(a) The director of planning and permitting shall deliver a copy of any petition for a district boundary change permitted by this chapter to the State land use commission and State department of business, economic development, and tourism. The director of planning and permitting shall notify the commission and the department of the time, date, and place of the public hearings referred to in §§ 23-1.5 and 23-1.7.
(b) The director of planning and permitting shall adopt rules in accordance with the Hawaii Administrative Procedure Act, HRS Chapter 91, for processing the boundary changes permitted by this chapter.
(c) Petitions submitted by nongovernmental parties shall be accompanied by a fee of $700, plus $300 per acre involved or any major fraction thereof, up to a maximum fee of $15,000. Fees shall be submitted by the applicant to the director of planning and permitting upon acceptance of an application for a boundary amendment by the director of planning and permitting and fees shall not be refundable.
(Sec. 34-1.4, R.O. 1978 (1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 26, Art. 1, § 26-1.4) (Am. Ords. 96-58, 03-12, 14-4)