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PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED AMENDMENT
A regularly advertised hearing on the
TO CHAPTER 25, RELATING TO ADDITION OF CIVIL DEFENSE SIRENS TO
CONCURRENCY REQUIREMENTS
was called to order at 1:07 p.m. in the West Hawaii Civic
Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hi
Hawaii, with Chair Geraldine Giffin presiding.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Geraldine Giffin, Brandi Beaudet, Lani Bo
Hickcox, Wayne Iokepa and Richard Nelson
ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Thomas Whittemore
STAFF PRESENT: Julie Mecklenburg (Deputy Corporation Counsel), M
(Deputy Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager
and Maija Cottle (Staff Planner)
And one person from the public in attendance.
INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED
Amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning), Article 2, Division 4, Section
Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) relating to the Addition of
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Concurrency Requirements
GIFFIN: We are on Agenda Item No. 3. And this is relating to the
to concurrency requirements. Daryn?
ARAI: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, Commissioners. Im going to t
think the background and recommendation report that we transmitt
why this bill is before you. Its different from the bill that y
down from the County Council, which previously tried to include
of tsunami sirens as part of plan approval, which is a departmen
you recall, the Director did not support that bill, and the Plan
Windward, voted to send an unfavorable recommendation. That bill
its awaiting this bill that the administration put together for
in the installation of tsunami sirens as a requirement of concur
has undertaken efforts to install sirens at locations throughout
that matter, but the amount of monies that have been secured wou
are needed to provide adequate coverage.
That being said, a concurrency requirement basically specifies t
not be approved, if it would cause levels of service of public f
baseline. What this proposed bill is attempting to do is basical
tsunami siren, then a proposed rezoning or time extension for th
requirement shall not be considered, or shall not be approved. I
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for example, on Page 2 of your background and recommendation rep
25 or more residential units; commercial space or industrial spa
than 30,000 square feet of gross floor area; and finally a combi
industrial space equal to or greater than 35,000 square feet of
establishing these benchmarks and basically saying that we will
applications that involve these types of uses or development unl
able to cover that particular project. So with that, the Directo
recommendation on this bill, and I stand ready to answer any que
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we send a favorable recommendation to the County Council regarding
Division 4, Section 25-2-4 of the Hawaii County Code. Any comme
none, Daryn?
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ARAI: Commissioner Iokepa?
IOKEPA: Aye.
ARAI: And Madam Chairwoman?
GIFFIN: Aye.
ARAI: Madam Chairwoman, the motion carries with six aye votes.
The discussion ended at 1:13 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Noriko Sauer, Secretary
Leeward Planning Commission
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