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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: June 14, 2005 Re: Comm. No. 107/Bill No. 32 PLACE: Council Chambers TIME: I:10 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo. Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 32, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated February 8, 200, regarding a Change of Zone request application by Puaa Development, LLC, at Puapua'aiki 1 and Puapua`anui 1 s', North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-5-17:1, reports as follows: bill No. 32 seeks to amend Section 25-8-3 (North Kona lone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the District Classification for approximately 14.973 acres of land from Agricultural 5 acre (A-5a) to a Neighborhood Commercial - 20,000 foot (CN-20) district. Communication No. 107 reports Nie Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by the Hawaii County Charter, Chapter 4, Section 6-43(C), considered the above request and accompanying BiII No. 31 on January 21, 2005. At this meeting, the Commission's vote to approve the Planning Director's favorable recommendation was recorded as three "ayes" to two "noes". Because there was not five affirmative votes, the vote constitutes a °no action" and, therefore, is recorded as an unfavorable recommendation. Communication No. 106 also transmits the favorable recommendation of the Planning Director; Communication No. 106 reports, in synopsis, the following: I . The applicants are requesting a Change of Gone to change the district classification from Agricultural 5-acre (A-Sa) to a Neighborhood Commercial (CN-20) district for 14.973 acres of land. 'fhe property is located along the west (makai) side of the Hawaii Belt Road (Highway I I) and across from the Pualani Estates Subdivision. 2. The applicants propose to develop a neighborhood commercial shopping center. 3. Access to the proposed site would be from the extension of the Queen Ka`ahmnanu Highway (Hawai'i Belt Road), which has right-of-way width that varies from 165 and 225 feet with a pavement width of 24 feet with 10-toot paved shoulders. 4. All essential utilities are or will be made available to the site as part of this project. The subject parcel is located less than three miles north of Kealakehe Police Station and there are three fire stations within five miles from the site. The approval of the Change of Lone request from Agricultural (A-Sa) to a Neighborhood Commercial - 20,000 foot (CN-20) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further benefit the public based on the following: • The rezoning action complements the Land Use and the Commercial Development Elements goals, objectives, and/or policies articulated in the Hawaii County General Plan, particularly those relating to diversification of economic activities and housing opportunities. • The rezoning action conforms to the Land Use Element of the Hawai' i County General Plan and the LUPAG Map designation for the area. The LUPAG Designation is Urban Expansion Area. • "fhe State of Hawaii ALISI I Map classifies a small portion of the southern section of the property as "Other Important" Agricultural Lands with the remainder of the property as Unclassified. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soils in the area is "E" or "Very Poor'. PC REPORT NO. 27