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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0430.003 2014-2016Margaret Wille roti Phone No. Hilo: (808)961-8027 Phone No. Waimea: (808) 887-2043 Council Memher Fax (8o8) 72 Dlstrlct 9- timth and Snuth Koha la i 8-MaiP mwille�acohewawau ii.hi.us 0 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii H, ma,,, Cauroy Budchne Holomua Cemex IYeet Hamaai'i Chic Cemex Bldg. A 25Aupuni SO'eet 64-1067 iblamalahun Hlghmnv Suite CS 74-5044,1,,e Keahokelole any Hilo. Huwal'i 96720 Walmea, H.. acn , 96743 Knllua-Kann. Hawa('i .96740 —s n _C. TO: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair an Members of the Hawaii County Council t N FROM: t argaret Wille, Council Member DATE: September 2, 2015 p �o SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Communication 430.2; Regarding Resolution 257- 15 Please find attached a new Exhibit C and a new Exhibit F for Communication 430.2. Additions in the new Exhibits, as compared to the Exhibits C and F in Communication 430.2, are italicized and underlined. There is no change to the Resolution itself. M W/dh An Comm. No. /j 3 O.3 Ref. To: PLo — Ref. Date_��P 09 9n1R Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii Count' Is An Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer Exhibit C Economic Development: General Zoning, Land Use General: 1. CDP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPHASIS: Encourage and assist CDP Action Committees through formation of Community Leadership Council CDP subcommittee, to play an active role in formulating strategies and action plans for economic development in the CDP District. 2. MERCHANT AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS: Encourage establishment of Merchant and Business Associations in each business community. 3. SPECIAL IDENTITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: a. Prioritize economic development that is compatible with preserving the environment, supporting good paying jobs, and promoting a sense of place. b. Prioritize special identity development in each community by way of design review advisory committees that promote unique architectural, landscape, and signage themes. 4. PROCUREMENT: In coordination with the State, seek to revise procurement process to incentivize those who propose quality work and have a track record of quality work and accountability, rather than be a process simply to arrive at the lowest bid. 5. BROADBAND: Prioritize the availability of high-speed broadband accessibility and create high tech industrial parks, with the objective of providing community based broadband of I gigabit per second fiber optic lines or wireless broadband, and with no region of the Island served with less than 25 megabits per second. 6. MASS TRANSIT EMPHASIS TO ALL WORKFORCE PLANNING: Prioritize mass transit so workers can travel at low cost by bus and connect to smaller intra -community bus and voucher taxi, "ubor" services, scooter, or "sampan services", as well as coordinate with area school for "walking school buses" and school vans. 7. ALOHA FRIENDLY SIGNAGE: Provide more visitor oriented signage, as well as allow limited sandwich signs for businesses subject to a permit to regulate in a manner than avoids interference with pedestrian and bike passage. 8. EFFICIENCY OF PERMITING: a. Maximize permitting by way of the internet to avoid traveling and standing in lines. b. Maximize ` onc-stop" permitting: provide checklists of "to dos" for all permit applicants — including for compliance with the General Plan and the CDPs. 9. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Partner with the resorts and other businesses to address gaps in local workforce development. 10. PERMIT SYSTEM REEVALUATION: Reevaluate all code and rules relating to permits and special permits to simplify and reduce cost, while at the same time making them more transparent to the interested public. 11 PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF CER"PAIN BUSINESSES: Discourage the preferential treatment, such as the preferential treatment of certain businesses in the State -County Enterprise Zone Program (which gives the highest preference to biotech operations.) Zoning: I. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONED LAND: Increase availability of commercially and industrially zoned lands with substantial buffers to residential and agricultural lands. 2. OIIANA DWELLING UNITS: Maximize incorporation of `ohana dwellings subject to the availability of adequate sewerage disposal fields. 3. COMPOSTING ON AG ZONED LAND: Provide the expanded use of agriculturally zoned land for commercial composting and mulching. 4. WELLNESS CENTERS ON AG LAND: To the extent Permitted under state law, allow wellness centers and retreats in agriculturally zoned lands Wellness centers would include fitness center programs provided no new structures are required and the space used far the fitness Program is less than 3000 square feet. 5. BED AND BREAKFASTS: Inventory all Island Bed and Breakfasts and determine what if any additional regulation is necessary. 6. BUILT fNFRAS'FRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS: If any built infrastructure is required, place a deadline date for its completion, after which the Development would revert to the prior zoning classification. 7. GMO INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE ZONING: Assuming the cultivation of GMO crops is legally permissible in Hawaii County: a. Designate Industrial Ag Zones with adequate buffers from other agricultural lands and require adequate buffers from any waterways. b. Restrict the cultivation of GMO crops to locations zoned as industrial agriculture, or in the alternative, require a special permit to allow GMO cultivation elsewhere based on demonstrating the absence of risk of contamination to non-GMO farming operations and to other agricultural lands (use the current practices of the floral industry as example of best practices to prevent contamination of non-GMO crops and plants). c. Grandfather GMO crop locations existing at the time of passage of Ordinance 13-121, as Industrial Agricultural Zones. Land Use: 1. AHUPUA'A SYSTEMAPPROACH. Incorporate the values and philosophy of the ahmma'a land division resource management .system into land use policies and develop and apply regulatory decisions and other government programs, as appropriate. (Adapled from David Resolution No. 256-15) 2. AVOID STRIP DEVELOPMENT: Minimize strip development including by requiring wide (12 feet plus) vegetative strips along roadways as part of complete street programs in call village or "town" centers. 