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<br /> Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 6 <br /> recently approved rezoning. The proposed reclassification is for a similar single family <br /> residential land use designation. <br /> On January 22, 1997, the County Council adopted Resolution No. 20 97, which <br /> supports the County's proposal to conduct a Comprehensive Traffic Plan for the Kalaoa <br /> area. The proposed plan would include identifying the necessary infrastructural <br /> improvements for the area relating to traffic, traffic safety, water, fire protection, parks <br /> and civil defense. <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 General <br /> Plan which encourages urban developments in close proximity to existing developments <br /> in close proximity to existing services and facilities. <br /> While the subject property is within the State Land Use Agricultural and <br /> County's Agricultural (A-Sa) zoned districts, it is not currently being used for active <br /> agricultural purposes. The State of Hawaii ALISH Map does not classify the subject <br /> property in any category. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity <br /> Rating for the soils in the area is "E" or Very Poor. Therefore, the reclassification of <br /> this 5.919 acre area from the Agricultural to the Urban designation will not be <br /> detrimental to the reduction of this area from the agricultural land inventory in the <br /> County of Hawaii. From a land use perspective, it is a more feasible alternative to <br /> infill residential 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 Low Density type uses. <br /> Furthermore, an request would complement the existing and future residential land use <br /> patterns of the surrounding properties in view of the adjacent with the Kona Palisades <br /> subdivisions. <br /> The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot <br /> be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The U.S. Corps of <br /> Engineers Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone X, area <br /> of minimal tsunami inundation. There are no significant drainageways on the subject <br /> property. While there are no indications of surface water flow on-site, the applicant <br /> will abide by all applicable County guidelines for run-off generated by the <br /> development. Any improvements to the property must comply with Chapter 27 of the <br /> County Code relating to Flood Hazard Control. <br /> All utilities and services are available to the property which are essential to <br /> accommodate urban development. However, the subject property should be developed <br /> in 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. There would be two accesses to the subject parcel. <br /> The principal one would serve fourteen (14) lots via Oneone Street which connects to <br /> Ka'iminani Drive within the Kona Palisades Estates. Oneone Street has a 50-foot <br /> right-of-way width and a 20-24 foot wide pavement. The unimproved section of <br /> Oneone Street, which is jointly owned by the applicant and the road's other adjoining <br /> land owner, would be extended to the subject property's northerly boundary by the <br /> <br />