HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/24/2012 PUBLIC HEARING TRANSCRIPT re: BILL#2450 PUBLIC HEARING
OCTOBER 24, 2012
A public hearing of the Council of the County of Kaua`i was called to order by
Nadine K. Nakamura, Chair, Planning Committee, on Wednesday,
October 24, 2012, at 1:49 p.m., at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Room
201, Historic County Building, Lihu`e, and the presence of the following was noted:
Honorable Dickie Chang -
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Honorable Mel Rapozo
Honorable JoAnn A. Yukimura
Honorable Jay Furfaro, Council Chair
Excused: Honorable Tim Bynum
The Deputy County Clerk rk read the notice of the public hearing on the
following:
BILL NO. 2450 — AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8,
KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, RELATING TO THE ZONING
DESIGNATION IN LIHU`E, KAUAI,
which was passed on first reading and ordered to print by the Council of the County
of Kaua`i on September 26, 2012, and published in The Garden Island newspaper on
October 8, 2012.
The hearing proceeded as follows:
Chair Furfaro: I would like to get some clarity. This zoning
request is...no, they are asking for R-1 but the other parcel next to it, that is
currently the home of the Department of Water, is R-1, ST-Open. So what zoning
application are they really pursuing? Special Treatment Open?
JADE K. FOUNTAIN-TANIGAWA, Deputy County Clerk: I believe it is
Special Treatment Public District.
Chair Furfaro: Let me show you here. R-1/ST-P, Special
Treatment Project (S.T.P.). But they are only requesting residential here? Could
they answer me why they are not pursuing?
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Ms. Nakamura: That is fine.
Chair Furfaro: I am sorry, it is Special Treatment Project, but as
you look at this, there is Public, there is Open Space, there is Special Treatment
Historic. But that is not my question. My question is the project site is the one
next door. Why are we not going with R-1/ST for project status?
DAVID CRADDICK, Manager for the Department of Water: I think this
one is limited. I do not know if it is R-1 that restricts it to thirty (30) feet, but the
restriction is to allow us go up to thirty (30) feet. That is why they have the Special
Treatment there.
Chair Furfaro: We will send that question over to the County
Attorney because currently where your home is you are Special Treatment for
projects? But this one does not reference a project for public use. It is just getting
R-1 Zoning.
Ms. Nakamura: Thank you, Mr. Craddick. Is there anyone else?
Chair Furfaro: I hope the Committee Chairwoman understands
what I am asking for.
Ms. Nakamura: We will discuss it in the Committee Meeting.
Chair Furfaro: I will send the question over in advance to the
County Attorney.
Ms. Nakamura: Would you also like to testify?
DUSTIN MOISES, Project Manager for the Department of Water: I just
wanted to touch on that. As far as S.T.P. it is actually Special Treatment Public. I
believe our existing facility is also S.T.P. right now.
Chair Furfaro: Your existing facility is that?
Mr. Moises: Yes.
Chair Furfaro: Your application for the new facility is not. That is
how I read the map. I would like t o g et some clarification.
Mr. Moises: We can get clarification on that. Our intent, the
existing triangle is Open...zoned Open and we are looking to get the same zoning as
our existing facility which would be...
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Chair Furfaro: That is not what this says on the map.
Mr. Moises: ...R-1 S.T.P., but we can get clarification for you.
Ms. Nakamura: If there is no one else here to testify on this matter,
this public hearing is closed.
There being no further testimony on this matter, the public hearing
adjourned at 1:55 p.m.
Resp t .11y bmitted,
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JA Drer OUNTAIN-TANIGAWA
Deputy County Clerk
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