#bill 194
Hawaiʻi County Council overrides Roth’s veto of bill intended to increase rezoning transparency
Following an override of Mayor Mitch Roth’s veto, Bill 194 is now a Hawai‘i County ordinance that brings requests for time extensions for zoning changes to come back to the County Council.
Mayor Roth vetoes County Council bill in order to preserve planning, zoning flexibility
In a letter to the Hawaiʻi County Council, Mayor Mitch Roth said the bill he vetoed would add expense, uncertainty, and difficulty to the rezoning process, limiting the County’s flexibility to condition rezoning ordinances appropriately.
