02-23-2010, 01:54 PM
Very funny, Jay, and I share your concern.
I ran into a document earlier when I ran the search, of the Kalani people talking to the Planning Commission (a transcription of the meeting), that I think is a good read:
http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us/planning/comm.../TKOOB.pdf
One can skip through faster by reading Chris Yuen's comments if you mostly want to get the PC's position. Yuen speaks concerns along the lines of what Bob tells us. They have to think about what they're opening up as precedent as much as the project at hand. Specifically, there's a huge concern here that people use the special use permit as a way to accomplish goals that should have been done through applying for a zoning change. That the SUP is a back door.
First you get a special use granted on a sort of no brainer proposal, and then you expand the parameters to exceed the scope that was envisioned. Then you argue all the benefits to the community and the innocuous nature. But it should have gone through an application for rezoning.
ed to fix overly long link.
I ran into a document earlier when I ran the search, of the Kalani people talking to the Planning Commission (a transcription of the meeting), that I think is a good read:
http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us/planning/comm.../TKOOB.pdf
One can skip through faster by reading Chris Yuen's comments if you mostly want to get the PC's position. Yuen speaks concerns along the lines of what Bob tells us. They have to think about what they're opening up as precedent as much as the project at hand. Specifically, there's a huge concern here that people use the special use permit as a way to accomplish goals that should have been done through applying for a zoning change. That the SUP is a back door.
First you get a special use granted on a sort of no brainer proposal, and then you expand the parameters to exceed the scope that was envisioned. Then you argue all the benefits to the community and the innocuous nature. But it should have gone through an application for rezoning.
ed to fix overly long link.