COM 0831.000 1996-1998 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 * To provide single-family residential areas conveniently located to public and private services, shopping, other community activities and convenient access to employment centers. * The County shall incorporate reasonable flexibility in codes and ordinances to achieve a diversity of socio- economic housing mix and to permit aesthetic balance between single-family residential structures and open spaces. * Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small scale rural communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in appropriate locations. * The County shall review and amend if necessary land use ordinances and codes to include considerations for rural-style residential subdivisions in appropriate locations. Standards and criteria for the establishment of these areas shall be developed. The proposed Rural boundary request also conforms to the LUPAG Map which designates the area for Extensive Agricultural. The Extensive Agricultural designation is consistent with the rural, low-density form depicted on the LUPAG Map for this area of South Kohala. This request would allow a rural development for Residential-Agricultural uses. Based on the above findings, including the General Plan's goals and policies, the granting of the Rural boundary amendment would complement and implement the General Plan. All utilities and services are available to the property which are essential to accommodate rural development. Access to the subject property is off Kanehoa Street which has a right-of-way width of 50 feet with approximately 20 feet wide agricultural standard pavement. Kanehoa Subdivision has two accesses from Kawaihae Road, one access point ('Ouli Street) serves 16 lots and the other access (Kanehoa Street) serves the remaining 10 lots. Kanehoa Street also connects into Anekona Estates Subdivision which has one access point (Anekona Street) from Kawaihae Road. Water is provided by a 6-inch County water line which fronts the project site. Electrical service is available to the property from Hawaii Electric Light Co. Inc., and telephone service is available from GTE Hawaiian Tel. The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property outside of the 500-year flood plain (Zone X).