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<br /> Pete Hoffinann, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> Page 2 <br /> acres. The applicant intends to subdivide the property into three lots approximately <br /> 38,000-squaze feet in size. The estimated cost of the project is $50,000. <br /> According to the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standazds for <br /> considering an area for urban reclassification states that "In determining urban growth for <br /> the next ten yeazs, or in amending the boundary, lands contiguous with existing urban <br /> areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous lands, and particulazly when <br /> indicated for future urban use on State or County General Plans." The request confonns <br /> to this standazd as it abuts existing Urban-designated lands to the north. This azea was <br /> reclassified into the Urban District during the 1969 Boundary Review. The <br /> reclassification action would also complement the goals, objectives and/or policies <br /> articulated in the Hawaii State Plan by encouraging urban growth primarily to existing <br /> urban areas where adequate public facilities are already available. <br /> The request also conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide <br /> (LUPAG) Map which designates the area as Low Density Urban. The LUPAG Map <br /> component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, <br /> standazds and courses of action. It is also a graphic depiction of the physical relationship <br /> between the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non- <br /> urban form for azeas within the County. The area under consideration is consistent with <br /> the urban form established for this area. The request conforms to the Economic and Land <br /> Use goals and policies of the General Plan. <br /> The urban classification also conforms to the standard that the development is <br /> within reasonable proximity to centers of trading and employment and to basic services <br /> such as schools, police and fire protection, transportation systems and water. The <br /> property is located neaz commercial shopping centers, residential developments and <br /> public service facilities, and thereby conforms with the Land Use Commission Rules <br /> which encourages urban developments in close proximity to existing services and <br /> facilities. Access is from Awa Street, a County roadway with a 50-foot wide right-of--way <br /> with a 20-foot wide pavement and 6-foot wide grass shoulders. Emergency services aze <br /> available in Hilo. Utilities are or will be made available to the site. The two additional <br /> pazcels will utilize individual wastewater systems meeting with the requirements of the <br /> Department of Health. <br /> The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be <br /> properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The U.S. Corps of Engineers <br /> Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone "X", areas outside the <br /> 500-year flood plain. The property is located approximately 4.5 miles from the coastline <br /> and is relatively level. There are no existing drainageways or improvements in the <br /> vicinity of the property. All project generated runoff will be disposed of on-site, so as not <br /> <br />