07-01-2013 Growth Management Subcommittee Meeting Notes

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Notes from Growth Management Subcommittee Meeting July 1, 2013 Attendees: Jeff Allen, Jon Adams, Toni Withington, and Hermann Fernandez The Planning Dept. granted the variance request by EWM Investments for TMK 5-4-008:001 and 5-4-010:029 from roadway conditions. EWM will pave a 20-foot road with 15-foot grass shoulders on the internal roads of the subdivision. The road will connect to Union Mill road at TMK 5-4-010:029. The subcommittee reviewed Barbara Morenos parcel consolidation and re- subdivision application for TMKs 5-4-04:03 &18. Morenos subdivision will create no new lots on Police Station road. The subcommittee had no objections to this application. Toni Withington brought up the procedures document that guides the Growth Management subcommittee meetings. She wanted to emphasize the need to all receive SMA applications (Major and Minor) from the Planning Dept. Toni explained that because of Kohalas sensitive coastline, and community concerns about what happens in the coastline area, the Growth Management subcommittee and the North Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee (NKCDP AC) should be informed on all SMA applications. Again, this goes back to the subcommittees desire to inform neighbors about upcoming development changes in their neighborhoods. We discussed the Planning Directors email regarding the subcommittees desire to be kept informed on farm dwelling applications. The Planning Director said the NKCDP AC and its subcommittees should be involved at the policy level regarding farm dwellings. The NKCDP AC and its subcommittees should review and propose changes to the rules and procedures that govern the issuance of farm dwelling permits, and should not review a specific farm dwelling application. We dont disagree with the Planning Director, but we wish to clarify that we dont need to review each and every farm dwelling application, but we do wish to be ndrd kept informed on developments in our neighborhoods, especially on 2 and 3 farm dwellings on ag parcels in North Kohala. Therefore, we want to be informed ndrd when applications are filed for 2 and 3 farm dwellings. ndrd We also reviewed the farm dwelling rules and procedures for 2 and 3 farm stst dwellings. Our understanding is that the 1 farm dwelling (1 building) on an ag parcel is free - no farm dwelling application is required - but you must file a nd Farm Dwelling Notice form. The 2 farm dwelling requires 8 hours per week of documented work on the farm (ag parcel) (I just learned that the requirement is rd 16 hours). The 3 farm dwelling and any other subsequent farm dwellings require 40 hours per week of documented work. Some committee members feel that these requirements are too weak and/or they are not enforced once the ndrd 2/3 farm dwellings are approved. We discussed various ways to improve this system including tying the number of farm dwellings to the size of the parcel,