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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0485.009 2012-2014 BRENDA J. FORD �''`Y' `"''r; Council Member • �,,.�'�''F= Phone: (808) 323-4277 District 6 - Portion of N. Kona, & • Fax (808) 329- 4786 South Kona, Ka`u, & the Greater ;• : �; E o:N►�'' ' E-Mail: bford@co.hawaii.hi.us Volcano Area @ HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. -= r� Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 DATE: January 23, 2014 -' TO: J Yoshimoto, Chairperson, - And Members of the Hawai`i County Council FROM: Crenda J. Ford, Council Member SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 144; An Ordinance Amending Section 25-8-3 (North Kona Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as Amended) By Changing the District Classification From Agricultural—Five Acres (A-5a) to Single-Family Residential— 15,000 Square Feet(RD-15) at Kahuluu 2°d, North Kona, Hawaii, Covered by Tax Map Key: 7-5-017:043. Please find attached proposed amendments to Bill No. 144. The proposed amendments are illustrated below by Ramseyer format (material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken through; material to be added is underscored; all bolded for emphasis only). 1. Condition "C" is amended to read as follows: "C. Final Subdivision Approval for the proposed development shall be secured from the Planning Director within five (5) years from the effective date of this ordinance. Final Subdivision Approval for the project shall be subject to the completion or performance bonding as a surety by the applicant for completion and connection of the following dedicable Minor [meet . . • . • • r or Ordinance N„ ,0 02,1 Streets, including curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and street lighting, as required by the Department of Public Works: The construction and connection of the unnamed interior Comm. No. gS' 9 Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref.To: Pc- Ref. Dote JAN 2 4 2014 Hawai`i County Is An Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer January 23, 2014 Page 2 of 5 stubout on the north side of parcel TMK: 7-5-017:043 to Hualalai Road including the intersection on Hualalai Road and any street lighting or traffic signal lights as required by the Department of Public Works; and 01 The construction of a stub-out street on the south side of this parcel that will eventually connect to Pualena Street through the parcel identified as TMK:7-5-017:022; and 01 The construction and connection of any unnamed street(s) from the stub-out that intersects with Hualalai Road to the stub-out of Pualani Street to TMK: 7-5-017:022 and to the southern makai boundary of parcel identified as TMK: 7-5- 017:042. The performance bond shall cover the cost of all streets, stub-outs, intersections, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, and traffic signal lights interior to the subdivision and along the improved portions of Hualalai Road, including the intersection of this parcel to Hualalai Road as required by the Director of Public Works, until all streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, intersections, and street lighting are dedicated to the County. The performance bond amount shall start at 110% of the estimated cost of all interior roads and intersections, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and street lights in the proposed development, including the improved portion of Hualalai Road and its intersection with the proposed development. The premiums for the bond, bond issuance costs, and escalation costs are the responsibility of the applicant and shall not run with the land. As long as the proposed development is not 100% completed and dedicated to the County, the bond and its escalation costs shall be paid for by the applicant. Escalation is an allowance to provide for the anticipated increase in costs during construction or during the time period between the approval of this ordinance and the completion of 100% of the construction and dedication of those roads to the County. An annual escalation cost shall be added to the bond amount based on the current road and infrastructure construction January 23, 2014 Page 3 of 5 costs as described by road construction industry standards and acceptable to the Department of Public Works plus an additional 10% of the escalation amount annually to account for the higher costs in Hawaii. There shall be a legal document for a personal guarantee signed by the applicant to support the performance bond. The applicant shall be liable for all legal fees and costs required to enforce the performance bond or the personal guarantee." 2. Condition"G" is amended to read as follows: "G. The applicant shall construct [a connector road] connector roads within the project between the proposed stubout to Pualena Street Extension and the stubout to Hualalai Road and the proposed stubout on the south side of the property that shall connect to the parcel identified as TMK:7-5-017:022. These connector roads [which] shall be constructed to "Minor Street" dedicable standards and dedicated to the County at no cost. Concrete [cu-rb3] curbs, gutters= [and] sidewalks, and street lights installed on the interior of the subdivision and all intersections including Hualalai Road shall be provided in areas of pedestrian traffic in conformance with adjoining development and the Department of Public Works' policy. No security gate shall be installed on any roadway of or entrance to this project. The developer, the homeowner, and/or the homeowner's association shall be responsible for any landscaping within the right-of-way, meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works, and shall provide repair to any public facility damaged by landscaping." 3. Condition "L" is amended to read as follows: "L. A drainage study that shall be designed as a 100-year flood control system to include addressing off-site drainage entering and exiting parcel TMK:7-5- 017:043 shall be prepared by a licensed civil engineer and submitted for approval by the Department of Public Works. The recommended drainage improvements January 23, 2014 Page 4 of 5 shall be constructed, meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works=prior to Final Subdivision Approval." 4. Inserting a new Condition "R" to read as follows: "R. The maximum number of lots in the proposed subdivision shall be forty lots. Thirty-three of the forty lots shall be a minimum of 15,000 square feet each. Seven of the forty lots shall meet the criteria for affordable lots and dwelling units as provided in Condition S. A Planned Unit Development shall not be allowed for this subdivision if it is designed to reduce the required square footage per lot for any lot within the subdivision." 5. Amending new Condition "S"to read as follows: "[R] S. To ensure that the Goals and Policies of the Housing Element of the General Plan are implemented, the applicant shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 11, Article 1, Hawai`i County Code relating to Affordable Housing Policy. This requirement shall be approved by the Administrator of the Office of Housing and Community Development prior to Final Subdivision Approval. Requirements for affordable lots and dwelling units shall be: LU Seven lots in this subdivision shall be designed as affordable lots with a minimum of 5,000 square feet per lot. j These seven lots shall only be used to build affordable for-sale dwelling units to qualified households as defined in Chapter 11 of the Hawaii County Code and shall be affordable to families earning between 81% to 100% of the income for a qualified household per Chapter 11 of the Hawaii County Code. The minimum square footage for the affordable for-sale dwelling units shall be 960 square feet and each dwelling unit shall contain a minimum of three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 01 These seven lots shall be clustered in the center-interior of the subdivision away from Hualalai Road, away from the southern January 23, 2014 Page 5 of 5 boundary of this parcel near Pualani Estates subdivision, and makai of the most makai road (forty-six foot right-of-way) in the subdivision. All other infrastructure available to the lots in the subdivision shall be provided to these seven lots including connections to the sewer system." 6. All subsequent conditions are re-lettered accordingly. A draft copy of Bill No. 144, Draft 2, is attached with these proposed amendments incorporated therein. BJF/la att. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-8-3 (NORTH KONA ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL—FIVE ACRES (A-5a) TO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL— 15,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-15) AT KAHULUI 2ND, NORTH KONA, HAWAI`I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 7-5-017:043. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Section 25-8-3, Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), is amended to change the district classification of property described hereinafter as follows: The district classification of the following area situated at Kahului 2nd, North Kona, Hawai`i, shall be Single-Family Residential— 15,000 square feet (RS-15): Beginning at the Southwesterly corner of this parcel of land, being also the Southeasterly corner of Lot D,the Northeasterly corner of Lot 131 of Pualani Estates subdivision and a point on the Northwesterly side of Royal Patent 6716 Land Commission Award 4887, Apana 2 to Thomas Sams the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Triangulation Station"KAHELO"being 1,894.92 feet North, 6,654.29 feet East and running by azimuths measured clockwise from True South: Thence, along Lot D, and the remainder of Royal Patent 1669, Land Commission Award 8516-B, Apana 3 to Kamaikui: 1. 158° 16' 12" 715.98 feet to a point; Thence, for the next two (2) courses following along the Southerly side of Hualalai Road: 2. 250° 07' 30" 24.88 feet to a point; 3. 258° 39' 30" 35.12 feet to a point; Thence along Lot 1: 4. 252° 53' 25" 141.12 feet to a point; Thence along Lot 1; along the middle of a stonewall and along Grant 983 to Kipola: 5. 256° 21' 32" 281.08 feet to a point; Thence, for the next two (2) courses along Lot 1 and the remainder of Royal Patent 1669 Land Commission Award 8516-B Apana 3 to Kamaikui: 6. 347° 08' 00" 126.74 feet to a point; 7. 257° 08' 00" 184.67 feet to a point; Thence, for the next twenty eight(28) courses following along the Southerly side of Hualalai Road: 8. 306° 24' 30" 14.19 feet to a point; 9. 300° 46' 30" 34.99 feet to a point; 10. 297° 35' 30" 64.03 feet to a point; 11. 300° 44' 30" 34.78 feet to a point; 12. 307° 05' 30" 41.37 feet to a point; 13. 302° 23' 30" 38.59 feet to a point; 14. 303° 03' 00" 22.82 feet to a point; 15. 290° 19' 00" 20.64 feet to a point; 16. 279° 35' 30" 23.87 feet to a point; 17. 273° 18' 30" 25.35 feet to a point; 18. 264° 35' 30" 92.14 feet to a point; 19. 268° 18' 00" 54.95 feet to a point; 20. 274° 07' 00" 37.18 feet to a point; 21. 278° 01' 30" 51.30 feet to a point; 22. 295° 14' 30" 22.05 feet to a point; 23. 308° 19' 30" 20.69 feet to a point; 24. 325° 39' 30" 20.68 feet to a point; 25. 334° 17' 30" 21.48 feet to a point; 26. 336° 02' 30" 33.82 feet to a point; 27. 340° 24' 30" 67.33 feet to a point; 2 28. 334° 52' 00" 6.52 feet to a point; 29. 341° 39' 30" 26.14 feet to a point; 30. 347° 00' 30" 72.51 feet to a point; 31. 350° 18' 30" 18.90 feet to a point; 32. 345° 48' 30" 19.77 feet to a point; 33. 329° 30' 30" 15.17 feet to a point; 34. 307° 10' 30" 42.94 feet to a point; 35. 316° 36' 30" 11.53 feet to a point; Thence for the next nineteen (19) courses along the middle of stonewall; along Royal Patent 6716, Land Commission Award 4887, Apana 2 to Thomas Sams: 36. 72° 44' 30" 66.50 feet to a point; 37. 74° 32' 20" 77.76 feet to a point; 38. 87° 49' 10" 36.53 feet to a point; 39. 70° 17' 20" 80.56 feet to a point; 40. 80° 42' 40" 38.66 feet to a point; 41. 77° 56' 10" 30.09 feet to a point; 42. 85° 08' 40" 56.81 feet to a point; 43. 95° 30' 20" 32.20 feet to a point; 44. 83° 15' 10" 37.88 feet to a point; 45. 93° 22' 50" 40.53 feet to a point; 46. 78° 31' 30" 30.97 feet to a point; 47. 67° 43' 30" 25.01 feet to a point; 48. 83° 04' 15" 75.51 feet to a point; 49. 76° 43' 50" 56.82 feet to a point; 3 50. 79° 32' 10" 85.53 feet to a point; 51. 70° 31' 50" 49.92 feet to a point; 52. 81° 42' 30" 63.08 feet to a point; 53. 77° 02' 50" 54.92 feet to a point; 54. 76° 18' 30" 192.73 feet to a point of beginning and containing an area of 14.968 Acres, more or less. All as shown on the map attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A" and by reference made a part hereof. SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 25-2-44, Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), the County Council finds the following conditions are: Necessary to prevent circumstances which may be adverse to the public health, safety and welfare; or (1) Reasonably conceived to fulfill needs directly emanating from the land use proposed with respect to: (A) Protection of the public from the potentially deleterious effects of the proposed use, or (B) Fulfillment of the need for public service demands created by the proposed use. A. The applicant, its successor or assigns shall be responsible for complying with all stated conditions of approval. B. The applicant shall comply with the amended Waiaha Water System Water Development Agreement executed with the Water Board, or shall otherwise obtain the issuance of the necessary water commitment for the proposed project from the Department of Water Supply, prior to the submittal of a subdivision application to the Planning Department for the proposed project. C. Final Subdivision Approval for the proposed development shall be secured from 4 the Planning Director within five (5) years from the effective date of this ordinance. Final Subdivision Approval for the project shall be subject to the completion or performance bonding as a surety by the applicant for completion and connection of the following dedicable Minor Streets, including curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and street lighting, as required by the Department of Public Works: (1) The construction and connection of the unnamed interior stubout on the north side of parcel TMK: 7-5-017:043 to Hualalai Road including the intersection on Hualalai Road and any street lighting or traffic signal lights as required by the Department of Public Works; and (2) The construction of a stub-out street on the south side of this parcel that will eventually connect to Pualena Street through the parcel identified as TMK:7-5-017:022; and (3) The construction and connection of any unnamed street(s) from the stub- out that intersects with Hualalai Road to the stub-out of Pualani Street to TMK: 7-5-017:022 and to the southern makai boundary of parcel identified as TMK: 7-5-017:042. The performance bond shall cover the cost of all streets, stub-outs, intersections, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, and traffic signal lights interior to the subdivision and along the improved portions of Hualalai Road, including the intersection of this parcel to Hualalai Road as required by the Director of Public Works, until all streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, intersections, and street lighting are dedicated to the County. The performance bond amount shall start at 110% of the estimated cost of all interior roads and intersections, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and street lights in the proposed development, including the improved portion of Hualalai Road and its intersection with the proposed development. The premiums for the bond, bond issuance costs, and escalation costs are the responsibility of the applicant and shall not run with the land. As long as the proposed development is not 100% completed and dedicated to the County, the bond and its escalation costs shall be paid for by the applicant. Escalation is an allowance to provide for the anticipated increase in costs 5 during construction or during the time period between the approval of this ordinance and the completion of 100% of the construction and dedication of those roads to the County. An annual escalation cost shall be added to the bond amount based on the current road and infrastructure construction costs as described by road construction industry standards and acceptable to the Department of Public Works plus an additional 10% of the escalation amount annually to account for the higher costs in Hawai`i. There shall be a legal document for a personal guarantee signed by the applicant to support the performance bond. The applicant shall be liable for all legal fees and costs required to enforce the performance bond or the personal guarantee. D. Restrictive covenants in the deeds of all proposed lots within the property shall give notice that the terms of the zoning ordinance prohibit the construction of a second dwelling unit and condominium property regimes on each lot. This restriction may be removed by amendment of this ordinance by the County Council. The owner of the property may also, in addition, impose private covenants restricting the number of dwellings. A copy of the proposed covenant(s) to be recorded with the State Bureau of Conveyances shall be submitted to the Planning Director for review and approval prior to the issuance of Final Subdivision Approval. A copy of the recorded document shall be filed with the Planning Department upon its receipt from the Bureau of Conveyances. E. Roadway connections to adjoining TMK: 7-5-17: 42 shall be provided as required under Condition H of Ordinance No. 10-2. F. Access to Hualalai Road, including the provision of adequate sight distances, shall meet with the approval of the Department of Public Works. Vehicular access from Hualalai Road to individual lots shall be prohibited. 6 G. The applicant shall construct connector roads within the project between the proposed stubout to Pualena Street Extension and the stubout to Hualalai Road and the proposed stubout on the south side of the property that shall connect to the parcel identified as TMK:7-5-017:022. These connector roads shall be constructed to "Minor Street" dedicable standards and dedicated to the County at no cost. Concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and street lights installed on the interior of the subdivision and all intersections including Hualalai Road shall be provided in areas of pedestrian traffic in conformance with adjoining development and the Department of Public Works' policy. No security gate shall be installed on any roadway of or entrance to this project. The developer, the homeowner, and/or the homeowner's association shall be responsible for any landscaping within the right-of-way, meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works, and shall provide repair to any public facility damaged by landscaping. H. The applicant shall realign the right-of-way boundary along the subject property frontage of Hualalai Road to an alignment meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works and dedicate any additional right-of-way to the County, between the existing subject property right-of-way boundary and the subject property-side of the realigned 50-foot wide right-of-way. An additional 5-foot wide future road widening setback easement shall be provided along the property frontage and dedicated to the County upon request, at no cost to the County. A sight distance easement shall be provided and maintained to address the sight distance limitation at the intersection of Hualalai Road with Hienaloli- Kahului Road. The applicant shall provide improvements to Hualalai Road along the entire frontage of Parcel 43 and transitions consisting of, but not limited to, grading, pavement and roadside widening, resurfacing, drainage improvements, and any relocation of utilities, meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works. The applicant shall pay its fair share of the cost of improvements to the south half of Hualalai Road fronting Parcels 11 and 30 prior to Final Subdivision 7 Approval, provided, however, that this fair share cost shall not exceed $83,000. J. Install street lights, signs and markings on Hualalai Road, meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works, Traffic Division. K. All development-generated runoff shall be disposed of on-site and not be directed toward any adjacent properties. L. A drainage study that shall be designed as a 100-year flood control system to include addressing off-site drainage entering and exiting parcel TMK:7-5-017:043 shall be prepared by a licensed civil engineer and submitted for approval by the Department of Public Works. The recommended drainage improvements shall be constructed, meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works prior to Final Subdivision Approval. M. The development shall connect to the County sewer system, meeting with the approval of the Department of Environmental Management. N. During construction, measures shall be taken to minimize the potential of both fugitive dust and runoff sedimentation. Such measures shall be in compliance with construction industry standards and practices utilized during construction projects of the State of Hawai`i. 0. Earthwork and grading shall conform to Chapter 10, Erosion and Sediment Control of the Hawai`i County Code. P. Comply with Chapter 11-55, Water Pollution Control, Hawai`i Administrative Rules, Department of Health, which requires a NPDES permit for certain construction activity. 8 Q. Should any undiscovered remains of historic sites, such as rock walls, terraces, platforms, marine shell concentrations or human burials be encountered, work in the immediate area shall cease and the Department of Land and Natural Resources-Historic Preservation Division (DLNR-HPD) shall be immediately notified. Subsequent work shall proceed upon an archaeological clearance from the DLNR-HPD when it finds that sufficient mitigation measures have been taken. R. The maximum number of lots in the proposed subdivision shall be forty lots. Thirty-three of the forty lots shall be a minimum of 15,000 square feet each. Seven of the forty lots shall meet the criteria for affordable lots and dwelling units as provided in Condition S. A Planned Unit Development shall not be allowed for this subdivision if it is designed to reduce the required square footage per lot for any lot within the subdivision. S. To ensure that the Goals and Policies of the Housing Element of the General Plan are implemented, the applicant shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 11, Article 1, Hawai`i County Code relating to Affordable Housing Policy. This requirement shall be approved by the Administrator of the Office of Housing and Community Development prior to Final Subdivision Approval. Requirements for affordable lots and dwelling units shall be: (1) Seven lots in this subdivision shall be designed as affordable lots with a minimum of 5,000 square feet per lot. (2) These seven lots shall only be used to build affordable for-sale dwelling units to qualified households as defined in Chapter 11 of the Hawai`i County Code and shall be affordable to families earning between 81% to 100% of the income for a qualified household per Chapter 11 of the Hawai`i County Code. (3) The minimum square footage for the affordable for-sale dwelling units shall be 960 square feet and each dwelling unit shall contain a minimum of three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 9 (4) These seven lots shall be clustered in the center-interior of the subdivision away from Hualalai Road, away from the southern boundary of this parcel near Pualani Estates subdivision, and makai of the most makai road (forty- six foot right-of-way) in the subdivision. All other infrastructure available to the lots in the subdivision shall be provided to these seven lots including connections to the sewer system. T. The applicant shall make its fair share contribution to mitigate the potential regional impacts of the property with respect to parks and recreation, fire, police, solid waste disposal facilities and roads. The fair share contribution shall be initially based on the representations contained within the change of zone application and may be increased or reduced proportionally if the lot counts are adjusted. The fair share contribution shall become due and payable prior to receipt of Final Subdivision Approval. The fair share contribution for each lot shall be based on a maximum density for each lot as determined by the zoning resulting from this change of zone. The fair share contribution in a form of cash, land, facilities or any combination thereof shall be determined by the County Council. The fair share contribution may be adjusted annually beginning three years after the effective date of the amendment to the ordinance, based on the percentage change in the Honolulu Consumer Price Index (HCPI). The fair share contribution shall have a maximum combined value of$13,081.99 per single- family residential unit. The total amount shall be determined with the actual number of units according to the calculation and payment provisions set forth in this condition. The fair share contribution per single-family residential unit shall be allocated as follows: • $6,308.37 per single-family residential unit to the County to support park and recreational improvements and facilities; • $304.32 per single-family residential unit to the County to support police facilities; • $601.06 per single-family residential unit to the County to support fire facilities; 10 • $263.15 per single-family residential unit to the County to support solid waste facilities; • $5,605.09 per single-family residential unit to the County to support road and traffic improvements; In lieu of paying the fair share contribution, the applicant may contribute land and/or construct improvements/facilities related to parks and recreation, fire, police, solid waste disposal facilities and roads within the region impacted by the proposed development, subject to the review and recommendation of the Planning Director, upon consultation with the appropriate agencies and approval of the County Council. The applicant may receive a credit against the fair share contribution required for the road and traffic improvements in the amount of the costs of land and construction of the improvements to Hualalai Road described in Conditions H and I respectively herein. U. Should the Council adopt a Unified Impact Fees Ordinance setting forth criteria for imposition of exactions or the assessment of impact fees, conditions included herein shall be credited towards the requirements of the Unified Impact Fees Ordinance. V. The applicant shall comply with all applicable County, State and Federal laws, rules, regulations and requirements. W. An initial extension of time for the performance of conditions within the ordinance may be granted by the Planning Director upon the following circumstances: 1. The non-performance is the result of conditions that could not have been foreseen or are beyond the control of the applicant, successors or assigns, and that are not the result of their fault or negligence. 11 2. Granting of the time extension would not be contrary to the General Plan or Zoning Code. 3. Granting of the time extension would not be contrary to the original reasons for the granting of the change of zone. 4. The time extension granted shall be for a period not to exceed the period originally granted for performance (i.e., a condition to be performed within one year may be extended for up to one additional year). 5. If the applicant(s) should require an additional extension of time, the Planning Department shall submit the applicant's request to the County Council for appropriate action. Should any of the conditions not be met or substantially complied with in a timely fashion, the Planning Director may initiate rezoning of the property to its original or more appropriate designation. SECTION 3. In the event that any portion of this ordinance is declared invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other parts of this ordinance. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. 12