2018-09-06 Hearing Transcript - Council Initiated Bill 108, Draft 4

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 A regularly advertised hearing on County Council Initiated Bill No. 108, Draft 4 was called to order at 9:31 a.m. in the County of Hawaii Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawaii with Chairman Joseph Clarkson presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Gilbert Aguinaldo, Joseph Clarkson, Donn Dela Cruz (to 12:54 p.m.), Thomas Raffipiy, John Replogle. ABSENT & EXCUSED: Donald Ikeda. ALSO PRESENT: Michael Yee (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Deputy Planning Director) (to 2:54 p.m.), Amy Self (Deputy Corporation Counsel to the Windward Planning Commission), Mafia Ho Hall (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager) (from 2:30 p.m.), Maija Jackson (Planner), Shancy Watanabe (Planner) (from 9:00 a.m. to 12:21 p.m. and 2:01 p.m. to 3:31 p.m.), Esther Imamura (Planner), Kim Tanaka (Secretary) (to 11:09 a.m.), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And 33 members from the public in attendance. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL (BILL NO. 108, DRAFT 4) An Ordinance amending Chapter 25, Article 1, Article 2, Article 4, and Article 5 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended), relating to short-term vacation rentals. The purpose of this bill is to manage the impacts of these short-term vacation rentals by: 1) defining where this use will be allowed; 2) establishing provisions and standards to regulate this use; and 3) providing an avenue for an existing use deemed to be improper by this ordinance, to apply for a nonconforming use certificate that would allow them to continue to operate in a non -permitted district. The County Council has referred Bill 108, Draft 4 to the Planning Director and the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions for comment and recommendations. 9:25 a.m. CLARKSON: The next item on the agenda was initiated by the County Council. It's asked for a review of a proposed Bill No. 108, Draft 4. Oh, I'm sorry, I was recently reminded that this agenda item was scheduled for 9:30, so we will have to wait for 4-1/2 minutes. We'll take a 4-1/2 minute recess and then begin discussion of this agenda item. Chair Clarkson called a recess at 9:25 a.m., and the meeting was reconvened at 9:31 a.m. CLARKSON: We are recommencing the meeting. Once again, the item on the agenda was initiated by the County Council. It asked us, the Windward Planning Commission, for our review of Bill No. 108, Draft 4, and to brief us on this matter, Maija Jackson will be making a presentation on the Planning Department's review of the draft bill. EXHIBIT C