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4OJN~Y OR Mgl„q'i H Kim ~ Christopher J. Yuen arty ~ ~ , Mayor L ~~,i, Dlrccmr d• rgtf O•~N•~ - Roy R. Takemoto ' Deputy DlrtClor NZ~u~#~r of ~tt£utxii PLANNING DEPARTMENT 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720.3043 (808)961-8288 Fax(808)961-8742 January 3, 2005 Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Co-Chair and Honorable K. Angel Pilago, Co-Chair COMMITTEE ON PLANNING 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Co-Chairs Hoffmann and Pilago: SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN REVISIONS, BILL 163, DRAFTS 1, 2, AND 3 The Council is currently considering the comprehensive General Plan revisions, Bill 163, Drafts I, 2, and 3. 1 support Draft 1, but with the deletion of proposed map amendments G-9 and G-10 (covering Kohanaiki) and H-1 (covering Keopuka, a small portion of Onouli, and the area above Kealakekua Bay) because of compromises reached with the affected landowners. If these proposed amendments (or other amendments) are deleted, not modified, the Council can enact Draft 1 as the new Genera] Plan without having to go back to the Planning Commission for further deliberation. Then I would introduce interim amendments to the General Plan to put the compromises into effect. Bill 163, Draft 1, contains the Planning Director's proposed amendments to the General Plan. I proposed G-9 and G-10 (Kohanaiki), and H-1 (Keopuka) largely because of the potential for development of these coastal areas. In 1999-2000, there was a great deal of controversy over a proposed development of lots, golf course, and associated recreational facilities at Keopuka. Under current zoning, houses can be built 300' from the shoreline, and the Planning Commission can allow golf courses. H-1 was meant, in part, to preserve coastal open space and the ecology of Kealakekua Bay. After the proposed amendments went to the Council in December 2001, long negotiations with the landowner resulted in a compromise that preserves these Hnwai'i County is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Comm. No. ~ 2. ZU Ref. To: