2007-01-19 Planning Commission Minutes

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REZ 06-000055 The Commission took this item up at 11:20 a.m. with PLANNING DIRECTOR approximately 12 people from the public in attendance. PUUANAHULU NORTH KONA INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR (REZ 06-000055) Change of Zone for approximately 182.962+ acres of land from an Agricultural 1-acre (A-1a) to an Open (O) district as required by Condition C of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 02 106. The area involved includes the Big Island Country Club golf course at Puuanahulu Homesteads, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-1-5:9 and 7-1-7:44~47 (formerly TMK: 7-1-5:9, 10, 22, 26, 28, 32, 33, 40, 41, 58, 59, 67 and 69). Mr. Hayashi oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the location map and site plan, and said that the reason for the Planning Director initiating this zone change is because Condition C of Ordinance No. 02 106 stated that the Planning Director shall initiate rezoning of certain lots within the Big Island Country Club and Estates property from Agricultural 1-acre to Open; as such, Big Island Country Club and Estates requested the Planning Director to initiate a change of zone application, and the Planning Director is requesting the reclassification of lands comprising the golf course, as well as the Puuanahulu Community Association owned property, into an Open-zoned district. Mr. Hayashi informed the Commission that the first phase of the Big Island Country Club and Estates subdivision, which consists of 53 lots, has been approved, and identified the areas of Phase II and Phase III on the site plan. He also informed the Commission that the developer has decided to maintain the golf course as an 18-hole golf course, although 27 holes are permitted as referenced in the Background report and in the Ordinance, and the remaining land will be part of the proposed subdivision, and added that there is a community building, a volunteer fire station and a corral area on the Puuanahulu Community Association property. Mr. Hayashi noted that the last sentence of Item No. 1 of the Background report needs to be corrected, as Subdivision No. 90-189 was the Phase I subdivision and received final subdivision approval in July 2006. Mr. Hayashi stated that the affected landowners were notified of this hearing and are aware of the Planning Director’s initiation of this rezoning. He said that the Planning Director is recommending the Commission send a favorable recommendation with no conditions attached to the bill, since this rezoning is a requirement by the previous Ordinance. There was no one from the public wishing to testify on this agenda item. It was moved by Commissioner Watanabe and seconded by Commissioner McCall that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council based on the Planning Director’s recommendations.A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with five 4