowledge that ttrey may tae da;ficient in
sever4ti nreits whirls Could ultinratcly ender-gar lire h~tltlt, S<'rf+:ty ~ttd rVelfflre oaf tt6t ®nly residents oFtltab5e
dwellings, trot also in some cases odtnr laxtiowaers nearby.
So~rse co+ic~rns include'
1. >;lood studies are apparently not required, .
2. FiTC safety/ flca:ess requiren~zuts arc Zpp,,rently a+a: required
3. Potable ~daaer supply quality :u~d sc:n-ice ;egUirements }1Pe ~pparanlty ignored, to die dismay ofDWS-
Our orgtatiz~~rion is contented that all orvtu::5 of propettg intex~ts on the B+g Island shau1cl know Wtlen
the develap:nent of their propeety would put either their aw'n, ar their neiglabar's, property in jeopardy.
We as Realtors wtuat to lcaraw, rYe ~Y11tlt ra it~tl:e Sate a3tlr cttsloaners attd clierxts krauw, dsld vdr want the
surrout+ding property owners and i'esidatlts to k.~orv-
Consequently, FIIHR would support a public riebate on elre above mentioncd safety and i~rastructure
issues. At?d we encourage ties Admiavstrxtioa~ ro Look closely at tlae County's pemtitting praedces in
mesa respects. R'e feet tl><1t roc ooutd be r•rry supportive: to tarry c)arifyinb rules ar zoning ardinar?ces to
address Utese cancerets- Howe~+er, rvaw do not fear) drat dtc CPR orditnartce will address these defioiencies.
As roe st7ted above, the Cauttt)~ Codes Already s.-?nc[ion die oottstructiax~ of improvements r?~iQrout l<ttrthtr
reclttuemeats per the 7.o+tin (.ode. Just beeansa ~ property' !s CPRed, doesn't change the impact of llus
developattetat . pnCC the 2"~or 3'~ dveiling is p~rtttitted> IJt~ water is tuadax the dazn. Tire density and
infrastructure have rtlready bran asstablished- W"Iiat differencar does it metre ltow you own it1
Ars exaoaple tJtat illuceraees oue aaeil of our concen~ is as fallows~ Currently you can build 4 Rouses on
40:000 sgt><-ue feet o: RS- lOzvned I:end- rr•ithout +nea:ting subdivision or further irtfrasWCture realuiremerats,
rued then rabctr titan our- However, if you rvisltPd to bu+ld ale same nu'uber of IlOlTtas turd then CPit them
i.uro 3 writs, yore. could not gee 11te same density rvitltout [ttee[uag mush more slrir+gtst infrastxvclure
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h~sr. -~1~~7% ';:d~F~1 i~c~~n~;:~4 =rt. 3r,q-;7g;j ~~o,F13) P• ~;)5
eequireneeacs. What messnse is dus giving rile people of the island? shouldn't de.nsiry be consistent?
Fit],rer a prop6,rt}~ is enucled to sotntthing, or it isn't.
In cUnclusian, it is I~IBR's goal to preserve and prated private property rights, with the dgtat of a~etelup
lasing paramount in this dise~sstan. `Ve do not believe tla<zt CPR's ors the root of t3ae evil and the salt
reasosa fee abusrs of fire zoning code. We believe shat the Gourety should cxeare :and/or eceliorce laws in
accordance with its toning powers to regulate land nse, witleout rrgard to wkeetttex ar not the farad is sub~ct
to a C~'R. or vtteer for[zis oaf owreer5lrip. We feel that tlris CPR ordnance is rnis~,ar?ded acrd real! Trot salre the
problem of rite obese :raid cirCUtttvrnlion agtiarioeiS ~SpeCts of rile Flacvaii County Code.
Allernati~elY, rvattld irks to help trl supportiog ocher 1Cgtslation that »rould encourage close ~~°raw
;utd p®:entSa~ a~nendtnents to flee R~:le i3: Farm D,~~elli:aga, rile Flood C~aotral Code, attd the Building Code
as it relatzs to potable ureter sen•ice <urd Fi: a Code for safety and access reasons.
Based upon floe prcrnlses rue harc outlined atrpe•e, we strongly ctrcourage ales Ptaraarang C'orrtrraission ao
forivard this ordinance evltts a aegativc resvtnxnt:?edutiom.
l,Zespectful ly.
Cluiststse drSilvrr.
Govcm;nsnr. ~#'airs Cosrutrittee
i~wali isl<ztad Baaxd of Re;aliors