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<br /> Honorable Gary Safarik, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 7 <br /> Therefore, a favorable recommendation of this change of zone request will be <br /> consistent with the emerging land use pattern being established within this portion of <br /> South Kohala. Should this request be approved, the applicants may normally apply for an <br /> Ghana Dwelling Permit, allowing the construction of a second dwelling unit as a separate <br /> or attached unit on both lots. Because this request would allow the existing parcel to be <br /> subdivided and subsequently allow the creation of a second lot, an additional dwelling <br /> may be constructed, doubling the existing density of the area. Although the Planning <br /> Director supports this rezoning request to allow atwo-lot subdivision with one home on <br /> one lot, the potential to allow four (4) homes may contribute to a cumulative burden on <br /> the existing infrastructure which cannot be supported. Therefore, a condition is included <br /> in the change of zone ordinance to prohibit a second dwelling unit and a Condominium <br /> Property Regime on each lot. <br /> The property was previously utilized for pasturing livestock, but is vacant and <br /> currently not used for any agricultural activities. The Federal Emergency Management <br /> Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone "X", an area <br /> determined to be outside of the 500-year flood plain. The property slopes from its <br /> southern to its northern boundary at a grade between 5 and 25 percent, with the steepest <br /> grades on the southern portion of the site. The property is unclassified by the Agricultural <br /> Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) System. Soils within the property <br /> and surrounding area is classified as "E" or "Very Poor" for agricultural productivity by <br /> the Land Study Bureau. While the potential for intensive and/or extensive agricultural <br /> uses may exist, the soil conditions within the property and surrounding area would <br /> preclude such intensive agricultural activities from being conducted. <br /> Access to the property is from Easement 27, a private roadway with a 50-foot <br /> right-of--way with 16 feet of asphalt paving and grass swales. Similar change of zones <br /> may occur in the Anekona Estates Subdivision as well as the adjacent Kanehoa <br /> Subdivision, creating home sites and placing additional traffic burden on Kawaihae Road. <br /> Therefore, conditions of approval have been included to ensure that the requested road <br /> improvements be planned for either through a Federal transportation program or a fair <br /> share contribution towards roads. <br /> The site is serviced by County water. As there is no municipal sewer system in <br /> the area, the applicants would be required to dispose wastewater into a septic tank system <br /> meeting the standards and requirements of the State Department of Health. Underground <br /> electrical, telephone and cable services are available to the site. Police, fire and <br /> emergency facilities are located in Waimea, approximately six (6) miles east of the <br /> property. <br /> <br />