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Home My WebLink About2023-05-03 Nofication letter Chair Heather Kimball Council Members Mitchell D.Roth O,�ZY±ni {q Zendo Kern Mayor ��^ �I�L,� Director Lee E.Lord Jeffrey W.Darrow Managing Director Deputy Director +f! :•� tTE of•Nis West Hawaii Office East Hawaii Office 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy • • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 Kailua-Kona,Hawaii 96740 County of Hawaii Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Phone(808)323-4770 Phone(808)961-8288 Fax(808)327-3563 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Fax(808)961-8742 May 3, 2023 Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupum Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chair Kimball and Council Members: SUBJECT: County of Hawaii Planning Commission (PC) Rules of Practice and Procedure Proposed Amendments to PC Rule 8 Regarding Shoreline Setback and PC Rule 9 Regarding the Special Management Area(SMA) to Conform with Act 16 This is to inform you that the above-referenced is scheduled for a continued joint public meeting and hearing by the Leeward Planning Commission and Windward Planning Commission. Said hearing, will be held beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 2, 2023, in the County of Hawaii Council Chambers in Hilo, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii. A copy of the public notice is attached for your information. The purpose of these amendments is to seek to add sea level rise to the definition of coastal hazards, adds a definition of beach to enhance beach protection, restricts construction of shoreline hardening structures at sites with beaches, increases the minimum shoreline setback from 20 feet to 40 feet and includes the construction of a single-family residence on a shoreline parcel as "development" and changes SMA application requirements related to historical resources. Please use this link below to view the Board Packet materials. https://records.hawallcouniy.gov/WebLink/l/fol/12285 I/Rowl.aspx Should you have any questions, please contact Jeff Darrow of this department at (808) 961-8158 or by email at jeffdarrow@hawaiicountygov Sincerely, Mal,/a�7ackfoi? DID Maija Jackson for(May 3,2023 08:49 HST) ZENDO KERN Planning Director PCnotificationothearingtoCouncil2 Attachment: Joint Leeward and Windward Planning Commission June 2, 2023 meeting agenda www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning(d),,hawaiicounty.eov NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC MEETING AND HEARING COUNTY OF HAWAI`I LEEWARD AND WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSIONS MEETING AGENDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Leeward and Windward Planning Commissions of the County of Hawaii in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91 and 92, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, Section 6-7.5(a) of the Charter of the County of Hawaii, and the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. The Leeward and Windward Planning Commissions will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT)pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes § 92-3.7. DATE: Friday,June 2,2023 TIME: 9:00 a.m. PLACE: Windward Planning Commission Members will be participating via ICT at the Hawaii County Council Chambers in Hilo,25 Aupuni Street, Hilo,HI 96720. Members of the public may also attend from this location. Leeward Planning Commission Members will be participating via ICT remotely. How to Submit Oral Testimony: The public has two options to submit oral testimony: (1): The public can attend the meeting in person at the Hilo Council Chambers to testify in person; or(2): the public can testify remotely by using Zoom. In order to testify remotely, using Zoom, the testifier must use the link below to register. Please register by 12:00 p.m., the day before the hearing: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcuisgDstG6ESCxGANa7YHKbfsBodCpE How to View the Meeting: The public has two options to view the meeting: (1): The public can attend the meeting, in person, at the Hilo Council Chambers; or(2): the public can view the meeting on YouTube, at the link below: hllps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMPd6TAkEGA?view as=subscriber (Please note, the hearing will be recessed for up to 30 minutes if the Zoom and/or YouTube connections fail and may reconvene when audiovisual communication is restored. If the audiovisual connections are not restored within 30 minutes, the meeting will be deemed cancelled.) CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided at the beginning of the meeting, or immediately preceding the agenda item. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Proposed Amendments to Planning Commission Rule 8 and 9 Review and action of proposed amendments to County of Hawai`i's Planning Commission (PC) Rule 8 regarding the Shoreline Setback and PC Rule 9 regarding the Special Management Area(SMA)to conform with Act 16,which amended Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS)regarding the Special Management Area and Shoreline Setbacks. The proposed amendments to PC Rule 8 and 9 seek to add sea level rise to the definition of coastal hazards, adds a definition of beach to enhance beach protection, restricts construction of shoreline hardening structures at sites with beaches, increases the minimum shoreline setback from 20 feet to 40 feet, includes the construction of a single-family residence on a shoreline parcel as "development'' and changes SMA application requirements related to historical resources. ADJOURNMENT How to Submit Written Testimony: Pursuant to Hawaii County Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (PC), Rule 1, General Rules, a person desiring to submit written testimony shall indicate her/his name; address; and whether the testimony is on her/his behalf or as a representative of an organization or individual. If testimony is being submitted on behalf of an organization, documentation showing membership ratification should accompany the testimony. Public testimony can be submitted by mail or email. Those submitting written testimony by mail should provide one copy for distribution. Public testimony submitted by mail should be mailed to the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions at the Planning Department office addresses in Hilo and Kona listed below under Board Packet. It is preferable that mailed testimony should be provided at least one week prior to the hearing date to allow for thorough Commission review. Public testimony that is submitted by email to LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov, should be submitted before 4:30 p.m. two (2)business days prior to the Commission meeting. Public attendees may present written testimony at the meeting without prior submission. Additionally,pursuant to Rule 1,the Chairperson may limit testimony that is irrelevant or unduly repetitious. Notice to Lobby: If you are a lobbyist,you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaii County Code}. A lobbyist means "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or$275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials." {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code} Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk, 25 Aupuni Street, Room 1402, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Board Packet: Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the board packet provided to members of this board for this meeting is available for public inspection forty-eight(48)hours before the meeting date during regular business hours at the Hilo office of the Planning Department, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaii and at the Kona office of the Planning Department, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Planning Department at 961-8288, LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or WPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible. If a request is received later than five working days prior to the meeting date,we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation,but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Upon request,this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Barbara DeFranco, Chair WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Dennis Lin, Chair (Hawai`i Tribune Herald: Wednesday,May 3, 2023) (West Hawaii Today: Wednesday,May 3, 2023)