HomeMy WebLinkAboutpc 9-26-17 agendaKAUAI PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
9:00:01 a.m. or Soon Thereafter
Lihu'e Civic Center, Moikeha Building
Meeting Room 2A -2B
4444 Rice Street, Lihue, Kauai, Hawai'i
AGENDA
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ,ROLL CALL
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
D. MINUTES of the meetine(s) of the Plannine Commission
E. RECEIPT OF ITEMS FOR THE RECORD
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F. HEARINGS AND PUBLIC COMMENT (Noticed hearings will not commence until
9:00 a.m. or soon thereafter.) Individuals may orally testify on items on this agenda
during the Public Comment Period. Please call the Planning Department prior to the
meeting or notify Commission Staff at the meeting site. Testimony shall also be
accepted when the agenda item is taken up by the Commission. However if an
individual has already testified during this period, additional testimony at the agenda
item testimony may be allowed at the discretion of the Chair. Testifiers shall limit
their testimony to three (3) minutes, but may be extended longer at the discretion of
the Chair. Written testimony is also accepted. An original and twelve (12) copies of
written testimony can be hand delivered to the Planning Department or submitted to
Commission Staff at the meeting site.
1. Continued Agency Hearin
a. Special Man
agement Area Use Permit SMA(iJ)-2018-3 for the construction of a
public shared use path extending from Papaloa Road to the Uhelekawawa Canal,
and associated improvements involving an existing parking lot and a new
comfort station, and Shoreline Setback Variance Permit SSV -2018-1 to deviate
from the shoreline setback requirement, involving several properties along the
makai side of Kuhio Highway in Waipouli identified as Tax Map Keys: 4-3-
002:001, 012-016, 019, 020; 4-3-007:009, 011, 027, 028; 4-3-008:016, and
containing a total area of approx. 2.14 acres = County of Kauai, Department of
Public Works. [Director's Report (DR), Sup 1 DR, S2 DR received 9/12/17;
hearing continued 9/12/17 at request of the Office of the County Attorneys for
further review of Petition to Intervene by Wailua-Kapaa Neighborhood
Association 9/12/17.]
F. HEARINGS AND PUBLIC COMMENT (Cont'd)
2. New Agency Hearing
3. Continued Public Hearing
4. New Public Hearing
a. Proposed Amendments to the "Interpretative Administrative Zoning Rules and
Regulations (2014) of the Kauai Planning Commission," Relating to Chapter 8,
9, and 10 of the Kauai County Code (1987), Enforcement of KPAR 849, Kauai
County Code, Chapter 8, Article 17, Relating to Transient Vacation Rentals of
the Kauai County Code.
Regarding the proposed Amendments to the "Interpretative Administrative
Zoning Rules and Regulations (2014) of the Kauai Planning Commission,"
Relating to Chapter 8, 9, and 10 of the Kauai County Code (1987), Enforcement
of KPAR 849, Kauai County Code, Chapter 8, Article 17, Relating to Transient
Vacation Rentals of the Kauai County Code, the Planning Commission is
proposing amendments to bring the rules in line with the requirements of KCC
Chapter 8, Article 17. Namely, the amendment explains what items must be
submitted to the Planning Department along with applications to renew non-
conforming use certificates (NCUC), the deadlines for NCUC applications, and
the repercussions for failing to submit an application by the NCUC's annual
expiration date. In addition, the amendment increases the per day fine amount
for Class I or 11 type structural violations from $250 to $500 and non-compliance
with the ordinance violations, which include posting no NCUC sign from $250
to $1,000.
1. Director's Report pertaining to this matter.
b. Proposed Amendments to Chapter 9, Appeals from Actions of the Planning
Director, Rules of Practice and Procedure of the County of Kauai Planning
Commission.
Regarding Proposed Amendments to Chapter 9, Appeals from Actions of the
Planning Director, Rules of Practice and Procedure of the County of Kauai
Planning Commission, the Planning Commission is proposing amendments to its
rules governing appeals of Planning Director's actions by clarifying the types
Planning Director actions under the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and
Subdivision Ordinance that may be appealed to the Planning Commission, and
clarifying that any person, not just applicants, can petition to appeal actions
pursuant to the Shoreline Setback Ordinance. Finally, the amendment clarifies
the deadline for filing petitions to appeal for each type of action. These
amendments are designed to clarify the process contested case appeals of
Planning Director actions.
1. Director's Report pertaining to this matt
er.
Kauai Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Page 2
September 26, 2017
F. HEARINGS AND PUBLIC COMMENT (Cont'd)
4. New Public Hearing (Cont'd)
c. Proposed Amendments to Chapter 6, Agency Hearing Procedures, Rules of
Practice and Procedure of the County of Kauai Planning Commission.
