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JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> ACTIONS <br /> JUNE 2 2023 <br /> 1. Proposed Amendments to Planning Commission Rule 8 and 9 <br /> Review and action of proposed amendments to County of Hawai`i's Planning <br /> Commission (PC) Rule 8 regarding the Shoreline Setback and PC Rule 9 regarding the <br /> Special Management Area(SMA) to conform with Act 16, which amended Chapter <br /> 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) regarding the Special Management Area and <br /> Shoreline Setbacks. The proposed amendments to PC Rule 8 and 9 seek to add sea level <br /> rise to the definition of coastal hazards, adds a definition of beach to enhance beach <br /> protection, restricts construction of shoreline hardening structures at sites with beaches, <br /> increases the minimum shoreline setback from 20 feet to 40 feet, includes the <br /> construction of a single-family residence on a shoreline parcel as "development" and <br /> changes SMA application requirements related to historical resources. <br /> APPROVED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO PLANNING COMMISSION RULE 8 <br /> AND 9 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RULE 8-10 (WAIVER OF PUBLIC HEARING AND <br /> ACTION) <br />