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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-04-17 tmcx PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI`I HEARING TRANSCRIPT April 17, 2003 A regularly advertised public hearing on the COUNTY COUNCILÓS PROPOSED BILL NO. 47 (MCX DISTRICT) was called to order at 12:10 a.m. in the County Building, Councilroom-Room 201, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai`i, with Chairperson Fred Galdones presiding. PRESENT:Fred Galdones ABSENT & EXCUSED: Jeffrey McCall William Graham Earl Fujikawa Florence Kubota Aurelio C. Mina, Jr. Francis Smith Hannah Springer Bill Thibadeau Ivan Torigoe, Deputy Corporation Counsel Christopher J. Yuen, Planning Director Norman Hayashi, Staff Planner Alice Kawaha, Staff Planner Susan Gagorik, Staff Planner Phyllis Fujimoto, Staff Planner Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner And no one from the public in attendance. COUNTY COUNCIL INITIATED - Proposed Bill No. 47 amending Chapter 25, YnmhmfBncd+nesgdG`v`hkhCounty Code 1983 (1995 Edition) as amended, relating to permitted uses in the Industrial-Commercial Mixed Use (MCX) District. The proposed bill is to add specific uses to the list of permitted uses. GALDONES:Commissioners, we are on Agenda Item No. 7, the County Council initiated proposed Bill No. 47 amending Chapter 25, Zoning Code, of the G`v`hkhBntmsxBncd0873 (1995 Edition) as amended, relating to permitted uses in the Industrial-Commercial Mixed Use (MCX) District. The proposed bill is to add specific uses to the list of permitted uses. Is Susan here? F@FNQHJ9Xdr+Hllgdqd+Lq-Bg`hq- In your background report we had printed some zoning map showing various areas on the island that indicate where the Limited Industrial zoning is, the General Industrial, 1 EXHIBIT D sgdLBW-Rnvg`sHlckhjdto do is just briefly go over it so you get an idea again of where the MXC zonings are occurring. Okay, if we look at the Hilo area, this morning earlier you had heard rezonings for MCX; and what weÓre finding is that the MCX zonings are occurring in the Waiakea House Lots area. YouÓll notice that we have an existing MCX zoning. ItÓs kind of hard to see here but itÓs blue-colored. ItÓs located here where the Waiakea Shopping Plaza is. We have several MCX zonings along Kanoelehua in this area and also todayÓs MCX in that vicinity of Kawili Street. So this is an area thatÓs in transition. Also this is an Industrial General Plan area along Kanoelehua. In the proposed General Plan Revisions, there is an area that has been expanded to increase the Industrial District in that area. If you look in the Keaau area, we had two MCX rezonings. One wa rezoning, thatÓs next to the Industrial Park. Also, we had one earlier in the vicinity of the Puna Sugar Mill for MCX for Mr. McCully; and thatÓs shown here in this area. In the Kailua-Kona area, we have some MCX area right here in blue. This is for Liliuokalani Trust. ItÓs adjacent to the Kona Industrial area which is MG-1a. We also have N MCX area next to the Kaloko Industrial Park. This was for TSA; and itÓs an area located in light blue here. Basically, youÓll notice that a lot of the MCX area is adjacent to existing industrial zoning, whether it be MG or ML. So a lot of the industrial uses are very close in proximity to each other. When we look at rezonings for MCX, I think we need to be concerned about the adjacent uses, and when we look at the actual uses that are permitted. Therefore, we have to be a little careful to see that the uses are appropriate for that area. In reviewing the CouncilÓs request to add additional uses, youÓll notice that the Planing Director has recommended to not include all of the uses that they recommended. And this was in light of the fact of the initial underlined General Plan being Industrial. So there is some concern about allowing child care, and allowing, you know, adult care facilities, and things of that sort. So youÓll see that we have not included all of their request requirements. So the Planning Director has recommended that the list be limited to the list that we provided to you with the exception that we have listed, which was the child care, the adult care, the crop production, and those. Are there any questions? 2 GRAHAM:I just wanted to ask, excuse me, a question as to why this or why this change even came up. Is this sort of an intellectual exercise on the part of the Council, they felt like it was appropriate, or was there were anything they were responding to that brought this about? GAGORIK:Yeah, I think when you look at the transcripts of the CouncilÓs Planning Committee, Ms. Leithhead Todd had felt that, I guess it was brought to her attention there were some uses that were inconsistent in terms o and felt to try to be more consistent she would include some of the uses from the Commercial zoning in there, knowing that this doesnÓt make everything perfect. Because we still know there are some inconsistencies that exists in a lot of the zoning districts. But, for example, if you look at the list, it allowed bars, but not cabarets. So, you know, that was added in to be more consistent. GALDONES:Commissioners, any further, any other questions? KUBOTA:Just for clarification, what is the difference between a bar and a cabaret? I mean what defines one and the other? GAGORIK:I donÓt know because there is no definition. But I would think maybe cabarets have dancing, I donÓt know. YUEN:ItÓs not actually defined in the Zoning Code, is it? GAGORIK:No. YUEN:Typically, a cabaret has some kind of entertainment. And t different kind of license for a cabaret, I canÓt, IÓm not an -, in the Liquor Commission rules. Does anybody know? I donÓt know the difference but I do know there is a difference between a bar license and a cabaret license and it has to do with entertainment. KUBOTA:Thank you. GALDONES:Any further discussion? SPRINGER:Mr. Chairman? GALDONES:Commissioner Springer. SPRINGER:I agree with the recommendations of the Planning Department with regard to accepting those, I think itÓs four, uses. KUBOTA:Did you move that? GALDONES:If thereÓs no further discussion, Commissioner Springer, would you like to incorporate that into a motion? 3 SPRINGER:With regard to -. GAGORIK:Hold on, one second, IÓm sorry. We need to continue the application because we need to hear it in Kona, too, to be fair. GALDONES:Okay. So this is for just discussion purposes today, no action? GAGORIK:Yes. No action. We recommend that we continue the hear Kona so that we could have adequate public testimony in Kona. GALDONES:Does that require a motion or itÓs just an administrative procedure. GAGORIK:A motion. GALDONES:A motion needs to be, okay. Then the Chair is ready to entertain a motion to have this discussion continued at the Kona meeting. SPRINGER:So move. KUBOTA:Second. GALDONES:Moved and second, moved by Commissioner Springer and seconded by Commissioner Kubota that this discussion be continued at the Kona hearing. Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, all those in favor of the motion say aye? COMMISSIONERS:Aye. GALDONES:Oppose, nay? Okay, motion is carried. The discussion ended at 12:17 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sharon M. Nomura, Secretary 4