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Pete Hoffmann, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 2 <br />existing urban areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous land, and <br />particularly when indicated for future urban use on state or county general plans." The <br />property conforms to this standard as it is situated across from an existing Urban- <br />designated area to the west, and adjacent to urban-designated property to the south. <br />Located near the subject property are the Kona Palisades Subdivision to the north and east <br />and the Lokahi Subdivision to the north. The applicant's request to designate ten acres <br />into the Urban District reflects the infilling of Agricultural lands within this section of <br />North Kona that is already bordering existing Urban-designated lands. <br />The reclassification action conforms to the goals, objectives and/or policies <br />articulated in the Hawaii State Plan by encouraging urban growth primarily to existing <br />urban azeas where adequate public facilities are available. The reclassification action also <br />conforms to the goals, policies and standazds of, among others, the Land Use and <br />Housing Elements of the General Plan. The LUPAG Map component of the General <br />Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, standazds and courses of action. <br />It is also a graphic depiction of the physical relationship between the various land uses <br />and establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for azeas within the County. The <br />request conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map, <br />which designates this azea for Urban Expansion. The Urban Expansion designation <br />allows for a mix of high density, medium density, low density, industrial and/or open <br />designations in azeas where new settlements maybe desirable, but where the specific <br />settlement pattern and mix of uses have not yet been determined. <br />The Urban classification conforms to the standazd that the development is within <br />reasonable proximity to centers of trading and employment and to basic services such as <br />schools, police and fire protection, transportation systems and water. The property is <br />situated within close proximity to Kailua-Kona, Kaloko Industrial Pazk, Kohanaiki <br />Business Pazk and the Kona International Airport at Keahole and conforms with the Land <br />Use Commission Rules which encourages urban developments in close proximity to <br />existing developments and in close proximity to existing services and facilities. <br />There will be several potential accesses into the project azea from Kaiminani <br />Drive. Kakahiaka Street provides a direct route from Kaiminani Drive. There is also a <br />makai route that goes through the Lokahi Kau subdivision, which was developed by the <br />applicant. This connects with a portion of the future Mid-Level Road (also known as the <br />Ane Keohokalole Highway) which the applicant has constructed to connect the lower part <br />of the Lokahi Kau subdivision with Kaiminani Drive. Traffic can take the loop road <br />through the Lokahi Kau subdivision to the Mid-Level Road, and then out to Kaiminani <br />Drive. The construction of this connector road to Kaiminani Drive has been completed <br />by the applicant. It was a condition of the occupancy of the Seascape 108 unit <br />condominium property on the adjacent parcel. Finally, it is possible for traffic to go <br />