Laserfiche WebLink
16. March 18, 2016: Approval Date of Subdivision No. 15-001511 which created Parcel 010 <br /> (site of Lehua Village 2). <br /> DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br /> 17. Subject Property: The subject 14.322-acre project site consists of two irregularly shaped <br /> properties, each a little over 7 acres in size, that are separated by Lehua Street. The <br /> project site is bordered along the south by the Hawai`i Belt Road (Highway 19) and to the <br /> north by Lehua Street and its future extension. The project site is currently vacant of any <br /> structures or uses with an extensive cover of abandoned sugar cane and various non- <br /> native grasses. The overall slope of the project site ranges between 8 percent to over 13 <br /> percent, with the steepest portions adjacent to the Hawai`i Belt Road and Lehua Street <br /> and an adjoining dry ditch located to the west. <br /> 18. Surrounding Land Uses/Zoning: The project site is situated along the makai side of <br /> the Hawai`i Belt Road within the urban core of Honoka`a town. To the east lies Tex's <br /> Drive Inn, situated on commercial-zoned lands. In close proximity to the north(makai) <br /> lies the Honoka`a Elementary, Intermediate and High School complexes, the Honoka`a <br /> Park complex, and the Hale Ho`ola Hamakua medical complex. Immediately to the east <br /> of the project along Lehua Street is a recent 8-lot subdivision consisting of lots at least <br /> 10,000 square feet in size on lands zoned RS-10. To the immediate west of the project <br /> site are vacant lands zoned RS-10. These lands were included in the original and <br /> amended rezone ordinances. <br /> 19. Flood Zone: The majority of the project site is situated within flood Zone "X,"which is <br /> determined by FEMA to be an area of minimal flood hazard. However, the western <br /> boundary of the Lehua Village 2 is defined by a shallow drainageway identified as <br /> "Honoka`a Drainageway No. 2"which is also designated as a FEMA floodway subject to <br /> 100-year(AH) frequency floods with depths of 1 to 3 feet (usually areas of ponding) <br /> (Planning Department Exhibit 3- Floodway Map). <br /> 20. Flora/Fauna Resources: No professional floral or faunal survey was conducted of the <br /> subject properties due to their previous use for sugar cane cultivation. According to the <br /> -7- <br />