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. Duane Kanuha
Mayor
•. Director
Bobby Command
M '`` I. Deputy Director
E of AC
West Hawaii Office East Hawai`i Office
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3
Kailua-Kona,Hawai`i 96740 County of Hawaii Hilo,Hawaii 96720
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Fax(808)327-3563 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Fax(808)961-8742
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January 17, 2014
TO: J Yoshimoto, Chairperson
a •mber of the : ail County Council
I 4 FROM: l 1'• Kanuha
Planning Director
SUBJECT: Testimony on Bill to amend Chapter 25,Article 4, Division 3 of the Hawaii
County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as Amended), Relating to the Maximum
Amount of Lots Permitted in a Subdivision (BILL 167)
The intent and purpose of this proposed legislation already exists in the Hawai`i County Code
under the requirements of Chapter 23 (SUBDIVISIONS) Article 3, Design Standards, Divisions
1 through 5 and corresponding Sections 23-22 through 23-56, and therefore, this proposed
legislation is redundant and duplicative of existing applicable code.
Streets, landscaping, setbacks, open space, required parks and floodplains are not considered
buildable areas for calculating net buildable land area available for the allowable number of
subdivided lots pursuant to the minimum zoned density for the subject property as provided in
the Zoning Code. Setting aside these kinds of improvements and features from the calculation of
net buildable area has been the long standing practice in the application of the Subdivision Code
and every licensed surveyor who prepares subdivision plat maps understands this subdivision
code requirement.
Should this proposed legislation be referred to the Department for further consideration by the
Planning Commissions, this will be our recommendation to them.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Ref.To: P/PC.
Ref. Date, JAN 2A. 2014
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