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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0021.110 2002-2004 ~MtY Oe h~~, 4 Harry Kim ~ Christopher J. Yuen Maynr Dircclnr ~7e. Y%~N'~'` Roy R. Takemoto ~(~j~' 1j, r DeputyDirccmr 1CLQIXxI1~ [Il ~MW2TYt PLANNING DEPARTMENT IOl Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3043 (808)961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742 March 15, 2004 r.., Honorable James Arakaki, Chairman n and Members of the County Council Oct ~ HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL = 25 Aupuni Street ~ Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chair Arakaki and Members of the County Council: ~ SUBJECT: CZM GRANT ANNUAL REPORTS - Transmitted herewith are copies of the annual reports for FY 2001-02 and FY 2002-03. Apparently, we did not submit copies of these reports according to a program budget review from the Legislative Auditor's office dated March 9, 2004. Please call me if there are any questions. Sincerely, CHRISTOPI-4ER J. YUEN Planning Director CJY:pak Wpwin60/Arakaki -CZM Grant Annual Reports Attachments Comm. No. , 110 Ref. Toa L Raf. Data County of Hawaii CZM Anuual Report July 1, 2001 -June 30, 2002 Monitoring: The County of Hawaii Planning Department monitors land uses and activities on land situated within its SMA and Shoreline Setback area. Permits and Violations: The County of Hawaii received a total of sixty (60) SMA Assessment permit applications. Of those received, sixteen (16) SMA Minor permits were approved, and thirty-four (34) exemptions were issued. The County also issued 109 over-the-counter SMA exemptions for single family dwellings. Eight (8) SMA Major Use Permit applications were processed. No Shoreline Setback Variance applications were filed with this department. Lnitiatives: The Planning Department has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Hawaii at Hilo to conduct a Coastal Resources Inventory for the County of Hawaii. The program is to update and supplement previous inventories of coastal resources into a Geographic Information System (GIS) database. The coastal resources include, but are not limited to, coral reefs, sandy beaches, protected embayments, surf sites, public access, State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) water quality classifications, DOH water quality sampling sites and officially designated marine areas (e.g., Marine Life Conservation Districts). The Planning Department forwarded the draft General Plan to Planning Commission for review and consideration. After several hearings on the draft plan, the Planning Commission forwarded the revised General Plan to the County Cormcil in December of 2001. The County Council is currently reviewing the General Plan draft. Educational Outreach: The public hearing process and contested case hearings on specific SMA LJse Permit applications are a method of educating the public about the purpose of the SMA and CZM program. The public is able to participate in these hearings on various applications. As a result, public participation is afforded to all interested individuals on any application before the Planning Commission. The Planning Department also provides public outreach by reporting CZM-related matters at the newly established MACZAC meetings. Stang and Matching Funds: The County of Hawaii Planning Department has five (5) positions funded by the CZM Program. These include three (3) planners, an account clerk and aclerk-typist. With the exception of the clerk-typist, all of the positions were filled during the 2001-2002 fiscal year. One of the CZM-funded planners works at the West Hawaii office (Kona) of the Planning Department, while the remaining four (4) positions are in Hilo. To help match the federal grant, the County provides over $120,000 in services-in-kind. LOOKING AHEAD FOR FY 02-03: The County of Hawaii will continue to support and work closely with the lead agency (OP-CZM Hawaii Program) in drafting legislation on the State level which will assist the State and Counties in the implementation of the CZM program. In coordination with the lead agency, the County of Hawaii intends to continue its outreach program to educate the public and to encourage public participation in the CZM program. The County of Hawaii will participate in the statewide CZM related meetings and subcommittee meetings, and will continue to take apro-active role in the enforcement of activities with the SMA and Shoreline Setback area. The Planning Department will continue to work with the County Council in adopting the revised General Plan. The Planning Department will be receiving a Federal Grant through the Hawaii CZM Program to compile a GIS database of Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) that have been prepared for projects and activities on the island of Hawaii. The Planning Department has a need to create a digital, spatial inventory of EA/EIS locations on the island. To address this requirement, the Planning Department will create a spatial database showing the location of these sites, and be merged with an attribute database maintained by the State of Hawaii Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC). Another project that the County of Hawaii will be undertaking is the continuation of the Public Access Signage Program for the remainder of the island. Public accesses along the North Kona and South Kohala coast have been identified and appropriate signs erected to identify these public accesses. The project to be undertaken during the 2002- 2003 fiscal year will be to identify the public accesses for the remaining areas of the island and to complete the erections of the public access signs. ,wTY~Of pow 4o V.~, 94 ~I~~, Harry Kim ,i Christopher J. Yuen Motor •fi • F` Dirrttor 1r1.Oi •Hp~,1 Roy R. Takemoto ne~„ry nlrrern. C~ulxnf~r a£~ ~tti~rxTa PLANNING DEPARTMENT 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3043 (808)961-8288 Fax(808)961-3742 November 17, 2003 Ms. Marylou Kobayashi Planning Program Administrator Office of Planning State of Hawaii DBEDT P.O. Box 2359 Honolulu, HI 96804 Dear Ms. Kobayashi: CZM Annual Report to the Legislature County of Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003 Enclosed is the County of Hawaii Planning Department's updated information for inclusion in the CZM Annual Report to the Legislature for the period covering July I, 2002 to June 30, 2003. Should you have any questions, please contact Susan Gagorik or Alice Kawaha at (808) 961-8288. Sincerely, ~Z J CHRISTOPHER J.