A letter to the County Council from a voter (not Maui Tomorrow) follows:
Recommended changes to the Council’s proposed Bill 29
“A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE MAUI ISLAND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM”
Each community plan district shall have its own permanent Community District Planning Advisory Committee. PLEASE INSERT:
“The Council shall establish permanent Community Plan District Advisory Committees, their rules, roles and responsibilities, and the mechanism to select the members.”
PLEASE RESTORE GPAC RECOMMENDATION:
“All studies and documents completed more than five years prior to an application for a land use change shall be considered “out of date,” unless the decision-making body affirms by a positive vote that the document is still timely and relevant.”
PLEASE RESTORE GPAC RECOMMENDATION:
“EA and EIS documents shall be prepared by a consultant selected by and under the direction of the Planning Department; the consultant shall be paid by the developer making a proposal.”
PLEASE RESTORE GPAC RECOMMENDATION:
On page 10-4 in the next to the last paragraph, change the word “may” back to “shall”.
“To ensure that no ambiguities exist regarding infrastructure funding responsibilities, the County mayshall establish an infrastructure funding strategy to ensure that infrastructure improvements are implemented prior to or concurrent with development by the responsible party depending on the nature of the infrastructure project.”
PLEASE RESTORE GPAC RECOMMENDATION:
It is important to restore the two GPAC tables (Tables 9-1 and 9-2) in the implementation program, just as they were worded in the GPAC recommendation.
PLEASE INSERT:
“All future Community Plan and Zoning Entitlements shall have a fixed time limit, to discourage ‘land-banking’, to provide for more stable employment opportunities, and to ensure smooth planning. The entitlement may be considered void, unless an appeal for an extension of 2 years has been approved by the County Council.”
Mahalo for voting on, and hopefully approving, each of these recommended modifications to this important legislation.