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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: August 3, 2004 RE: Comm. No. 699/Bil] No. 300 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 2:47 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 699 and Bill No. 300, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated July 8, 2004, regarding a Change of Zone request application by Westpro Development, Inc. at O`oma 1"'North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-3-I O:Portion of 3 reports as follows: Bill No. 300 seeks to amend Section 25-8-3 (North Kona Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the llawaii County Code, by changing the District Classification for approximately 10.00 acres of land from Agricultural (A-Sa) to Multiple-Family Residential (RM-4). C ommunication No. 699 reports the Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by the Hawaii County Charter, Chapter 4, Section 6-4.3(C), considered the above request and accompanying Bill 299 on Jwie 18, 2004. At this meeting, the Commission concurred with the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for your approval of this matter. Communication No. 699, in synopsis, also reports the Planning Director's findings and recommendations as the following: 1. 'the applicant, Westpro Development, [ne. is requesting a Change of Zone for approximately 10.00 acres of land identified as TMK: 7-3-10:3, from Agricultural 5-acre (A-Sa) to Multiple-Family Residential 4,000 square feet (RM-4). The applicant is the owner of the property. Map Exhibit A further delineates the parcel. 2. The property is part of Subdivision application 2002-0051, which subdivided a 50-acre parcel into four lots ranging in size from 10 to 13 acres each. 3. The property is located on the south side of Kona Palisades Subdivision, off Ka`iminani Drive and Kakahiaka Street, in O`oma, North Kona. 4 . The applicant intends to construct 100-unit affordable housing project called Lokahi Ka`u. The homes will be constructed in two story four-plexes and will include two bedroom-two bathroom units of approximately 1,175 square fee[. Landscaping, parking and picnic areas are also planned as part of the project. The estimated cost of the project is $ ] 5,000,000 to $20,000,000. 5. Access to the site is proposed from an extension of Kakahiaka Street Kakahiaka Street is a county owned roadway with a pavement width of 50-feet. The applicant will also be required to improve either Homestead Road or to construct a Midlevel Road which will connect the project with Ka'iminani Drive. 6. All utilities and services are or as part of this project will made available to the property. 7. "I'he approval of the Change of Zone request from Agricultural 5-acres (A-Sa) to a Multiple Family Residential-4, 000 square feet (RM-4) zoned district will result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further benefit the public based on the following: PC Report No. 106