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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 6 <br /> infrastructure. In addition, the Kona Regional Plan Land Use Concept Map designates <br /> this area for residential expansion. Therefore, it is determined that the request is <br /> consistent with the urban form depicted on the LUPAG Map for this area of North <br /> Kona. <br /> The Kona Regional Plan adopted by the Planning Commission in 1984 <br /> recommends the area for residential four units per acre. The applicant's proposal is a <br /> single family residential subdivision. It is adjacent to the Kona Palisades and Kona <br /> Coastview Subdivisions. <br /> The property is situated within close proximity to the employment center of <br /> Kailua-Kona. The subject reclassification is for land located just three miles from the <br /> urban/retail/employment center of Kailua-Kona and, thereby, conforms with the <br /> General Plan which encourages urban developments in close proximity to existing <br /> developments in close proximity to existing services and facilities. <br /> While the property is within the State Land Use Agricultural and County's <br /> Agricultural (A-Sa) zoned districts, it is not currently being used for any active <br /> agricultural purposes. The ALISH Map does not designate the subject area within any <br /> agricultural category. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity <br /> Rating for soils in the area is E or Very Poor. Therefore, the reclassification of this <br /> 10.28 acres from an Agricultural (A-Sa) to a Single Family Residential (RS-10) zoned <br /> district will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area from the agricultural land <br /> inventory in the County of Hawaii. From a land use perspective, it is more feasible to <br /> infill urban development within this particular area of North Kona. In doing so, it <br /> would tend to alleviate the conversion of more productive agricultural lands in more <br /> appropriate locations within the North Kona area for Urban type uses. <br /> The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot <br /> be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The Flood Insurance <br /> Rate Maps (FIRM) indicate that the Property is located in Zone "X," area outside of <br /> the 500-year flood plain. There are no significant drainageways anticipated. While <br /> there are no indications of surface water flow on-site, the applicant will abide by all <br /> applicable County guidelines for run-off generated by the development. Any <br /> improvements to the property must comply with Chapter 27 of the County Code <br /> relating to Flood Hazard Control. <br /> There were some sites of archaeological significance, none were recommended <br /> for physical preservation. As such, subject to certain mitigative measures, the subject <br /> site should not have any significant archaeological impacts. <br /> All utilities and services are available to the property which are essential to <br /> accommodate urban development. However, the property should be developed in two <br /> increments. The number of lots in the first increment shall not exceed the number of <br /> units of water which are available and have been committed to the subject property by <br /> the Department of Water Supply. Water for the proposed project will be provided by <br /> the County of Hawaii from a 6-inch waterline along Holoholo Street. The parcel is <br /> limited to a maximum of 24 units of water. Access to the property would be via <br /> Holoholo Street, which connects to Ka'iminani Drive, the main connector road between <br /> <br />