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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PC 02/03/2009 2008-2010 ACTIONS Donald IkedaBrenda Ford, Member Kelly Greenwell, ChairMember Pete Hoffmann, Member Emily I. Naeole, Member Guy Enriques Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Dominic Yagong, Vice ChairMember J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PLANNING nd 2 Session DATE: February 3, 2009 (Tuesday) PLACE: Councilroom nd Ben Franklin Building, 2 Floor 333 Kilauea Avenue Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 TIME: 3:00 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. 87: APPOINTMENT OF MR. ARTHUR TANIGUCHI TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I WATER BOARD From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated January 6, 2009, requesting confirmation of the above appointment. Recommends confirmation for the appointment of Mr. Arthur Taniguchi to the County of Hawai‘i Water Board. Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann, Naeole, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Greenwell. Comm. 96: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 (SUBDIVISION CODE) AND (Bill 20) CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE, 1983 (2005 EDITION), RELATING TO SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE SUBDIVISIONS (provides that subdivisions for public use do not need to meet the normal subdivision requirements, including the minimum building site area) (Planning Director Initiated) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated December 23, 2008, transmitting the above bill and Planning Commission's letter and enclosures. Postponed to the Planning Committee meeting scheduled for February 18, 2009. Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Greenwell and Yagong. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PC-2 Page 2 February 3, 2009 Comm. 97: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-8-24 (KURTISTOWN ZONE MAP), (Bill 21) ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - 20,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-20) TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - 15,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-15) AT KEAAU, PUNA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY 1-7-016:028 (Applicant: Melody Parong) (Area: Approximately 35,850 square feet) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated December 23, 2008, transmitting the above bill and Planning Commission's letter and enclosures. Postponed to the Planning Committee meeting scheduled for February 18, 2009. Vote: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Greenwell and Yagong. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by January 29, 2009. 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: ? Kona Council Office at the Kailua Trade Center; 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 Hawai‘i County Council and its Committees may conduct its meetings via videoconference pursuant to Hawai‘i 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. Submitting Testimony: Those wishing to testify in person must register with the County Clerk’s staff. Those fifteen (15) submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by Please submit separate facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. testimony for each item. before 12:00 noon on the business Copies will be distributed only if they are received day prior to the meeting . All oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record. PC-2 Page 3 February 3, 2009 Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature .