PD Background Report Lili'uokalani Trust (PL-REZ-2023-051)

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Zendo Kern,Director September 11,2023 10 The land is relatively level and is designated "X" on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Rate Map(FIRM)for the area. Further, because the future commercial and/or residential use is not anticipated to be noxious, potential pollution concerns would be minimal, if at all. In the event the deletion of the time-related conditions cannot be favorably considered,then, LT respectfully requests their extension. In considering time extensions,the following are considered: A. Relationship to General Plan and Other Regulatory Documents See Section IV, item number 6, above. B. The non-performance is the result of conditions that could not have been foreseen or are beyond the control of the applicant, its successors or assigns, and that are not the result of their fault or negligence. As with so many other projects, local and global economic conditions have affected the timing within which projects get initiated and completed. Project starts and completions were affected by situations like the recession in 2008, rising interest rates, inflation,the global COVID-19 pandemic, and more recently,the tragedy of the Maui fires. LT has marketed the subject parcel to developers. However, although access to the site from the Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway is considered a plus, its right-in-only access with no right-out has dampened some interest. Thus,while the site is locationally compatible with the surrounding commercial uses, it has and will take more than the normal time to find a developer with a project that can be comfortable with that access constraint. C. Granting of the time extension would not be contrary to the original reasons for the granting of the change of zone. The reasons for approving the rezoning of this site are not contrary to its original 1967 MG-1 a zoning and subsequent CV-10 zoning. The reasons, in summary,for the CV-10 zoning and their relationship to the present, include: • Consistency with the County General Plan LUPAG map and Goals and Policies. • Furtherance of the County's goals of providing an economic environment that allows new or existing businesses to expand and diversify the County's economic base, and thereby also increase occupational choices. This is still a goal of the County. • The site's positive physical and locational attributes which meet the commercial/residential needs in the context of the commercial designation of the County General Plan. This is still applicable today, as there have not been any amendments to the General Plan in this area. 1100 ALAKEA STREET,SUITE 1100•HONOLULU,HAWAI'I 96813-2845 808-203-6150•ONIPAA.ORG