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JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> ACTIONS <br /> APRIL 20, 2023 <br /> 1. Proposed Amendments to Planning Commission Rule 8 and 9 <br /> Review and action of proposed amendments to County of Hawai`i's Planning Commission <br /> (PC) Rule 8 regarding the Shoreline Setback and PC Rule 9 regarding the Special <br /> Management Area(SMA) to conform with Act 16, which amended Chapter 205A, Hawaii <br /> Revised Statutes (HRS) regarding the Special Management Area and Shoreline Setbacks. <br /> The proposed amendments to PC Rule 8 and 9 seek to add sea level rise to the definition of <br /> coastal hazards, adds a definition of beach to enhance beach protection, restricts construction <br /> of shoreline hardening structures at sites with beaches, increases the minimum shoreline <br /> setback from 20 feet to 40 feet and includes the construction of a single-family residence on a <br /> shoreline parcel as "development". <br /> CONTINUED UNTIL THE PLANNING DIRECTOR HAS SUBMITTED A REVISED <br /> PROPOSAL BASED ON DISCUSSIONS HELD AT THIS HEARING. <br />