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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br /> DATE: May 1, 2012 Re: Comm.No. 668/Bill No. 228 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 1:00 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 Comm. No. 668/Bill No.228, reports as <br /> follows: <br /> Bill No. 228, transmitted by Mayor William P. Kenoi, via Communication No. 668, dated <br /> March 30, 2012, is an Ordinance amending Section 25-8-3 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Article 8, <br /> Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), by changing the <br /> district classification from Family Agricultural—2 acres (FA-2a) to Family Agricultural— 1 acre <br /> (FA-1a) at Ponohawai, South Hilo, Hawaii, covered by Tax Map Key: 2-5-040:018. Also <br /> enclosed was a favorable recommendation from the Windward Planning Commission Chair <br /> Zendo Kern: <br /> Council Member Ikeda motioned to amend Bill 228 with the contents of Communication 668.2 <br /> which deletes Condition F regarding a 15-foot wide road setback and Condition M regarding the <br /> Fair Share Contribution. <br /> The applicant, Mr. Leslie A. Botelho, and his daughter, Martha Rodillas, were present at the Hilo <br /> Chambers. Ms. Rodillas referenced an April 23, 2012 letter sent to Committee Chair Hoffmann, <br /> contained in Communication 668.1 that asks for the deletion of Conditions F and M. <br /> Mr. Botelho stated that he has spent $25,000 or more upgrading a County drainage ditch on his <br /> property and that 'Akala Road, which belongs to the County, encroaches on his property by six <br /> feet. Ms. Rodillas further stated that they feel this far exceeds Condition M, the fair share <br /> contribution cost. <br /> Council Member Yoshimoto expressed his support for the amendment as it appears the <br /> applicant's cost has exceeded the fair share contribution cost. <br /> Council Member Ford inquired about the presence of anyone from the Department of Public <br /> Works and was informed that no one was available. She voiced concern about flooding due to <br /> Mr. Botelho's work on the drainage ditch and requested that the Floodplain Manager be present <br /> and the next reading of this bill. <br /> Ms. Rodillas response was that the work done only reinforced the ditch from erosion and did not <br /> change the direction of the water flow. <br /> PC Rept.No.: 47 <br />