HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-10-09 NKCDP Land Use Planning 101 Presentation FinalCDP Action Committee: Land Use 101
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Content
The Context of the General Plan and CDP
General Structure of Hawaii's Land Use
Regulatory System
)�, Relation between State, County, and
Zoning
Understanding the Planning Department
Structure
Modern History of Land Use
Regulation in Hawai'i
■ 1959: Hawai' i Statehood
■ 1961: State Land Use Law adopted (went into affect in 1962)
■ 1967: Zoning Ordinance and district zoning maps Chapter 25
(enabled by HRS Chapter 46)
■ 1971: General Plan (then 1989 and again in 2005)
Planning and Public Trust
State of Hawaii Constitution
Article XI
Conservation, Control and Development of Resources
Section 1.
For the benefit of present and future generations, the State and its political subdivisions
shall conserve and protect Hawaii's natural beauty and all natural resources, including
land, water, air, minerals and energy sources, and shall promote the development and
utilization of these resources in a manner consistent with their conservation and in
furtherance of the self-sufficiency of the State.
All public natural resources are held in trust by the State for the benefit of the people.
[Add Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
Hawai`i's Land Use Regulatory System
State Land Use Law b State:-•• - of Business,
Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 205 Economic Development,•
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CoH Planning Department,
Long -Range Division
CoH Planning Department,
Administrative Permits Division
CoH Planning Department,
Administrative Permits Division
Land Use Jurisdiction
State Land
State
County
Use Districts
U rban
Zoning
Agriculture
District Boundary
District Boundary
Amendment, Special
Amendment, Special
Permit (LUC, >15ac)
Permit (:515ac)
Rural
Same as Agriculture
Same as Agriculture
Conservation
Conservation District
Use Permit (DLNR)
Purpose of the General Plan
Identify the visions, values, and priorities important to the people of this County;
Provide the framework for regulatory decisions, capital improvement priorities, acquisition
strategies, and other pertinent government programs within the County organization and
coordinated with State and Federal programs.
Improve the physical environment of the County as a setting for human activities; to make
it more functional, beautiful, healthful, interesting, and efficient.
Promote and safeguard the public interest and the interest of the County as a whole.
Facilitate the democratic determination of community policies concerning the utilization of
its natural, man-made, and human resources.
Effect political and technical coordination in community improvement and development.
Inject long-range considerations into the determination of short-range actions and
implementation.
[GP: 1.1]
COUNTY OF HAWAII
GENERAL PLAN
FEBRUARY 2005
Ins A—ndW)
Functional Plan
Pecreatior
Sewerage/ Drainage
Historic Sites
Etc.
GENERAL PLAN
Community Development Plan
Hilo
Kona
Kohalo
Etc,
Capital Improvements Program
(GIP)
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Area Improvement Plan
Hilo Downtown Development
Plan
iKailuo Village Design Plan Etc.
Land Use Development
Codes
Zoning Subdivision
Other Codes and Regulations
Layers of Land Use Controls
LAND USE
• State land use districts,
• CoH Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG)
• CoH Zoning Code
"set forth policies and standards to guide the location, type, and intensity
of different land uses in particular areas and regions."
COUNTY ZONING (GP per. 14-3j_
• The Zoning Code implements the General Plan & is the County's primary land
use control;
• The Zoning Code sets out various types of zoning districts and the allowable uses
for each;
• Zoning maps, established by ordinance, set out the zoning for the island;
• Rezoning is the primary method for changing the allowed uses of land;
0 Rezoning must be consistent with the General Plan, including the LU PAG Map.
Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide
(LU PAG)
The County is directed by a variety of
plans, ordinances, and permits to manage
land uses, including the following:
■ State Land Use
■ General plan
■ Community development
plans
■ Zoning code
■ Special management areas
- major and minor permits
■ Subdivision code
■ Shoreline setback areas
The CDP: Land Use Planning
& Community Engagement
CDP Purpose:
• Forum for community input into managing growth and
coordinating the delivery of government services to the
community;
• Creates a long-range framework to guide future decision
making and actions;
• Translate the broad General Plan statements to specific actions
at a regional level;
• Direct physical development and public improvements within a
specific area
• Focus on action
• Community Role includes:
• Identify Priority Issues
0 Develop strategies and action programs to address priorities
North Kohala CDP is
1 of b
■ 2008
■ Puna CDP
■ North Kohala CDP
■ South Kohala CDP
■ Kona CDP (includes N/S Kona)
■ 2017
■ Ka'u CDP
■ 2018
■ Hamakua CDP
What area has no CDP? #0
North
Kona
Hamakua
Planning Dept. Basic Structure (1)
Land Use &
Building Group
Checks building plans
for zoning, setbacks,
etc.
1 Position Open
Administrative
Permits Division
Planning Inspectors:
Responds to
complaints based on
zoning violations
Regulatory Permits
Group
Processes applications
for subdivisions,
commercial planning
permits, variances
Planning Dept. Basic Structure (2)
Accounting
Group
Administrative
Services Division
Tax Mapping
Group
(Map Techs)
GIS Group
(GIS Analysts)
Planning Dept.: Basic Structure (3)
Planning
Division
Planning
Commission
SMA, Change
of Zone,
Special Permits
Cultural
Resource
Commission
2 Planning
Positions Open
Planning Dept.: Basic Structure (4)
Panner
GP Lead
ommunity
Land
Use
Planner
Planner
Community
(Kona,
nsportation
Planner
South
Planner
(Puna, Ka'u,
Kohala,
GP)
GP)
Hdmdkua, GP)
Community
Planner (SKCDP,
Kona CDP, Ka'u
CDP, GP)
Long Range Division
Community
Land
Use
Planner,
Planner
nsportation
Planner
&GIS(GP,
(North Kohala,
(recruiting
Hdmdkua, GP)
EIS)
Mb position)
Community
Planner
(NKCDP, HCDP,
PCDP, GP)
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2 Planning
Positions Open
ommuni
Planner
(recruiting
position)
Planning Department West
Hawaii Office
1 Planner oversees 4 Land Use Plan Checkers
1 Planner oversees Regulatory Permits
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Plan approvals (relating to commercial plans)
Variances (incl. additional farm dwellings, ohana dwellings, etc.,
1 Planner oversees 2 Planning Inspectors
The Kona Planning Office does not handle in-house:
Subdivisions, Change of Zone applications, Special Permits, CDP issues.
However, most TMK files for the west side are now on file at the Kona
Planning Department office.
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