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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 235 07
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PLANNING DIRECTOR TO INITIATE AN
ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 25, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005
EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO ZONING.
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Charter Section 3-15 charges the county council with
the responsibility for enacting zoning, subdivision, and other such ordinances when it states, in
part:
"T'he county council shall adopt by ordinance a general plan which shall set forth
the council's policy for long-range comprehensive physical development of the county.
It shall contain a statement of development objectives, standazds and principles with
respect to the most desirable use of land within the county for residential, recreational,
agricultural, commercial, industrial and other purposes and such other matter as may,
in the council's judgment, be beneficial to the social, economic, and governmental
conditions and trends and shall be designed to assure the coordinated development of the
county and to promote the general welfare and prosperity of its people.
(a) The council shall enact zoning, subdivision, and such other ordinances which
shall contain the necessary provisions to carry out the purpose of the general plan.
(b) No public improvement or project, or subdivision or zoning ordinance, shall
be initiated or adopted unless the same conforms to and implements the general plan.";
and
WHEREAS, section 3.1 of the general plan, Energy; Introduction and Analysis, states
that the county must reduce its dependence on imported petroleum and encourage renewable
energy production on the island when it states, in part:
"The County of Hawaii must decrease economic vulnerability and energy costs. To do so,
the County must combine the efforts of energy efficiency and the development of natural
renewable energy alternatives that reduce the dependence on imported fossil fuels and
increase energy self-sufficiency."; and
WHEREAS, power rates in Hawaii County are among the highest in the nation, a fact
which the general plan acknowledges is partially due to high distribution costs for transmitting
power from the generation centers in East Hawaii to customers in West Hawaii when it states
in section 3.1, in part:
"Power rates on this island are among the highest in the nation... The major generating
plants aze located in East Hawaii. This requires generating more in East Hawaii to
compensate for losses in lines going over to West Hawaii. Other factors creating higher
costs are the small mazket and the sparseness of population in a relatively lazge service
area."; and
WHEREAS, private initiatives to enhance energy efficiency and generate renewable
power closer to customer load centers should be encouraged, especially in the fast-growing azeas
of West Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, wind energy facilities are clean, renewable energy sources, which produce
no emissions or chemical wastes; and
WHEREAS, the Waikoloa Village Association is exploring opportunities to become
more energy self-sufficient, through photovoltaic and wind power generation; and
WHEREAS, the Waikoloa Village Association owns a 250-acre pazcel of land located
within the Open zoned district that is being considered as a site for potential wind power
generation; and
WHEREAS, wind energy facilities, with proper approval by the planning depaztment
and planning commission through the use permit process, may be compatible with the stated
purpose of the Open district; and
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WHEREAS, the council recognizes: (1) its mandate established by the Hawaii County
Charter to enact zoning ordinances which carry out the provisions of the general plan; (2) the
urgency for developing clean, renewable energy production on the island in light of the county's
energy vulnerability and global climate change; and (3) the Waikoloa Village Association's
demonstrated desire to develop a wind energy facility on its property near Waikoloa; now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that
pursuant to section 6-4.2(c) of the Hawaii County Charter 2000 (as amended) and section 25-2-
43(b) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), the planning director is
requested to prepare a bill for an ordinance to amend Chapter 25, article 5, division 16, section
25-5-162(b), Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), to permit wind energy
facilities in the Open zoned district; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to section 6-4.3(c) of the Hawaii County
Charter 2000 (as amended) and section 25-2-43(b) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
Edition, as amended), the planning commission is requested to review and transmit such
proposed bill for an ordinance with recommendations thereon through the mayor to the council
for consideration and action; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the council requests that said proposed bill for an
ordinance be transmitted to the council for consideration and action within 120 days from the
transmittal date of this resolution to the director; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the council shall consider said draft bill for an
ordinance following said 120-day review period in order to make modifications, additions, or
deletions, which are within the council's authority as the legislative branch of the County of
Hawaii; and
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this
resolution to Mayor Harry Kim, the County Planning Department, and the Planning
Commission.
Dated at Hilo , Hawaii, this l0 tl~ day of -r„ i ~r , 2007
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL M BER, O . TY HAWA `I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
COUIIty Of H3Wa1`1 AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii FGRD X
HIGA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN g
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the IKEDA X
County ofHawai`ion July 10, 2007
JACOBSON X
NAEOLE X
ATTEST: PILAGO X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO
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iti7.,.~ Reference: C-472/PC-34
COUNT~CLERK CHAIRMAN P ID G OFF CER RESOLUTION NO. '2`35 O"J
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