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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br /> DATE: October 19, 2010 Re: Comm. No. 689/Bill No. 204 <br /> PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa <br /> 78-128 Ehukai Street <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 4:55 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 204, reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 204, transmitted via Communication No. 687 from Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated <br /> January 19, 2010 presents a Change of Zone Request by Charles G. Bockus, at Kapalaalaea 2"d, <br /> North Kona, Hawai`i, covered by Tax Map Key: 7-7-007:047. <br /> Bill No. 204 seeks to amend Section 25-8-3 (North Kona Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25, <br /> (Zoning Code) of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), by changing the district <br /> classification from Agricultural—Five Acres (A-5a) to Family Agricultural—Two Acres <br /> (FA-2a) for an area of approximately 5.275 acres. <br /> This matter was originally heard at the February 17, 2010 meeting of your Committee. At that <br /> meeting, Council Member Brenda Ford moved to postpone the matter to allow time for the <br /> applicant and the neighbors to meet to discuss their concerns, to the call of the Chair. Council <br /> Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann,Naeole-Beason, Yagong and Yoshimoto voted in favor of <br /> the postponement. Council Members Onishi and Ikeda voted against. Council Member <br /> Greenwell was not present. <br /> Bill No. 204 was agendized for the October 5, 2010 meeting of your Planning Committee. <br /> Council Member Ford stated that negotiations and discussions with the neighbors and the <br /> applicants took more time than she expected. At that meeting, Daryn Arai from the Planning <br /> Department and Amy Self from Corporation Counsel stated that in their opinion, Council <br /> Member Ford was trying to legislate a variance, rather than allow the applicant to follow the <br /> standard procedure. Mr. Arai stated that the 16 foot road widening, as required in Condition D, <br /> was a standard in the subdivision approval process, and that the proper procedure is for the <br /> applicant to apply for a variance. Council Member Ford moved to postpone the matter to the <br /> second meeting in October. Council Members Enriques, Ford, Hoffmann, Greenwell, Ikeda, <br /> Onishi and Yoshimoto voted in favor of the postponement. Council Member Naeole-Beason <br /> voted against the postponement. Council Member Yagong was not present. <br /> PC Report No. 102 <br />