07-17-2016, 06:49 AM
Waive zoning and permit requirements for small, non-polluting businesses
Check out the "home occupation permit" (in R zoning) requirements: you can't have signage, or any visible tools of the trade, or employees, nor make excessive noise -- basically, maintain the "character" (or "look and feel") of the residential neighborhood.
An "illegal" business would already do these things by necessity, so it's unclear what value is added by the permitting process.
For ag-zoned lands, any non-ag use requires a "special permit", the process for which is expensive and burdensome, but (in theory) applies equally to any non-ag use, including a telecommuter who doesn't post signage, or have employees, or client visits (while also, incidentally, reducing the number of "trips to town" and the congestion these bring).
I think the "standard" should be: if you have a GET license, and the neighbors can't tell you're conducting business, no additional permits should be required.
Now they want to punish the poor people of the big island for not getting those increases.
No. Punishment started when County issued the first building permit in a "private ag subdivision" with no infrastructure. It only gets worse from here.
Check out the "home occupation permit" (in R zoning) requirements: you can't have signage, or any visible tools of the trade, or employees, nor make excessive noise -- basically, maintain the "character" (or "look and feel") of the residential neighborhood.
An "illegal" business would already do these things by necessity, so it's unclear what value is added by the permitting process.
For ag-zoned lands, any non-ag use requires a "special permit", the process for which is expensive and burdensome, but (in theory) applies equally to any non-ag use, including a telecommuter who doesn't post signage, or have employees, or client visits (while also, incidentally, reducing the number of "trips to town" and the congestion these bring).
I think the "standard" should be: if you have a GET license, and the neighbors can't tell you're conducting business, no additional permits should be required.
Now they want to punish the poor people of the big island for not getting those increases.
No. Punishment started when County issued the first building permit in a "private ag subdivision" with no infrastructure. It only gets worse from here.