REP PC 077 09/02/1997 1996-1998 - Laserfiche WebLink

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PC- ~ ~ Page 2 September 2, 1997 Wastewater generated by the proposed development will be disposed of utilizing an individual septic system for each lot meeting with the requirements of the Department of Health. A botanical inventory conducted on the subject property identified a variety of fruit trees, wind- break trees, grasses, sedges and broad-leaf weeds. None of the plants which were inventoried are listed as threatened and endangered species. The subject property is situated within the Kealakekua Bay Historic District and the Kona Field System. An azchaeological inventory survey and data recovery was conducted in 1990 in the vicinity of the subject property and included the subject property, by William Barrera, Jr. of Chiniago Inc. Several azchaeological surveys were subsequently conducted in the area by James Head and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division in 1994. Two sites were indicated for preservation which are located outside and makai of the subject property. Lands situated mauka of the subject property are zoned A-2a, lands makai and to the north of the subject property are zoned A-Sa, and to the south and Ka'u side of the subject property aze lands zoned RA-2a. Land uses include a mix of residential and agricultural uses with the cultivation and production of coffee and macadamia nuts, with some vegetables, flowers and tropical fruit production. Your Committee concurs with the following reasons by the Planning Commission and the Planning Director for recommending a favorable consideration for the change of zone request: (1) The requested zone change conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map which designates the area as Orchazds. (2) The zone change conforms to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. (3) All essential utilities and services aze or will be made available to support the proposed development. PC REPORT NO. ~ ~