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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: January 23, 2002 RE: C-478 /Bill No. 154 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 3:00 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 154 transmitted jointly with Bill No. 153 by Mayor Harry Kim per Communication No. 478, dated January 9, 2002, regarding the change of zone request by Davy! S. Del.uz, Sr., Enterprises Profit Sharing Ptan, at Kalaoa 4th, North Kona, I-Iawaii TMK: 7-3-5: Portions of 32 and 33, reports as follows: Bill No. l 54 amends Section 25-8-3 (North Kona District Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (honing Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the district classification for approximately 3.2 acres of land from an Agricultural (A-Sa) to a Neighborhood Commercial (CN-10) zoned district. The rectangular shaped subject property, owned in fee by the applicant, is located along the west (makai) side of Mamalahoa Highway, approximately 1,000 feet north of its intersection with Kaiminani Drive. The subject properties, listed as two separate tax map keys, is actually one lot. Final subdivision approval was granted on May 10, 2001 for afive-lot consolidation subdivision; however, to date, the subject property (consolidated lot) has not been issued a new tax map key number. An old abandoned single-family dwelling on the subject property will be demolished. Portions of the site have previously been graded and used for pasture. The applicant intends to subdivide the subject parcel into lot sizes ranging from .OS to 1.0 acres, and develop a retail and neighborhood commercial center with space for a fire and police substation. Other uses may include a service station, fast food restaurant and other retail services. The applicant is presently negotiating with the County to construct the fire/police substation, and construction on the first structures will begin immediately after all governmental approvals are secured. According to the Site Topography map, there is a drop in elevation of approximately 78 feet, from 1712 feet along Mamalahoa Highway to 1634 feet, the location of the proposed fire/police station. The on-site roadway is shown as a 16% grade on the grading plan submitted. The General Plan LUPAG map classification is Urban Expansion, which allows for a mix of high density, medium density, low density, industrial and/or open designations in areas where new settlements may be desirable, but where the specific settlement pattern and mix of uses have not yet been determined. The Keahole to Kailua (K to K) Development Plan classification is Residential Expansion. On April 3, 1991, the County Council adopted the K to K plan by resolution to be utilized in the development of infrastructure and land uses in the region. PC-58