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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: January8, 2019 Re: Comm.No. 27/Bill No. 5 PLACE: Council Chambers Hilo,Hawai`i TIME: 1:40 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawai`i County Council Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 Your Committee on Planning,to which was referred Bill No. 5,reports as follows: Bill No. 5,transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim via Communication No. 27,dated December 7, 2018, amends Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map),Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning) of the Hawai`i ' County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended),by changing the District Classification from Agricultural—Three Acre(A-3a)to Single-Family Residential— 15,000 square feet(RS-15) at Waiakea Homesteads 2nd Series, Waiakea, South Hilo,Hawai`i, covered by Tax Map Key: 2-4-039:026 (Applicant: Hilo One Incorporated) (Area: approximately 12.728 Acres). Mayor Kim forwarded the Windward Planning Commission's favorable recommendation for this change of zone,which would allow the applicant to subdivide the property into 30 lots. The application states that the subdivided lots will be sold on the open market to the general public. The property is located along the south side of Haihai Street. Planning Consultant Zendo Kern appeared before the Council alongside the applicant, Mr. Roland Higashi of Hilo One. Mr. Kern explained the request was a straightforward rezoning for infill development that would create a 30 lot subdivision connected to county services. Mr.Kern noted nearby residents were in support of the project and that it would meet affordable housing requirements. Committee Vice Chair Sue Lee Loy asked if conditions of approval had been met and Mr. Kern assured her that they had. Ms. Lee Loy noted to the Planning Committee that everything Mr. Kern had summarized was accurate and that the development would benefit the county with property tax revenue. She advised her fellow Council Members to support the bill. Council Member Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder noted some concern about the rezoning and urged Mr. Kern to keep the development, "as green and as well thought out as possible." Committee Chair Ashley Kierkiewicz stated that the project was in line with future growth of the area and that it would aid in creating more needed housing for the county,particularly after the lava outbreak. She asked if a FEMA(Federal Emergency Management Agency) study for flooding(Conditional Letter of Map Revisions)had been completed and was told by Mr. Higashi that the study was underway. Mr. Kern noted the proposed subdivision had one very small area that had been identified as flood zone (portion of Lot 19)but that the project would mitigate this with continued study and proper development. PC Report No.: 2