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PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI`I HEARING TRANSCRIPT AUGUST 4, 201 1 A regularly advertised hearing on the PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF HILO ZONE MAP was called to order at 12:19 p.m. in the County of Hawai`i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai`i, with Chairman Zendo Kern presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Zendo Kern, Dean Au, Wallace Ishibashi, and Raylene Moses STAFF PRESENT: Julie Mecklenburg (Deputy Corporation Counsel), B. J. Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner) and Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner). And 9 people from the public in attendance ABSENT & EXCUSED: Takashi Domingo and Stephen Ono PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED Amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning), Article 8, Section 25 -8 -33 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) relating to the City of Hilo Zone Map and regarding the relocation of a proposed 60 -foot wide future road right -of -way between Akolea Road and Iwipolena Street to the north to align with Haleloke Street in the vicinity of Hilo Heights Subdivision, Punahoa 1St, South Hilo, Hawai`i. KERN: Okay, next item on the agenda was originally Item No. 4, Planning Director initiated, and now that would be Agenda No. 9, amendment to Chapter 25, Article 8, Section 25 -8 -33 of the Hawai`i County Code. And I'll let Daryn give us the breakdown of what that is. Thank you. ARAI: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Commissioners. The purpose of the amendment that's currently before you is to amend the City of Hilo Zone Map to basically relocate a proposed 60 -foot wide right - of -way that straddles the subdivisions of Hilo Heights and Akolea Plantation. Those two subdivisions are located in the Kaumana area, I'm sorry, between Kaumana and Pi`ihonua off of Akolea Road. And, again, the purpose of this amendment is to basically relocate that proposed roadway as shown on the zoned district map and place it in alignment with the existing Haleloke Street that is currently situated within Hilo Heights Subdivision. The reason for this request is three - pronged. Basically if both collector roadways were to be built, you'll have two collector roadways, which is roughly 60 -feet wide within 330 feet of each other. And, obviously, that does not make sense. And when 1 show you the location maps and diagrams further into this presentation you'll get a clearer sense of why we have this concern. Having those two collector roadways in such close proximity just simply does not promote or enhance our functional roadway network within this part of Hilo. Approval of this amendment will need, require the County to basically condemn the back yards of 63 lots within both of these subdivisions as well as other adjoining subdivision. And if the County has no intention of pursuing the construction of this roadway, then it would be unfair that the roadways continue to accommodate the proposed roadway with setbacks and additional right -of -ways. Again, this is a location map with Hilo Bay here, this white little area. The project area is located in this vicinity here. Akolea Road being this road running north /south connecting to Wailuku Drive in Pi`ihonua; and in this 1