HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-02-08 Letter to Clarence K. Nishihara and Mike Gabbard SB 940 Relating to Agricultural BuildingsHarry Kim
Mayor
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February 8, 2019
Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair
Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs
Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair
Committee on Agriculture and Environment
Dear Chair Nishihara, Chair Gabbard, and Committee Members:
RE: SB 940 Relating to Agricultural Buildings
SB 940 recognizes that there needs to be a method of verification if exemptions to a Building
Code are conditional, and if those conditions are to be taken seriously.
It seems that SB 940 provides an appropriate balance between the need for verification and
the right of privacy. It is limited to agricultural buildings, it is limited in the personnel who can
investigate, it is limited as to purpose, and puts the burden on government to seek court oversight if
there is a dispute.
I support SB 940 and urge its adoption.
Res ctfully Submitted,
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( Harry Kim
MAYOR
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