Bill > SR31

This Resolution urges the Department of Planning and Permitting, the Mayor, and the Honolulu City Council to increase public involvement before wind machines with a power output of up to 100 kilowatts are built. Currently, these smaller wind machines, unlike larger ones, only require a "minor" conditional use permit, which involves less public input, often just notifying nearby property owners. The Resolution points out that these wind machines can cause issues like noise, shadow flicker, and flashing lights that affect neighbors. Therefore, it calls for amending the city's ordinances to require a "major" conditional use permit for all wind machines, ensuring a more thorough review process and greater opportunity for public feedback, and also to prevent waivers from the state's environmental impact statement law for these machines.