2020-08-20 Leeward Exh B (Amend Zoning Code re Primary Airports)

Home

Here is a shot of the Hilo International Airport zoning. You can see that the airport is primarily within the ML-20 zoning district. But for you, here is the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport, which is, you can see both Open and the General Industrial, MG, 1-acre, MG-la. We received a number of comments that people were concerned that this would impact the Conservation district. So I've included a map of the Conservation district in blue. Urban is orange, or red, depending on your computer, and the Agricultural zoning district is in green. But as you can see, the Urban district encompasses the entire airport area. Anything that's in the Conservation district is not included. We have no authority, and so it would be a moot point that this would affect the Conservation district because it can't, cannot. The County has no authority; the DLNR manages and regulates, through the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, the Conservation district. So this is not going to go in the Conservation district because it wouldn't be allowed; it would only be allowed in the Urban zoned area that has appropriate County zoning, such as ML, or in this case MG for the Kona Airport. So the Planning Director is recommending that PC submit a favorable recommendation to the Hawaii County Council in support of the Planning Director's initiated primary airports. And that ends my presentation. CARR SMITH: - - - NEWBERG: You are muted, Nancy. CARR SMITH: Sorry about that. Thanks, Max. Director Yee, did you have any comments at this point? YEE: No comments right now. CARR SMITH: All right. Any questions, Commissioners, for the staff? Mike, go ahead. VITOUSEK: Are there any plans that would depict where the proposed hotel will be located on the 2010 master plan? ROY: I actually had the conversation with Jeff yesterday, and there was a map, very preliminary map, that was brought forth that indicated it would be kind of on the, I guess it would be, looking at the map, the eastern side of, the eastern, lower eastern portion of that Urban zoned area. But the plan is definitely not set in stone, and in fact, the Planning Department had many issues with that, one of which was the coordination with the development of the Conservation district, which requires, of course, DLNR or a State Land Use Boundary Amendment. So at present there is no real solid location other than within the Urban zoned, or MG zoned, area, but I haven't seen any specifics. Now, we have a testifier, I know, that may speak to that plan, so you may be able to ask more about that. But right now, there is no set, nothing set. 3 EXHIBIT B