3. SENSE OF PLACE AND REAR PARKING: a. Whenever possible, require that in all shopping center parking be located in the rear of buildings; b. Require natural vegetation strip with canopy trees along all roadways. c. Require a tree lined pedestrian walkway through all parking lots from the street to the center that minimizes auto traffic crossings. d. Promote design amenities that reflect the local sense of place. a. EROSION AND RUN-OFF PRIORITY: a. Prevention of erosion and run-off of soil shall be given high priority in all engineering plans. b. Developments located on slopes shall provide adequate plans to prevent erosion to prevent run-off onto abutting properties. e. Permeable ground infrastructure (such as for walkways and parking lots) shall be given priority over extensive hardscape requiring otherwise unnecessary drywells. 5. DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTATION: a. Require documentation of how proposed developments support cultural and environmental well-being, including how the development creates a sense of place. b. Require documentation in all proposed developments of how proposed development supports safe pedestrian access through the development and through any proposed parking areas. c. Require documentation in all proposed developments how proposed development support mass transit connectivity, for example include pull out areas for bus stops and prioritization of parking adjacent to mass transit stops. d. Require documentation how proposed development supports the long-term conservation of natural resources, taking into account on-site and off-site mitigation measures. Incorporate the values and philosophy of the ahupua'a land division into the analysis. e. Require that all proposed developments have an emergency preparedness plan', a zero waste plan, "safe pedestrian bike trail and access plan', a "cultural sites" plan, where appropriate, a "community gathering space" plan (which may be anything from park benches to a community building depending on the type of development). 6. FACI1,[TATE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS: a. Require that all proposed development applications be submitted in pdf format (not just in hard copies) and make those applications available on line at the County's website. b. If requested provide the applicable CDP Action Committee with a hard copy of any development proposal, including for plan approvals; 7 TIMING OF COMPLBI ION OF REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE: Prioritize that required infrastructure is in place prior to occupancy of commercial and residential occupancy. 8. COMPENSATION FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE TAKINGS: In the event that private land is needed to pursue a public purpose, compensate the landowner for the reasonable value of the real property lost value. 9. COMPLIANCE: Periodically review developments for compliance and where there are deficiencies in compliance, establish written timelines for compliance with fines for non-compliance. 10. FACILITATING CONSTRUCTION OF ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: Organize special assessment districts where necessary to fund essential public services for single community benefits. I]. PERIODIC REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT APPRO V ALS: Every 5 years review all approved developments that have developmental triggers that have not been triggered in the past 5 years, and consider no extensions beyond 5 years, and or County implementation in the triggered infrastructure is immediately necessary for health and safety concerns. In the event of finding immediate necessity, determine if county should install infrastructure with a `payback with interest' requirement for the developer. 12. DUE PROCESS: Ensure adequate due process procedures in the event a permit is denied and for third party complainants. Exhibit F Enerey L ENERGYSF_'LFSUFFICIENCY. I . Prioritize transition from imported oil to clean energy and energy self- sufficienev with the priority ofsolar wind ocean hvdrothermal and pumped hydro energy sources b. Prioritize the use of loo, energy need facilities and services. c. Require the use oflow energy solutions in all new developments. d. Support educational programs to reduce demand for electrical power. e. Whenever possible support proposals that would relv on local labor versus off -island infrastructure and labor. f Oppose NextFra Purchase ofHELC'O unless NextEra supports Hawaii Island self-sufficiency efforts. 2. LOW COST ENERGY: Support efforts to reduce electric rates on Hawaii Island as soon as possible and work this priority in tandem with self-sufficiency priority. 3. SAFE AND NEIGHBORIIOOD FRIENDLY ENERGY PRODUCTION: Collaborate with affected neighborhoods to ensure that energy production including by geothermal is handled in a manner that avoids and minimizes negative impacts, provides for all available monitoring programs, and ensures accountability and enforcement of energy providers. 4. PROTECT SCENIC VIEWS: Require underground installation where there are significant scenic view planes that would be affected by above ground installations. 5. SAFE GAS STORAGE FACILITIES: Require that gas storage facilities are located in a manner to minimize danger to commercial and residential facilities and to prevent leakage. 6. GEOY'HERMAL DEVELOPMENT: a. Subject to the requirements ofstate law, the relevant Hawai i County Planning Commission shall have the authority to regulate future geothermal development in Hawaii County: b. Restrict additional development of geothermal resources absent a showing that new development is designed and managed in a way that avoids, reduces, and mitigates potential harms to neighborhoods and to sensitive natural and cultural resources; and c. Restrict the development ofgeothermal resources in inhabited areas. (Partially adapted from (lagan Resolution No. 249-15) d. Collaborate with neighborhoods currently affected by energy generation including geothermal to ensure thatsuch production is handled in a manner that prevents o)' minimizes negative impacts on the surrounding community through the use ofevery available technoloev to prevent toxic releases and constant source monitoring of intentional and accidental releases with permanent record keeping. e. Ensure that all future energy development is planned with the involvement of affected communities with all priorities Liven to reduced consumption and promoting safest energy production technologies including small scale decentralized production. f Collaborate with neighborhoods currently affected by energy Leneralion. including geothermal to ensure that such production is handled in a manner that prevents or minimizes negative impacts on the surrounding community through the use of every available technology to prevent toxic releases and constant source monimring ofall intentional and accidental releases with permanent record keeping. g. Ensure that along with constant monitoring that emergency response plans be coordinated between generation .sites government agencies and affected communities. h. Give consideration to phasing out generation facilities with a record of serious violations and significant negative health impacts and ongoing risks to public health.