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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PC 10/19/2010 2008-2010 ACTIONS Donald IkedaBrenda Ford, Member Kelly Greenwell, ChairMember Pete Hoffmann, Member Emily I. Naeole-Beason, Member Guy Enriques Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Dominic Yagong, Vice ChairMember J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PLANNING th 34 Session DATE: October 19, 2010 (Tuesday) PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa 78-128 Ehukai Street Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 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. 580.2: RELATING TO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON A SHORELINE PARK SYSTEM ESTABLISHED ON NOVEMBER 17, 2009 From Councilmember Kelly Greenwell, dated September 24, 2010. Postponed to next meeting of November 16, 2010. Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Naeole-Beason, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: None. Comm. 964: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (Bill 306) (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO FILING FEE FOR A USE PERMIT APPLICATION (increases the filing fee from $250 to $500) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated September 27, 2010, transmitting the above bill and the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions’ letters and enclosures. Postponed to next meeting of November 16, 2010. Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Naeole-Beason, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PC-34 Page 2 October 19, 2010 Comm. 965: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (Bill 307) (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO PROCESSING TIME FOR A USE PERMIT APPLICATION (increases the time period by which a public hearing before the Planning Commission shall be conducted for a Use Permit application from its current 60 days to 90 days) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated September 27, 2010, transmitting the above bill and the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions’ letters and enclosures. Recommends passage of Bill 307 on first reading. Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Naeole-Beason, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: None. Comm. 954: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 (Bill 304) EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER RELATING TO IMPACT FEES {This new chapter would impose impact fees on new developments and construction to provide infrastructure for roads, parks, fire/EMS, police, solid waste, and wastewater. The following fees would be established, calculated by land use type, and would be paid at the time of issuance of a building permit, or, for subdivisions, upon final subdivision approval: Single-Family (per dwelling), $6,387; Duplex or Multi-Family (per dwelling), $4,734; Hotel/Motel (per room), $4,210. The following land uses, fees are calculated per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area: Retail/Commercial, $4,968; Office, $3,607; Industrial, $2,275; Warehouse, $1,350; Church/Synagogue, $2,074; School/College, $1080; Hospital, $5,451; Nursing Home, $1,903; Other Institutional, $3,607. The proposal sets forth five exemptions from payment of impact fees, including provisions for single-family units which have already paid fees; alterations of existing single-family units; replacement of a destroyed residential structure provided that the new structure has the same use and does not exceed the original amount of dwelling units; replacement of a destroyed nonresidential building provided the new structure does not exceed the original gross floor space; and any development for which a completed application for a building permit was submitted prior to the effective date of the proposed new chapter, provided that the provisions of the permit do not change and the permit does not expire. Provisions for contribution to the impact fee fund from affordable housing developments are set forth. The proposed chapter establishes a formula for calculation of the fees, and rules for refunds, credits, off-sets and recalculations, post-ordinance credits and off-sets, and recalculation due to over and underpayments. Finally, the proposal would establish an Impact Fee Fund to be administered by the Director of Finance, and rules for the use of the collected fees.} From Councilmember Pete Hoffmann, dated September 23, 2010, transmitting the above bill. Postponed to next meeting of November 16, 2010. Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Naeole-Beason, Onishi, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: None. PC-34 Page 3 October 19, 2010 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Comm. 689: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-8-3 (NORTH KONA ZONE MAP), (Bill 204) ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – FIVE ACRES (A-5a) TO FAMILY AGRICULTURAL – TWO ND ACRES (FA-2a) AT KAPALAALAEA 2, NORTH KONA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 7-7-007:047 (Applicant: Charles G. Bockus) (Area: Approximately 5.275 acres) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated January 19, 2010, transmitting the above bill and the Leeward Planning Commission’s letter and enclosures. Postponed: February 17, 2010 Postponed: October 5, 2010 (Note: There is a pending motion made by Mr. Onishi and duly seconded by Mr. Yoshimoto to close file on Comm. 689 and recommend passage of Bill 204 on first reading.) Comm. 689.1: From Councilmember Brenda Ford, dated October 4, 2010, transmitting a proposed amendment to Bill 204. Recommends passage of Bill 204, as amended (to Draft 2) on first reading. Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Naeole-Beason, Onishi, Yagong and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Yoshimoto. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations October 13, 2010 for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 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. For further information, please call 961-8245. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. Councilmembers will be present at the following locations:  Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, 78-128 Ehukai Street, Kona; and  County Councilroom, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo. Public Attendance Via Videoconferencing is available at the locations above and at the Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5 until 4:30 p.m., or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. PC-34 Page 4 October 19, 2010 fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring before 12:00 noon on the business day copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 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. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Finance, Public Safety and Parks and Recreation, Environmental Management and Human Services and Economic Development Committee meetings - Tuesdays, October 26 and November 2, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Planning and Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations Committee meetings - Thursdays, October 28 and November 4, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and all six Committee meetings - Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.