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<br />----- ---------------------~------- --- ---- <br /> <br />, .' <br />.. <br /> <br />, . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 58 97 <br />(Draft 3) <br /> <br />RELATING TO ZONINGS ABOVE THE 3,OOO-FOOT ELEVATION FOR PARCELS <br />WITHIN THE KALOKO MAUKA SUBDIVISION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council adopted Resolution No. 330-96 which established a policy that <br />no lands above the 3,000-foot elevation within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision or the 2,500-foot <br />elevation above sea level elsewhere in the districts of North and South Kona shall be reclassified <br />to any zone district having a minimum lot size of less than twenty acres; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, shortly after the adoption of Resolution No. 330-96, the Council approved <br />two change of zone requests for A-lOa lots above the 3,000-foot el~vation with more stringent <br />requirements to mitigate the concerns established in Resolution No. 330-96; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council recognizes that a low density use pattern for the mauka, <br />watershed lands of the island of Hawaii, in particular the Kona region, should be protected and <br />maintained for environmental reasons; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council finds that a maximum density of two dwellings per tweny acres <br />for lands within the Kaloko Mauka subdivision above the 3,000-foot elevation with the following <br />conditions in addition to the standard conditions of approval for similar zonings in the area, will <br />protect the watershed and native forest and maintain a low density pattern: <br /> <br />A. Final Subdivision Approval of the proposed agricultural subdivision shall be secured <br />from the Planning Director within five (5) years from the effective date of this <br />ordinance. The applicant shall reserve the following easements and special setbacks in <br />perpetuity for purposes of protecting and maintaining naturally forested areas and shall <br />delineate such easements and setbacks on plans submitted for subdivision review: <br /> <br />1. A lOO-foot wide "forest reserve easement" along the existing public street <br />frontage of the subject property, exclusive of access points permitted by the <br />Department of Public Works; <br /> <br />2. A 3D-foot "forest reserve easement" along all lot lines not covered by the 100- <br />foot easement; and <br /> <br />3. A lOO-foot wide structural setback in lieu of the required 3D-foot setback along <br />the existing property's public street frontage to provide an additional buffer. <br /> <br />.. ~ <br /> <br />. . <br />