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Committee narrows farmers-market language, asks DPR to draft safeguards
Summary
Council committee debated amendments to allow farmers markets in parks as a permitted use under DPR administrative rules with conditions (nonprofit operation, not in highly utilized parks, sanitary/traffic controls). The chair amended Bill 30 to CD1 and postponed it for incorporation of DPR edits and further review.
The committee spent substantial time on Bill 30, which would amend park-use rules to allow farmers markets in city parks but attach limits to protect regular park users.
Deputy Director Kehaopu'u and DPR Director Laura Thelen told the committee that DPR supports enabling farmers markets but recommended that markets be added into the park permitting section with explicit…
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