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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 3 <br />To allow the 4,000 to 6,000 -square foot sized lots and lesser setbacks within the <br />RS -7.5 zoned district, the applicant intends to apply for a PUD permit after the change of <br />zone is approved. The Planned Unit Development (PUD) is intended to encourage <br />comprehensive site planning that adapts the design of the development to the land, by <br />allowing diversification in the relationships of various uses, buildings, structures, open <br />spaces and yards, building heights, and lot sizes in planned building groups, while still <br />insuring that the intent of the Zoning Code is observed. The minimum land area required <br />for a PUD is two acres. <br />The property is currently not used for any agricultural activities. The Federal <br />Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the <br />property as Zone "X", an area determined to be outside of the 500 -year flood plain. The <br />property slopes from its eastern to its southern boundary at a grade between two and four <br />percent. The elevation of the site varies from approximately 40 feet at the southeastern <br />corner to less than 20 feet along the Alii Drive frontage. The property is unclassified by <br />the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) System. Soils <br />within the property and surrounding area are classified as "E" or "Very Poor" for <br />agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau. While the potential for intensive <br />and/or extensive agricultural uses may exist, the soil conditions within the property and <br />surrounding area would preclude such intensive agricultural activities from being <br />conducted. <br />The access to the project site will be from Alii Drive. According to the <br />Department of Public Works (DPW), Alii Drive fronting the property is a two-lane <br />County road with 20 -foot -wide pavement in good condition, with 6 -foot -wide paved <br />shoulders, all within an approximately 50 -foot -wide right-of-way. According to the <br />General Plan, Alii Drive shall be improved to a 60 -foot wide right-of-way. As such, the <br />DPW requires the applicant to provide for the future road widening by dedicating one- <br />half of the difference between the existing width of Alii Drive and 60 feet to the County <br />as a condition of final subdivision approval, or issuance of a certificate of occupancy. <br />The DPW, in the interests of pedestrian and bicyclist safety, requires the applicant to <br />provide a paved shoulder extending to the right-of-way property line. The DPW may <br />require pavement transitions, signs and markings, drainage improvements, and relocation <br />of utilities. The DPW also requires the applicant to locate utility meter and pressure <br />reducing valve vaults out of the right-of-way. <br />