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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: May 1, 2006 Re: Comm. No. 763Bi11 No. 247 PLACE: Council Chambers TIME: 10:00 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 247, reports as follows: Bill No. 247, transmitted via Communication No. 763 from Mayor Hany Kim, dated March 13, 2006, presents a Change of Zone Request by Dennis D. Smith at Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii , TMK: (3) 7-3- 24:8. Bill No. 247 seeks to amend Section 25-8-2 (North and South Kona District Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), by changing the District Classification of approximately 21.992 acres of land, from Agricultural (A-20a) to Family Agricultural (FA-3a). Communication No. 763 reports that the Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by Chapter 4, Sec. 6-4.3(C), Hawaii County Charter, considered the above request and, afrer a duly held public hearing on February 24, 2006, voted to recommend approval of the Change of Zone request. The Commission concurred with the Planning Director's reasons for a favorable recommendation for approval of this matter. Communication No. 763 transmits the following findings and recommendations: l . The subject property is located on the northeast corner of Kaloko Drive and Hao Street in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision at approximately the 2,200-foot elevation. Lands to the north/northeast are zoned FA-3a and lands to the west, east and southeast are zoned A-3a. Surrounding properties are in low- density residential uses surrounded by pasture and forest lands. Bishop Estate (ands of Kaupulehu abut the property to the north at the 3,500 to 5,400-ft elevations. 2. The applicant intends to subdivide the subject parcel into seven (7) lots of approximately three acres in size to be used as residential/agricultural lots. The applicant proposes to construct a dwelling on one of the lots, which is estimated to cost approximately $400,000.00. 3. Proposed access to the property is from Kaloko Drive, a 22-foot wide paved roadway with grass shoulders within an 80-foot right-of--way. The Department of Public Works states that direct vehicular access to individual lots shall not be from Kaloko Drive. Kaloko Drive intersects with Mamalahoa Highway less than two miles below the subject property. 4. The Department of Transportation previously expressed concerns about numerous rezonings in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision and the cumulative impacts of these zone changes on the Mamalahoa Highway and Kaloko Drive intersection. The DOT has stated that the intersection of Mamalahoa Highway and Kaloko Drive must be improved due to additional traffic and activity on the roads and recommended the following: 1) illuminate the intersection at night; 2) channelize turning movements at the intersection; and 3) provide other safety improvements. PC REPORT NO. 71