CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing to be held by the Planning Commission of the City and County of Honolulu:
PLACE: Mission Memorial Auditorium, Mission Memorial Building,
550 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
DATE: Wednesday, June 24, 2020
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
Pursuant to HRS 92-3.5 and Proclamations issued by Governor David Ige relating to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Commission members may be participating in the meeting by interactive technology from remote locations.
PUBLIC HEARING
Public hearing notice published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on June 12, 2020.
1. A REQUEST FOR AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 21, REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU (ROH) 1990, AS AMENDED (THE LAND USE ORDINANCE), RELATING TO DETACHED DWELLINGS
The City Council initiated two proposals to amend the Land Use Ordinance (LUO), relating to Detached Dwellings.
Resolution No. 19-143, CD1, FD1 (Bill A), proposes to:
Limit the number of bathrooms within each dwelling unit, rather than limiting the number of bathrooms based on the zoning lot;
Increase the number of bathrooms allowed in each dwelling unit as the size of the zoning lot increases (i.e., dwellings on larger lots could have more bathrooms than dwellings on smaller lots); and
Set the absolute maximum number of bathrooms at 7 and one 0.5 bathroom in a dwelling unit, rather than the existing limitation of 9 and one 0.5 bathrooms on a zoning lot.
Resolution No. 19-252 (Bill B), proposes to increase the period during which DPP inspectors may conduct post-construction inspections of large detached dwellings and duplexes from one year to two years. Essentially, this change would extend the duration of the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy from one to two years.
The Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) proposes an alternative to Bills A and B (Bill C) that combines elements of both Council-initiated Bills. The DPP explains that Bill C consolidates the intent of Bill A and Bill B, incorporates slight changes to the proposed LUO amendments relating to bathrooms, adds language pertaining to wet bars, and supports the inspection period amendment as summarized below:
Limit the number of bathrooms in each dwelling unit within the Residential District to seven;
Modify the definition of bathroom to remove the 0.5 bathroom;
Limit the maximum number of wet bars to one per dwelling;
Clarify the wet bar definition to allow a refrigerator and prohibit a heating device, including a 220-volt outlet; and
Increase the length of inspections for detached dwellings and duplexes exceeding a 0.6 floor area ratio from one year to two years.
The DPP recommends approval of Bill C.
All interested persons are invited to attend. Persons wishing to testify are requested to register by Tuesday, June 23, 2020, by emailing your name, phone number, and subject matter to info@honoluludpp.org
The public can attend the meeting remotely via Webex. Please mute your devices except to testify.
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TESTIMONY
Pursuant to the Proclamations issued by Governor David Ige relating to the COVID-19 Pandemic, in order to allow participation in a matter consistent with social distancing practices the following procedures are in effect for the meeting.
Testimony can be submitted as follows:
Written testimony may be emailed to info@honoluludpp.org or faxed to 768-6743. Written testimony should be provided to the Planning Commission in advance of the hearing; due by Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
Mail written testimony to the Planning Commission, 650 South King Street, 7th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813; due by Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
Join from a computer: (Please mute your devices except to testify)
https://globalpage-prod.webex.com/join
Meeting Number: 146 212 9177
Meeting Password: dpp1
Join from the Webex smartphone app: (Please mute your devices except to testify)
Meeting Number: 146 212 9177
Meeting Password: dpp1
Join from a phone (audio only): (Please mute your devices except to testify)
+1-408-418-9388 (USA Toll)
Access code: 146 212 9177
Numeric meeting password: 3771
In-person testimony will be accepted. All testifiers must wear a mask while on Mission Memorial premises or they will not be allowed in the Auditorium. Mayor’s Emergency Order 2020-07.
If written testimony is hand-delivered at the meeting and not shared in advance via the procedures requested above, there may be a delay for the offsite members to view it.
MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
Meeting materials (“board packet” under HRS Section 92-7.5) are available for public inspection at the office of the Department of Planning and Permitting, 7th Floor, Frank Fasi Municipal Building, 650 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813; contacting the Planning Commission, telephone 768-8007; or our website’s calendar at http://www.honoluludpp.org/calendar.aspx.
If you require special assistance, auxiliary aid and/or service to participate in this event (i.e., sign language interpreter, interpreter for language other than English, or wheelchair accessibility), please call 768-8000, or email your request to info@honoluludpp.org at least three business days prior to the event.
PLANNING COMMISSION
ARTHUR D. CHALLACOMBE, Chair
By
KATHY K. SOKUGAWA, Acting Director
Department of Planning and Permitting
(SA1283090 6/12/20)
