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+tV W y <br /> . <br /> <br /> Harry Kim Christopher J. Yuen <br /> Mayor Director <br /> ~'+:a•e;~_~;+` Brad Kurokawa, ASLA <br /> LEED®AP <br /> /.~'LT1XYTt~1 Ol ~2~~FIYI Deputy Director <br /> PLII'AJJ~,NNINtSG DEPARTMENT <br /> ]Ol Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3043 <br /> (808) 961-8288 FAX (808) 961-8742 <br /> Cam. <br /> C =s <br /> C_M <br /> C'i'7 <br /> { <br /> r- m <br /> n <br /> N <br /> December 22, 2006 `T <br /> .3 <br /> Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Chair <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> 333 Kilauea Avenue <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Dear Chair Hoffinann and Members of the County Council: <br /> SUBJECT: BILLS 220 and 221 (Gardner Rezoning) <br /> The Planning Department continues to oppose the proposed self-storage facility on <br /> Highway 130 near Pahoa. It passed the Planning Committee on Dec. 19, 2006, with a <br /> favorable recommendation, as a "Draft 2" , by a 5-4 vote. <br /> We have the following additional comments: <br /> 1. Draft 2 of Bi11221 does not actually require that the self-storage facility take its <br /> sole access with the county fire/police site that is adjacent. This may have been <br /> the expectation of the Council, but it is not an express condition of Draft 2. <br /> 2. The condition of Draft 2, that the applicant construct a service road across the <br /> county property to serve as an access to the adjacent property, triggers an <br /> environmental assessment under Chap. 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes, because this <br /> proposes a use of county or state property. The environmental assessment must be <br /> completed before any final action is taken on the rezoning. <br /> 3. It is not clear what the legal status would be of the "service road" across the <br /> county property. The proposal would result in traffic that uses the self-storage <br /> facility crossing county property on a "service road" shared between the county <br /> and the self-storage facility. The county could face liability for an accident that <br /> Comm. No. <br /> Ref. Tonto <br /> Ref. Dote ~Ah D 4 2447 _ <br /> Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br />