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WINDWARD AND LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSIONS <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />ACTION <br />OCTOBER 30, 2017 <br />Review and action of proposed amendments to Planning Commission Rule No. 9 <br />regarding the Special Management Area (SMA) in response to Act 153, which amended <br />Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes regarding the Special Management Area. These <br />proposed amendments seek to exempt the State Division of Boating and Ocean from any <br />SMA permit, amend the definition of single-family dwelling as an exempt class of action, <br />and increase the valuation of improvements that could be considered exempt from the <br />SMA requirements. Additional amendments offered include language regarding <br />retroactive approvals and determinations and clarification of authorities, establishing a <br />filing fee for SMA assessment applications and defining its standard acceptance, review <br />and action timeframes, clarifying the short form assessment application process, and <br />establishing a minimum distance necessary to qualify for a Director -issued waiver of the <br />submission of a certified shoreline survey. <br />Approved with amendments. <br />