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<br />LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />JULY 17, 2014 <br /> <br />PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED AMENDMENT <br />A regularly advertised hearing on the <br />TO CHAPTER 25 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO REVIEW OF <br />CERTAIN LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS WITHIN A SPECIAL DISTRICT <br /> was <br />called to order at 09:35 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, <br />74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chair Brandi Beaudet presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Brandi Beaudet, Collin Kaholo, Barbara Nobriga and <br />Thomas Whittemore <br /> <br />ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Thomas Hickcox <br /> <br />ALSO PRESENT: Bobby Command (Deputy Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy <br />Corporation Counsel), Larry Brown (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) <br /> <br />And two people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR <br />An ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Article 2, Division 7, Section 25-2-71 <br />(Applicability-Plan Approval required), Section 25-2-73 (Reserved), Section 25-2-76 (Action of <br />Plan Approval application), Section 25-2-77 (Review Criteria and conditions of approval); and <br />Article 6, Division 1, Section 25-6-3 (Application for P.U.D. permit requirements), Section 25-6-7 <br />(Reserved), and Section 25-6-10 (Criteria for granting a P.U.D. permit) of the Hawai‘i County Code <br />1983 (2005 Edition, as amended). These amendments would create a process within the Zoning <br />Code that requires the Planning Director to review and consult with a local design review <br />committee for certain land use permit applications situated within a special district to promote <br />consistency with applicable adopted design guidelines and/or standards. <br /> <br />BEAUDET: First agenda item today, initiator Planning Director, the Planning Director has initiated <br />the following amendments to Chapter 25, Article 2, Division 7 “Plan Approval” and Article 6, <br />Division 1 “Planned Unit Development” of the Hawai‘i County Code 1893, relating to the review of <br />Plan Approval and P.U.D. applications within a special district where design guidelines and/or <br />standards have been adopted by the Council. <br /> <br />COMMAND: And, Mr. Chairman, I’d just like to point out that that’s probably “1983,” rather than <br />“1893.” <br /> <br />BEAUDET: Ah, okay. <br /> <br />COMMAND: I guess it’s a typo. <br /> <br />BEAUDET: And just joining us is Margaret Masunaga, Deputy Corporation Counsel. Thank you. <br />Staff? <br /> <br />1 <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />