HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2012-151 2010-2012COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
ORDINANCE NO. 12 151
BILL NO. 292
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, GENERAL WELFARE, HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
GEOTHERMAL DRILLING.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 14, Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended
by adding a new article to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
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Article _. Geothermal Drilling.
Section 14- . Definitions.
For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases, unless the context
otherwise requires, shall be defined as indicated:
"residence" means a building or a part thereof permitted and designed for or used for a
home.
"one mile" means the measurement made from the well bore, in a straight line, without
regard to intervening structures or objects, to the property line of the nearest residence.
Section 14- . Restrictions.
Geothermal resources exploration drilling and geothermal production drilling operations
being conducted one mile or less from a residence, shall be restricted to the operating hours
of 7:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m."
SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are to be severable.
SECTION 3. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets,
bracketed and stricken material, and underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
Hilo , Hawai`i
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Coma 825
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER,
October 3, 2012
October 3, 2012
November 9, 2012
December 5, 2012
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Y OF HAWAI`I
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawai`i
Hilo, Hawaii
Introduced By: Dominic Yagong
Date Introduced: October 3 , 2012
First Reading: October 3 , 2012
Published: October 13 , 2012
REMARKS:
Postponed - October 17, 2012 pending
public hearing
Public Hearing - November 2, 2012
Second Reading: November 9, 2012
To Mayor: November 20 , 2012
Returned: December 5, 2012
Effective: December 5, 2012
Published: December 14, 2012
REMARKS:
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Ford
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Hoffmann
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Ikeda
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Onishi
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Pilago
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Smart
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Yagong
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Yoshimoto
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Blas
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Ford
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Hoffmann
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Ikeda
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Onishi
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Pilago
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Smart
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Yagong
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Yoshimoto
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I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the
indicated above.
APPROVED AS TO
FORM
DEPUT OR ION COUNSEL
COUNTY OF HAWAII
Date
NOV 2 7 2012
(Approved/Disap roved this day
MAYOR, COUNTY OF ' AI `I
City Council published as
COUNCIL CHAIRPER
OUNTY CLERK
Bill No.:
Reference:
Ord No.:
292
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