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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1930-098t, r w ~~ 6~RDINANCE No. 98. COUNTY OF HAWAII, TERRI- TORY OF HAWAII. AN ORDINANCE CREATING A CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF HILO, COUNTY OF HAWAII. BE 1T ORDAINED BY TIIE BOARD OF' SUPERVISORS OF -THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. A City Plmming Commission for the City oP Ililo, in the County of Hawaii, is hereby r rested and established. 'The City Ylanning Commissimt s':a11 be composed of eleven lll) members to eonsiat oY the County F,ngineer of the County of Hawaii, and ten t10) persons residing witb- iu the City oY Hilo as members to be appinted by the Chairman and Executive ORicer of the Board, with the approval of the Board of Supervisors. Fivo !6) of encit members to be appointed fm• the term of one year and five t5) co he appointed Ym• the term of two years. Their successors shall hold office for two years. Any vacanry shall be filled by the Chairman, with [he approval of the Board, Ins the onezpired pm•tion oY the LP.I'm. SECTION 2. Or®anization. hn- tnediately upon 8reir appoinimen L, the members shall organize the Commission and shall elect a pre- sident and secretary. A majm~ity of the appointive members shsll be neresea.ry Em' the transaction of business; but a less mm~ber to ~y adjourn from time to time for want of a quorum, until a quorum can he obtained. Tke Commission shall establish a regular place of m ceting and a regular time of meeting which shall be ^ot less l regnant than once a month. Spe- cial meetings may be called aL any time on personal notice, or notice by mail, by the president. 'fhe Commission may make sort :1- Ler ail rules and regulations for• its organization and procedure i except those above mentioned, ,:onsistont with the laws oY .hn Tcrritmy of Hawaii and tho Ordi- ^auces of the Ctty of Hilo. The members of the Comntiasion shall nerve without compensation. The ~'smtmissimt shall keep an acenrate r,~cord of all its proceedings and Iransac;:ion and shall make month- ly W the Board of Supervisors a toll report of the Commission's u~xnsaetione and recommendations. The Commission shall, upon de- mand of the Board of 5upervisora, make other reports upon aubjecln within its juridiction. 9ECT1 O!V 3. Employees and funds. Subject to [he approval of the Roard of Supervisors, the Com- mission may employ any person. firm m' Corpm'a tiou to aid it in the pcrfnrmance of the duties placed anon it by this Ordinance and m:n~ ~-R- ! ~'~ give m' agree to give compensxtieu for such employment from fonds provided by the Board of Super- visors. SECTION 4. The purpose of the nstablishmeuc of this Commission is to provide for and regulate the future growth, development and beautification of the City oY Hilo, in its public and private buildings, sheets, parks, grounds and vacant lots, to perform such other duties as the Roard of Supervisors may presm~ibe and to recommend the establishment of building zonee. All powers exercised by the Commis- =.iou shall ba used to further these pm~poaes and Um•poses hrciden tat thereto. SECTION 5. The County Clerk shall, upon introduction thm•eof, ftu~nish to the City Planning Com- mission fm• its consideration, copies of all Ordinances and bills which relate [o any of ffie matters within the juriedfctimi oY the Commissimt. SECTION 8. The City Ylanning Commissimt shall make, m' cause to be made, and, cause to be pub- lished, a roap or maps of the Ciky of Hilo or any pm•tlon or portions thereof, showing the streets and highway-s and any natural m~ arti- ficial features; and also new sites or locations propoeed by it for public buildings, elute centers, streets, parkways, boulevards, parks. Pleygrotnrds-, m' any other public ground or Public improve- ment; or any widening, extension or relocation of streets, or any change in the City plan, by it deemed advisable; and it may mako recommendations to the Board of Supmvism~s, from time to time concerning any such mat- ters for action by the Roard of Sapw~visors. In all theao mattm•s, said Commission shall have regard for the pr~seht conditions and fn- Lure needs and growth of the city, and the distribution and relative locatimt of al] principal and other streets and railways, waterways, and al] other means of public trav- el and busineea commtmication, as well as the distribution and rela- tive loca[h»t of all public build- ings, public grounds and open spaces rlevo[ed to public use. SECTION 7. The City Planning Commission may make recommen- dations from time to time to priv- ate corporations, firms and indivi- duals with reference to the loca- tion, architecture and use of any buildings, structures or works own- ed or cmttrolied bS any of them or in the cmn•se of erection, or pro- posed to be erected by any of them. SECTION R. Tke City Planning Commission ma.y, o^ its own ini'.i- ative, m• request of the proper au- thorities make recommendations from time to Lime to the public anthoritiee and to public agencies of every kind, with reference to the location, architecture and use of any buildings, ah•uctures, or works controlled by such autho:~i- ties or agencies, or in the course of erection or to 6e erected by any o4 them; with reference also to the building restrictions, ordi- nances and codes and to the divf- aion of the city into residential, industrial, business and other zones; with reference to the loca- tion, extension, widening, or clo~- ing, ornamentation or parking of any street, boulevard, alley, park- way', Da[h m~ public way, or the reservation, pm~chase, location m• enlargement of any park, play- ground, school or other public building site; and w[th reference to [he location of the harbor and use of property oY the city adja- cent thereto. The Board oY Su- pervisors shah refer all Ordtnaucea and resolutions relating to any of the matters wtthin the terms oP this sec[imt to the City Planniu;~ Cmnmieslmt, for its suggestions ur recommendutlmrs beYore taking fin- al action thereon, except in case such reference or procedmc would conflict with the provisions m' re- quirements of existing laws. SECTION 9. Owners and pur- ohasere of property within the City of Hilo shall be deemed to have tmtice oY the published plans, maps and reports of [he Commission af- fecting such property, provided suds plm~s, maps and reports are on file with the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii and are pro- perly Sndexed. 9ECT)ON 10. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of its approval. Introduced by: (Sgd.) JULIAN R. YATES, Supervisor, 2nd Repreeentative llistrict. Date of Introduction, February 6th, 1930. Approved this 7th day of 61arc•h, A. D. 1930. (Sgd.) SAMUEL M. SPENCEP., Chairma^ and Executive Officer, Board of Su Dnrvisors, County rf Hawaii. TERRITORY OF HAWAIq COUNTY OF HAWAII) ss. 1 hereby cm4ify that the Cm~e- going Ordinance was regularly e.onsidered at. a meeting of the Board of Superviem•a of the Coun- ty oP Hawaii, held at the County Seat upon the 7th day o4 March, A. D. 1930, and upon being put to vote said Ordinance was adopted by n majority of [he Supervisors at said meeting. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto se[ my hand and affixed the seal of the Connty of Hawaii upon this 7th day of March, A. D. 1930. r Signed) A. A. Hapai Clerk of the County of Hawaii. (SEAL)