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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> Page 4 <br /> Adjacent to and east of Pacific Floral Exchange is the Christian Liberty School. The <br /> McCully Subdivision (MCX-20) is located adjacent to the subject property to the west. <br /> As industrial and industrial-commercial uses already exist in the immediate azea, the <br /> urbanization of the subject property will not contribute towards scattered urban <br /> development. <br /> While the subject property is within the State Land Use Agricultural and County's <br /> Agricultural (A-20a) zoned districts, it is not currently being used for active agricultural <br /> purposes. A number of structures aze present on the site, including an office building <br /> occupied by Hawaii Tropical Products and New Hope Church fronting the Milo Street <br /> extension. An auto salvage business on the site was recently terminated, and there is a <br /> sawmill/wood dealer occupying the warehouse to the rear of the property. There is also <br /> an undeveloped area formerly used for mill wash, as well as an aerator and an irrigation <br /> well on the portion of the property of the requested A-Sa zoning. The State of Hawaii <br /> ALISH Map classifies the subject property as Prime Agricultural Lands and Unclassified. <br /> The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soils in the area <br /> is "C" or "Fair." While the potential for agricultural uses may exist, the soil conditions <br /> within the site and surrounding azea would preclude such agricultural activities from <br /> being conducted. Therefore, the reclassification of this 14.901-acre azea from the <br /> Agricultural to the Urban designation will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area <br /> from the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii. Furthermore, an Urban <br /> classification would conform with the standazd which states that lands within the urban <br /> district "...shall be those with satisfactory topography and drainage and reasonably free <br /> from the danger of floods, tsunami and unstable soil conditions and other adverse <br /> environmental effects." <br /> Based on the above, the approval of the State Land Use Boundary Amendment <br /> from Agricultural to the Urban District complements the State Land Use District <br /> Regulations and is supportive of the State of Hawaii Plan and the General Plan. <br /> <br /> Therefore, the Planning Director recommends a favorable consideration of the State Land Use <br /> <br /> Boundazy Amendment. The accompanying draft bill to amend the State Land Use Boundaries <br /> <br /> Map, H-66 for the County of Hawaii is included for your review and approval. In addition, a <br /> <br /> condition of approval is recommended as follows: <br /> A. The approximately 8-acre portion of the property in the State Land Use <br /> Agricultural district shall not be reclassifed into the Urban district for 5 years, <br /> unless the state land use law is amended to change the rule that amendments of <br /> more than 15 acres must be approved by the Land Use Commission. The <br /> applicant shall include a restrictive covenant in the deed which states that. <br /> <br />