~YUEN Planning Director` SG:pak P \WP W fN60ASUSANVCZM semi & anrmal reportsVLannual reportFY02-03.doc Enclosure r~1~~.~ s74~i:.+~`~ Ms. Marylou Kobayashi Planning Program Administrator Office of Planning State of Hawaii DBEDT Page 2 November 17, 2003 bcc: Long Range Planning Division Ms. Sandy Ah Ching, Sr. Account Clerk County of Hawaii Monitoring and l~iolations: The County of Hawaii Planning Department monitors land uses and activities of land situated within its Special Management Area (SMA) and Shoreline Setback Area (SSA). Permits and violations: The County also received and processed sixty-eight (68) SMA Assessment Applications. Of those received, twenty-one (21) SMA Minor Permits were approved during the year and twenty-nine (29) SMA exemptions were issued. The County also issued One hundred sixty-seven (I67) over-the counter SMA exemptions for single-family dwellings and related improvements. Twelve (12) SMA Major Use Permits were received for processing and nine (9) were approved by the Planning Commission. No Shoreline Setback Variance applications were submitted. During the year, there were twenty-seven (27) former complaints of alleged violations filed with the Planning Department. Initiatives: The University of Hawaii at Hilo completed its work to update and supplement previous inventories of coastal resources into a GIS database for the Planning Department. The coastal resources include, but are not limited to, coral reefs, sandy beaches, protected embayments, surf sites, public access, water quality classifications, and officially designated marine aeeas. The results of the inventory will assist the Planning Department with certain types of studies such as shoreline setback evaluations, public access needs, etc. The Planning Department entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Hawaii at Hilo to compile a GIS data base of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements that have been prepared for the island of Hawaii. The GIS database will provide the County with an improved development review process for implementing the SMA permit system, thus assuring more appropriately designed developments along coastal areas and in compliance with the CZM law. The Planning Department also entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of Hawaii at Hilo to complete an islandwide inventory of public shoreline areas and accesses to implement Hawaii County Code Chapter 34 relating to Public Access. The project will involve updating and supplementing previous inventories of public access areas, public areas, and public trails into a G[S database. Public access for Praia, North and South Hilo, ftamakua, South Kona and Ka'u Districts will be identified and high priority sites for signage will be identified and signs will be installed. The Planning Department contracted with SSFM, Lrternational, Inc. to facilitate a community meeting process to develop a comprehensive master park plan for the Kohanaiki coastline -from Honokohau Harbor Point to Keahole Point. The Kohanaiki ~ area has been under controversy for years. The parties, including the County of Hawaii, landowner and community groups, have been working together to establish the coastal public park and to develop a schematic design for the park. Additional funds to support this ongoing dynamic effort was also received from the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Educational Outreach: The public hearing process and contested case hearings on specific SMA Use Permit and Shoreline Setback Variance applications are a method of educating the public about the purpose of the SMA and CZM program. The public is able to participate in these hearings on various applications. As a result, public participation is afforded to all interested individuals on any application before the Planning Commission. The Planning Department also provides public outreach by reporting CZM-related matters at the MACZAC meetings. SMA Use Permit applications and CZM issues of statewide issues are presented for discussion at the MACZAC meetings. Staffing and Matching Funds: The County of Hawaii Planning Department has five (5) positions funded by the CZM program. These include three (3) Planners, an Account Clerk and a Clerk. With the exception of the Clerk, all of these positions were filled during the 2002-2003 fiscal year. One of the CZM-funded planners works at the West Hawaii Office (Kona) of the Planning Department while the remaining four (4) positions are in Hilo. To help match the federal grant, the County provided over $224,000 of services-in-kind. Looking Ahead to FY 03-04... The County of Hawaii will continue to support and work closely with the lead agency (OP-CZM Program) in drafting legislation on the State level which will assist the State and Counties in the implementation of the CZM program. Incoordination with the lead agency, the County of Hawaii intends to continue its outreach program to educate the public and to encourage public participation in the CZM program. The County of Hawaii will participate in the MACZAC meetings and subcommittee meetings. The County of Hawaii will continue to take apro-active role in the enforcement of activities within the SMA and SSA. The Planning Department will be receiving Section 306 Grant monies to hire a consultant to review and synthesize water quality monitoring data. Several coastal properties in West Hawaii have water quality monitoring reyuirements that are conditioned by various SMA permits, rezonings, or LUC reclassifications. Most of the projects require the submittal of annual orsemi-annual monitoring reports. A consultant will be hired to review all of the data and synthesize the information. A review of the methodology used to make these assessments will also be competed to develop a standardized format. The Planning Department will continue to work with the University of Hawaii at Hilo to complete the GIS database of EA and EIS, and the Public Access Signage ~ Program. Further, the pending draft General Plan is pending with the County Council. The Planning Department will continue to work with the County Counci] in adopting a revised General Plan. Performance Reports F1' June 1, 2002 -July 31, 2003 Table I. S ecial Management Area Permits by Counties FY 02-03 County Permits Approved Denied Withdrawn Pending Submitted with conditions Hawaii 12 8 0 0 3 Table II. Shoreline Setback Variances by Counties FY 02-03 County Permits Approved Denied Withdrawn Pending Submitted with Conditions Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 P-publicAWP WM60ASUSAMCZN( semi & annual reports'Aezrn annual report PY02-03 doc