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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 297 Draft 01 2006-2008 ,,~,J~fMty ac N,~ I~ COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII '~f y x Mew.' TE Oi~M~~` BILL NO. 297 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND ESTABLISHING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CDP) ACTION COMMITTEE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purposes of this ordinance are: 1) to establish a framework to adopt and amend the Community Development Plans and 2) to establish the Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee as the body that supersedes the CDP Steering Committee upon adoption of a community development plan by the County Council. SECTION 2. Chapter 16, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by grouping the existing sections relating to the General Plan into an article to read as follows: "Article 1. General Plan Section 16-1. The County of Hawaii general plan. (a) That certain planning code lmown and designated as "County of Hawaii general plan," as adopted on December 5, 1971, by the council of the County of Hawaii, is hereby adopted by reference, subject to later amendments by ordinance, and may be cited as the "general plan."* (b) A copy of the general plan and amendments shall be available for public inspection at the planning department." 5I'sCT1ON 3. Chapter 16, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new article to read as follows: "Article 2. Community Development Plans Section 16-2. Adoption of community developmeut plans. The community development plans listed below are adopted and incorporated by reference. A copy of the plans and amendments shall be available for public inspection at the planning department. (a) lreserved] (b) [reserved] Section 16-3. Amendment. A comprehensive review of the community development plans shall occur on the same timetable a5 the General Plan. The same procedures for a General Plan comprehensive review shall apply to the community development plans. Interim amendments to the community development plans shall follow the same procedures as the General Plan. SECTION 4. Chapter 16, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new article called "CDP Action Committee" to read as follows: "Article 3. CDP ACTION COMMITTEE Section 16-4. Purpose. The Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee supersedes the CDP Steering Committee upon adoption of a community development plan. Administered and staffed by [he planning department, the purpose of the CDP Action Committee is to be a proactive, community-based steward of the plan's implementation and update. Section 16.5. Membership and Rules of Procedure. (a) The CDP Action Committee shall consist of 9 (nine) members. All members shall be permanent residents of the area covered by the CDP. The members shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the County Council. Prior service as a member of the steering committee shall not disqualify an individual from serving on the CDP Action Committee. (b) 'Che members steal I serve staggered terms of four years. Upon the initial appoinunent of the committee, two shall serve for a term oC one year, two for a term of two years, two for a term of three years, and three for a term of three years. When the term of a member expires, the member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. Members whose terms expire may not be reappointed for at least two years, however, members appointed for one year or less may be reappointed for an additional term without the passage of two years' time. (e) The membership should reflect a broad cross-section of the community. The community development plan may specify more detailed selection criteria consistent with this objective. (d) A chairperson shall be elected from its membership annually. (e) Each CDP Action Committee may establish rules of procedure necessary for the conduct of its business, which rules shall contain at a minimum the time and place of all regular meetings, that regular meetings shall occur no more frequently than once a month, that a quorum shall be a majority of the members to which the body is entitled, and that the affirmative vate of a majority of those present (assuming a quorum) shall be sufficient to make any action valid. (f) Except as provided for in this section, the committee shall be governed by the County Charter, section 13-4. Section 16-b. Duties and responsibilities. (a) Provide ongoing guidance and advocacy to advance implementation of the CDP goals, objectives, policies, and actions; (b) Broaden community awareness of the CDP; (c) Build partnerships, as appropriate, with governmental and community-based organizations to implement CDP policies and actions; (d) Provide timely recommendations to the county on priorities relating to the county operational budget and the CIP budget and program; (c) Receive periodic briefings from the planning department nn pending xnd approved permit applications involving property located within the planning area, and on other issues related to the CDP; (f) Receive briefings from other county agencies, as requested, on priority actions identified in the CDP, which briefings may be integrated and consolidated by the mayor's office or the planning department into a plan of action for the forthcoming year and a status report on the current year's plan of action; (g) Monitor the progress and effectiveness of the CDP including the need for CDP revisions based on emerging statewide plans, new technologies, innovative ideas, or changing conditions; (h) Review and make recommendations on interim amendments to the CDP; (i) Serve as the steering committee, as set forth in the General Plan, in any comprehensive update of the CDP; (j) Provide recommendations to amend the General Plan; (k) Cant' out other duties specified in the CDP." SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. ~1 TROl,(~~SI': V P E HOFFMANN, COU • F HAWAII ,Hawaii Date of Introduction: Date of 1st Reading: Date of 2nd Reading: Effective Date: - 1201 REFERENCE: Comro: