2003-02-07 Planning Commission Minutes

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SLU BOUNDARYThe Commission took this item up at 12:16 p.m. with one AMENDMENT &person from the public in attendance. CHANGE OF ZONE THEODORE T. & SUSAN T. HERHOLD ÒULI, SOUTH KOHALA APPLICANTS: THEODORE T. & SUSAN T. HERHOLD (SLU 02-014/REZ 02-027) - Applications for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Rural and a Change of Zone by changing the district classification from Agricultural (A-5a) to Residential and Agricultural (RA-2a) for approximately 6.5215 acres of land. The property is located in Anekona Estates Subdivision, bordered by Kawaihae Road and Kanehoa Street, Òuli, South Kohala, HawaiÒi, TMK: 6-2-11:12. Ms. Kawaha oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the location map and site plan, summarized the requests and noted the Planning DirectorÓs favorable recommendation on the applications with conditions to the change of zone application. The applicants representative, Gregory Mooers, stated he was in receipt of the Planning DepartmentÓs Background Report and Recommendation and the proposed conditions were acceptable. He pointed out that they were attempting to convert a two-unit CPR to a two-lot subdivision. In response to Commissioner TogashiÓs inquiry, Mr. Mooers said there was at one time discussion about going through the State Land Use Boundary Amend entire subdivision but water was a critical issue. He said the days when CPR was viewed as the subdivision is no longer the case. He said the County has addressed the issues of CPR particularly in the Ag district wherein an applicant could not obtain a building permit if there is no agricultural use being demonstrated on the property. Mr. Mooers said there were the full gamut of people in the subdivision, from those who did not want the RA-2a but wanted the Ag-5a lot, to those who were buying vacant lots to create two subdivided lots to improve the value and clean up the cloud over the property. Commissioner Togashi commented it was amazing what a change in p influence people. Mr. Mooers pointed out that the Association has taken a position to support such requests, noting they have changed their CC&Rs to accommodate basically two units per original lot, which would double their dues. There was no one from the public wishing to testify on this agen On the State Land Use Boundary Amendment application, it was mov Commissioner Kubota and seconded by Commissioner Fujikawa to forward a favorable recommendation to the County Council based on and incorporating the findings of the 7