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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PC 07/22/2008 2006-2008 ACTIONS K. Angel Pilago Brenda Ford, Member Chair -4 Of Stacy K. Higa, Member ` Pete Hoffmann Member +c c. Donald Ikeda, Member Dominic Yagong Bob Jacobson, Member Vice Chair 'r~'~ Emily L Naeole Member Tp OF N? J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PLANNING 34'h Session DATE: July 22, 2008 (Tuesday) PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa 78-128 Ehukai Street Kailua-Kona, Hawaii TIME: 3:30 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 1320: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO ZONE MAP), (Bill 321) ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-10) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL - 10,000 SQUARE FEET (CG-10) AT WAIAKEA, SOUTH fiIL,O, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY 2-2-025:011 (Applicant: Freditas Udam) (Area: Approximately 9,886 square feet) From Mayor Harry Kim, dated July 2, 2008, transmitting the above bill and Planning Commission letter and enclosures. Postponed to the Planning Committee meeting scheduled for August 12, 2008 Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Higa, Hoffmann, Jacobson, Naeole, Yagong and Chair Pilago. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ikeda and Yoshimoto. Comm. 1329: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS (Bill 324) AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER RELATING TO IMPACT FEES (establishes a newly-created Chapter 36 in the County Code entitled Impact Fees, which implements the provisions and requirements for an impact fee) From Council Chair Pete Hoffmann, dated July 10, 2008, transmitting the above bill. This proposed new Chapter establishes the requirements and calendar for payment of impact fees by any impact-generating development, pursuant to the terms of the Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PC-34 Page 2 July 22, 2008 proposed chapter. These impact fees (roads, parks, fire/EMS, police, solid waste and wastewater) will be administered by the Planning Director. The chapter also establishes an Impact Fee Fund per benefit district to be administered by the Finance Director. Exemptions from the terms of the Chapter are listed as well as criteria and requirements for impact fees applicable to affordable housing units. In addition, this chapter sets forth the criteria for fee calculations, provides information on refunds, credits, off-sets, recalculations, post-ordinance credits, pre-ordinance offsets as well as how the fees shall be used. Held over for public hearings (one each in Hilo and Kona) Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Higa, Hoffmann, Jacobson, Naeole, Yagong and Chair Pilago. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Ikeda and Yoshimoto. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by July 17, 2008. TTY users may use Relay Service 711-961-8245 to contact our office. Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas and actions.htm, the County Clerk's Office, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; the Kona Council Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona; and the Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5, Waimea. For further information, please call 961-8245. Videoconferencing is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m., or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed: • Hilo Council Room at the Ben Franklin Building, Second Floor; and • Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center. Videoconferencing from the Pahoa Neighborhood Facility will not be available. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. In the event of an unanticipated emergency situation, including but not limited to: severe adverse weather conditions, road closures, or natural disasters, the Hawaii County Council and its Committees may conduct its meetings via videoconference pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-3.5. If that occurs, individual Councilmembers may be at either the meeting site or one of the videoconference sites. If the audio stream is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. PC-34 Page 3 July 22, 2008 Submitting Testimony: Those wishing to testify in person must register with the County Clerk's staff. Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fifteen (15) copies for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawaii, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. For testimony received via e-mail or fax, copies will be distributed at the meeting when transmitted in a timely manner. All oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: All Committee meetings - Tuesdays, July 29 and August 5, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.