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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: October 20, 1998 Re: C-1016/Bill No. 314 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 3:15 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 314, transmitted by Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 1016, dated September 29, 1998, regarding the change of zone request by Hawaiian Development Corporation, at Lanihau 2nd and Moeauoa 2nd, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-5-3:portions of 6 and 7, reports as follows: Bill No. 314 amends Section 25-8-3 (North Kona Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the district classification for approximately 17.060 acres of land from an Agricultural (A-Sa) to a General Commercial (CG-20) zoned district. The rectangular shaped property, owned in fee by the applicant, is located adjacent to and on the east side of the Crossroads project, mauka of Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway and approximately 180 feet cast of Henry Street. The property is vacant of any structures. The Great Wall of Kuakini extends along the western boundary between the project site and the adjacent Crossroads development. On June 22, 1998, the State band Use Commission approved, with conditions, approximately 432.91 acres of land, of the County of Hawaii's petitioned area of 955.78 acres, for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from an Agricultural to an Urban District. The subject parcels 6 and 7, consisting of a total of 137.91 acres are a portion of the reclassified Urban District and of the 137.91 acres, 17.060 acres are proposed for rezoning to General Commercial. The applicant is proposing a master planned commercial development (Mohala Commercial Center), which will provide the community with further commercial and community service facilities while taking advantage of the site's positive physical and loeational attributes. The project will be sensitive to the cultural, historic and environmental conditions of the site and surrounding area. The Conceptual Development Plan provides for approximately 150,000 square feet of commercial space with larger commercial-retail outlets located near the project entry complemented by smaller retail shops centered on a pedestrian mall. Potential users include large retail outlets, specialty Shops, restaurants, offices, theaters, a day care center and other community service facilities. Although specific plans for the applicant's property mauka of the project site have not been developed at this time, future development in the remaining portions of the Mohala project will consist primarily of residential uses. PC-156