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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: July 21, 2020 Re: Comm. No. 798/Bill No. 150 PLACE: Council Chambers Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 10:11 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 150, reports as follows: Bill No. 150, introduced by Committee Chair Ashley L. Kierkiewicz at the request of the Administration via Communication No. 798 dated February 25, 2020, from Mayor Harry Kim, amends Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), by changing the district classification from Multiple Family Residential — 1,500 square feet (RM -1.5) to Single Family Residential — 7,500 square feet (RS -7.5) at Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, covered by Tax Map Key: 2-4-028:009. This bill was initiated by the Planning Director due to noncompliance with Condition B 1 and Condition R2 of Ordinance No. 14-056. The subject parcel is 3.292 acres. Ordinance No. 14-056 states that "(s)hould any of the conditions not be met or substantially complied with in a timely fashion, the Planning Director may initiate rezoning of the area to its original or more appropriate designation." Communication No. 798 provides extensive additional information about the reasoning behind the Planning Director's recommendation and the County's correspondence with landowner Vincent Tai. The Windward Planning Commission, at its duly noticed meeting on February 6, 2020, concurred with the Planning Director's recommendation of approval. The commission's transcript was introduced to the record as Communication No. 798.1. Your Committee scheduled a hearing on this bill for July 7, 2020, and postponed it without discussion to the next available date at Mr. Tai's request so that he could participate in person. Director Michael Yee addressed Your Committee on July 21, 2020, stating that the major reasons for this action are 1) the amount of unsafe flora on the subject property, and 2) there has been Condition B: "The applicant shall submit the anticipated maximum daily water usage calculations, as recommended by a registered engineer, to the Department of Water Supply, and secure water commitments in accordance with the `Water Commitment Guidelines Policy', within one hundred and eighty (180) days from the effective date of this ordinance." 2 Condition R: "The applicant shall comply with all applicable County, State and Federal laws, rules, regulations and requirements." PC Report No.: 49