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Murashige, Laura
From: Cory (Martha) Harden [mh @interpac.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 8:36 AM ' _t
To: GVT CTY HI CNCL testimony
Subject: comments Bill 266 ag tourism/Council Oct 17
comments on Comm. 745.19 re. Bill 266, draft 3, re.agricultural tourism
for Hawai'i County Council 9 AM Wednesday, October 17, 2012, Hilo County Building
by Cory Harden, PO Box 10265, Hilo, Occupied Hawaii 96721 808-968-8965
mh(ainterpac.net
Kudos to Brenda Ford! She has effectively addressed many concerns raised by the
public.
Please consider many concerns that were not addressed. They are underlined, in the
list below from my September 4 testimony.
Mahalo!
For Hawai'i County, permit applications should include proof of:
• Legal road access
• Adequate road and site access for fire, ambulance, and police
• Ability and plans to repair wear and tear on roads, or proof the County or State
are responsible
• Plans for signs clearly designating the site
• Designated loading/unloading areas in parking lot
• Plans to control dust
• Measures to prevent trespass and theft on neighbors' property
• Adequate smoke detectors and exits in buildings guests will use
• Adequate confinement for any animals
• Clear designation of areas off-limits to visitors
• Adequate restrooms and sewer services
• General liability and product liability insurance
• Compatibility with character of neighborhood
Regulations should include:
• Requiring approval for all agritourism operations, major and minor
• Requiring a site visit from County Planning before plan approval
• Requiring the operator of the tourism business to be the owner, operator, or
occupant of the farm
• Rewiring notice of proposed agritourism to neighbors by letters and signs
• Avenues for neighbors to raise concerns and contest proposed agritourism
• Minimum property size
• Minimum gross sales for agritourism
• Counting as agritourism revenue: revenue from selling items that include
agriculturalproducts grown or processed by the associated agricultural activity or
agricultural processing facility Bill 266, draft 3 (6) on p. 7 ��S
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• Building size limits appropriate for the site and neighborhood
• Limits on number of operations in each neighborhood
• Limits on number of visitors and number of vehicles per day, not per week or year
• Simple noise limits (e.g. if you can hear it from a certain distance, it's too loud)
• Required annual evidence that agriculture income is greater than agritourism income
(e.g. Schedule F, general excise tax declaration)
• Provisions (but not automatic approval!) for what to do if a proposal isn't reviewed in 60
days*
• Fees to fund enforcement
*Ford's proposal for 30 days is okay
10/16/2012