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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 2 <br />The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the <br />Urban District will not be violative of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised <br />Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules, the County <br />General Plan and the Hawaii State Plan. Section 205-3.1 states that district boundary <br />amendments involving lands of fifteen acres or less, shall be determined by the <br />appropriate county land use decision making authority and shall not require consideration <br />by the land use commission pursuant to Section 205-4. The standard of review for a <br />boundary amendment consideration shall be given to the following: (a) The extent to <br />which the proposed reclassification conforms to the applicable goals, policies, standards, <br />and courses of action of the General Plan and implementing ordinances, plans and <br />documents. No amendment shall be approved unless it conforms to the General Plan. (b) <br />The extent to which the proposed reclassification conforms to the applicable district <br />standards. According to the Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for <br />considering an area for urban reclassification states that "In determining urban growth for <br />the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, land contiguous with existing urban <br />areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous land, and particularly when <br />indicated for future urban use on state or county general plans." Lot 1 does conform to <br />this standard as it is proximate to the already urban subdivisions. <br />The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General <br />Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated <br />growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical <br />relationship among the various land uses. The requested urban district and zone change <br />from an Agricultural — 5 acres (A-5 a) to a Neighborhood Commercial -10,000 square feet <br />(CN -10) zoned district conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates Lot 1 and its <br />immediately surrounding area for Urban Expansion uses. The General Plan defines <br />Urban Expansion as an area which allows for a mix of high density, medium density, and <br />low density, and industrial and/or open designations in areas where new settlements may <br />be desirable, but where the specific settlement pattern and mix of uses have not yet been <br />determined. According to the Zoning Code, uses permitted within this zoned district may <br />include offices, retail establishments, restaurants, business services, automobile service <br />stations and other similar uses. Public uses, structures and buildings and community <br />buildings are permitted uses, provided that the director has issued plan approval for such <br />use. These uses are consistent with uses permitted within areas designated as Urban <br />Expansion. Therefore, it is determined that the request is consistent with the Urban <br />Expansion form depicted on the LUPAG Map for this area of North Kona. <br />The Keahole to Kailua Development Plan, adopted by the County Council by <br />Resolution on April 3, 1991, designates the area for Residential Expansion. The <br />requested boundary amendment would be consistent with expansion of urban uses <br />suggested by the Keahole to Kailua Development Plan. Therefore, it is determined that <br />