Regarding F amendments to Chapter 6, Agency Hearing Procedures,
Rules of Practice and Procedure of the County of Kauai Planning Commission,
the Planning Commission is proposing amendments to its rules governing
contested cases by eliminating civil style discovery, clarifying the time for filing
motions, requiring resolution of motions by the Presiding Officer without a
hearing unless the Presiding Officer requires otherwise, and specifying that no
reply or supplemental memoranda shall be filed unless required by the Presiding
Officer. These amendments are designed to encourage an expeditious and
inexpensive contested case process while providing for procedural due process at
the administrative level.
1. Director's Report pertaining to this matter.
5. All remaining public testimony pursuant to HRS 92 (Sunshine Law)
G. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Status Reports
2. Director's Reports) for Proiect(s) Scheduled for Agency Hearing on 10/10/17
(NONE)
H. EXECUTIVE SESSION
I. GENERAL BUSINESS MATTERS
J. COMMUNICATION (For Action)
K. COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Subdivision Subdivision Action matters listed in the Subdivision Committee
Agenda (attached).
L. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (For Action)
Class IV Zoning Permit Z -IV -2017-15 and Use Permit U-2017-13 to allow
construction of a swimming pool and pavilion on a parcel situated within the Seacliff
Plantation Subdivision in Kilauea, located along the mauka side of Makanaano
Place, further identified as 2183F Makanaano Place, Tax Map Key: 5-2-004:091,
and affecting a portion of a larger parcel containing 5.204 acres — Robert Leonard.
[Director's Report received 7/11/17, hearing postponed due to applicant's
notification of abutting owners 7/25/17, Sup 1 DR received, hearing closed, action
deferred 9/12/17.]
a1 Supplemental No. 2 to Director's Repot pertaining to this matt
er.
NI. NEW BUSINESS
N.
1. For Action — See Agenda F for Project Descriptions
Topics for Future Meetings
The following regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting will beheld at 9:00
a.m., or short
ly thereafter at the Lihue Civic Center, Moikeha Building, Meeting
Room 2A -2B, 4444 Rice Street, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii 96766 on Tuesday, October
10, 2017.
O. ADJOURNMENT
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Commission may go into an executive session on, an agenda
item for one of the permitted purposes listed in Section 92-5(a) Hawaii Revised Statutes
("H.R.S."), without noticing the executive session on the agenda where the executive session
was not anticipated in advance. HRS Section 92-7(a). The executive session may only be
held, however, upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present, which must
also be the majority of the members to which the board is entitled. HRS Section 924. The
reason for holding the executive session shall be publicly announced.
NOTE: Special accommodations and sign language interpreters are available upon request
five (5) days prior to the meeting date, to the County Planning Department, 4444 Rice
Street, Lihue, Hawaii 96766. Telephone: 2414050.
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September 26, 2077
KAUAI PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING
Lilu`e Civic Center, Mo`ikeha Building
Meeting Room 2A -2B
4444 Rice Street, Lihu`e, Hawaii 96766
Tuesday, September 2692 /9 8:30 A.M.
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
D. MINUTES of the meetine(s) of the Subdivision Committee
1. Meeting of September 12, 2017
E. RECEIPT OF ITEMS FOR THE RECORD (None)
F. HEARINGS AND PUBLIC COMMENT
Individuals may orally testify on items on this agenda during the Public Comment Period.
Please call the Planning Department prior to the meeting or notify Commission Staff at the
meeting site. Testimony may also be accepted when the agenda item is taken up by the
Commission at the discretion of the Chair. Testifiers shall limit their testimony to three (3)
minutes, but may be extended longer at the discretion of the Chair. Written testimony is also
accepted. An original and twelve (12) copies of written testimony can be hand delivered to
the Planning Department or submitted to Commission Staff at the meeting site.
G. GENERAL BUSINESS MATTERS (None)
H. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (None)
I. NEW BUSIN
ESS (For Action)
Final Subdivision Map Approval
aI Subdivision Applicati
on No. S-2016-22
(Welk Resorts)
Proposed 2 -lot consolidation
TMK: (4) 2-8-014:008 & 2-8-014:034
Koloa Kauai
1. Subdivision Report pertaining
to this matter.
J. ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: Special accommodations and sign language interpreters are available upon request
five (5) days prior to the meeting date, to the County Planning Department, 4444 Rice
Street, Suite A473, Ulm'e, Hawaii 96766. Telephone: (808) 2414050.
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September 2b, 2017
Pursuant to Section 8-27.8 (6) of the Kauai County Code (1987), as amended, the following
shoreline setback determinations by the Director are disclosed for purposes of public
notification.
September 26, 2017
SHORELINE SETBACK DETERMINATIONS
Application
Name of Applicant(s)
Property I.D.
Location
Reasons
No.
(Tax Map
Ke
SSD -2018-18
Ming Fang5-1-005:k5
Kalihiwai
After -the -Fact
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