2017-10-30 Hearing Transcript - Amendments to PC Rule 9 (Joint Meeting)

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WINDWARD AND LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSIONS COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT OCTOBER 30, 2017 The County of Hawaii Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions met in joint session at 9:35 a.m. on October 30, 2017, to review and take action on the proposed amendments to Planning Commission Rule No. 9 regarding the Special Management Area (SMA) in response to Act 153, which amended Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes regarding the SMA. WINDWARD COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Joseph Clarkson, Donn Dela Cruz, Gregory Henkel, Donald Ikeda, Myles Miyasato (to 2:30 p.m.), and Thomas Raffipiy. LEEWARD COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Collin Kaholo, Scott Church, Perry Kealoha, Barbara Nobriga (to 2:30 p.m.), Oliver "Sonny" Shimaoka (to 2:30 p.m.), Nancy Carr Smith, and Keith F. Unger. ALSO PRESENT IN HILO: Michael Yee (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Deputy Planning Director, to 2:00 p.m.), Amy Self (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Planning Director), Malia Ho Hall (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Maija Jackson (Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Windward Commission Secretary). ALSO PRESENT IN KONA: Christian Kay (Planner), Shancy Watanabe (Planner), and Noriko Sauer (Leeward Commission Secretary). And approximately seven members from the public in attendance in Hilo, and ten members of the public in attendance in Kona. Review and action of proposed amendments to Planning Commission Rule No. 9 regarding the Special Management Area (SMA) in response to Act 153, which amended Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes regarding the Special Management Area. These proposed amendments seek to exempt the State Division of Boating and Ocean from any SMA permit, amend the definition of single-family dwelling as an exempt class of action, and increase the valuation of improvements that could be considered exempt from the SMA requirements. Additional amendments offered include language regarding retroactive approvals and determinations and clarification of authorities, establishing a filing fee for SMA assessment applications and defining its standard acceptance, review and action timeframes, clarifying the short form assessment application process, and establishing a minimum distance necessary to qualify for a Director -issued waiver of the submission of a certified shoreline survey. HENKEL: Thank you. We've got some protocol to go through here. I'm going to go ahead and call this meeting of the Joint Commissions, the Windward and the Leeward Planning Commissions of Hawaii Island to order. EXHIBIT A