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BILL NO. 179
(DRAFT 3)
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE HI, SECTION 3-15 OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CHARTER (2014), RELATING TO THE GENERAL PLAN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Article III, section 3-15 of the I lawai`i County Charter (20141
relating to the General Plan, is amended to read as follows:
"Section 3-15. General Plan.
The county council shall adopt by ordinance a general plan which shall set forth the
council's [policy for long range comprehensive physical development of the county] long range
policy for the comprehensive physical, economic, environmental,and socio-cultural wellbeing of
the county.
(a) [It] The general plan shall contain a statement of development objectives. standards
and principles with respect to the most desirable use of land within the county for
residential,recreational, agricultural, commercial, industrial and other purposes which
shall be consistent with proper conservation of natural resources and the preservation
of our natural beauty and historical sites; the most desirable density of population in
the several parts of the county;a system of principal thoroughfares. highways, streets,
public access to the shorelines, and other open spaces; the general locations,
relocations and improvement of public buildings, the general location and extent of
public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, sewers,
light, power, transit, and other purposes; the extent and location of public housing
projects; adequate drainage facilities and control; air pollution; and such other matter
as may. in the council's judgment, [be beneficial to the social, economic, and
- -- - -- s - . : •] promote the general welfarehealth. and prosperity
of its people.
[(a)](b) The council shall enact zoning, subdivision, and such other ordinances which shall
contain the necessary provisions to carry out the purpose of the general plan.
[(b)l(c) No public improvement or project, or subdivision or zoning ordinance, shall be
initiated or adopted unless the same conforms to and implements the general plan.
[fe3](d) Amendments to the general plan may be initiated by the council or the planning
director."
SECTION 2. Charter material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. When revising, compiling, or printing these charter provisions for inclusion in the
Charter of the County of Hawaii, the reviser need not include the brackets, bracketed and
stricken material, and underscoring.
SECTION 3. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall 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 severable.
SECTION 4. Upon adoption of this ordinance, this Council, by appropriate
resolution, shall provide that this amendment be submitted to the electorate of Hawai`i
County for approval in the 2016 general election.
SECTION 5. Upon approval of the charter amendment proposed in this
ordinance by a majority of voters voting on this legislation in the 2016 general election.
as duly certified, this ordinance shall take effect at twelve o'clock meridian on
December 5, 2016.
INT ODUCED BY:
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COLNCIL MBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hawai`i
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Readine:
Date of 3rd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Comm. 794.7
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