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Notice #: 0001371328-01
Public Hearings

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the County of Kaua’i will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 8:30 a.m., or soon thereafter, at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Room 201, Historic County Building, Lihu’e, on the following:

Bill No. 2856
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11A, KAUA’I COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FEES
(County of Kaua’i Planning Department, Applicant) (ZA-2022-5)

This Bill proposes to amend Chapter 11A, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended, by removing and exempting “multifamily dwelling” from the types of projects subject to a County Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) fee and adding “multi-family time share unit” and “multi-family transient vacation rental unit” as types of projects that would remain subject to the EIA fee.

Bill No. 2857
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, KAUA’I COUNTY
CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNIT
(County of Kaua’i Planning Department, Applicant) (ZA-2022-6)

This Bill proposes to amend Chapter 8, Article 15, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended, Section 8-15.1(a)(4)(E) and Section 8-15.2(a)(4)(E) of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, entitled “Additional Dwelling Unit on Other Than Residentially Zoned Lots” and “Additional Dwelling Unit on Residentially Zoned Lots”, respectively. The purpose of this Bill is to remove the requirement for a lot of record to have direct access to a County standard road, the Subdivision Ordinance, or the “Kaua’i County Planning Commission Road Widening Policy” be applied to the Additional Dwelling Unit Clearance Form process.

Bill No. 2858
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, KAUA’I COUNTY
CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO A PLANNING DEPARTMENT TRANSIENT VACATION RENTAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(County of Kaua’i Planning Department, Applicant) (ZA-2022-7)

This Bill proposes to amend Chapter 8, Kaua’i County Code 1987, as amended, Section 8-17.10 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, entitled Nonconforming Use Certificates for Single Family Vacation Rentals, by creating a Planning Department Transient Vacation Rental Program Account within Fund 251 for the purposes of annually processing Transient Vacation Non-Conforming Use Certificates (TVNCUCs), contract and purchase Transient Vacation Rental (TVR) enforcement resources and services, receive and attend TVR enforcement and TVR program management trainings and workshops, and support the Office of the County Attorney in litigation efforts against illegal TVR operations’ lawsuits against the County Kauai. This Fund will receive up to $250,000.00 per year from the total amount of TVNCUC renewal fees annually collected.

All interested persons who wish to present their comments may do so at the public hearing. Written testimony prior to the hearing would be appreciated. Written testimony can be submitted to the Office of the County Clerk, Council Services Division by mail, facsimile, or via E-mail to counciltestimony@kauai.gov. Copies of these Bills are available at the Office of the County Clerk, Council Services Division.

(The Council Committee or Council may amend these Bills at their subsequent meetings. Meeting notices are posted at least six (6) days in advance at the County Clerk’s Office and the public may also testify at any of these meetings.)

CERTIFICATE OF THE COUNTY CLERK

I hereby certify that the foregoing Bill No. 2856, Bill No. 2857, and
Bill No. 2858 were passed on first reading and ordered to print by the Council of the County of Kaua’i at its meeting held on May 4, 2022, by the following vote:

AYES: Carvalho, Chock, Cowden, DeCosta, Evslin, Kuali’i,
Kaneshiro TOTAL – 7,
NOES: None TOTAL – 0,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL – 0,
RECUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL – 0.

Lihu’e, Hawai’i /s/ Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa
May 5, 2022 County Clerk, County of Kaua’i

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(TGI1371328 5/12/22)