2013-09-26 Leeward Exh B - Hualalai Partners

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NELSON: Second. GIFFIN: It’s been moved and second that we approve the minutes of – Daryn, tell me the date again. ARAI: I believe it’s July 18, 2013. GIFFIN: Okay. All those in favor, say aye. ALL COMMISSIONERS: Aye. GIFFIN: All those opposed, say no. Thank you. All right. Daryn? ARAI: Thank you very much for accommodating us. If I may direct everyone’s attention to the presentation screen. For the benefit of, as I mentioned earlier, these particular applications were heard by the Leeward Planning Commission back on July 18, 2013. For those, as a reminder for all the Commissioners who were in attendance that day, and for those who were not in attendance, if you could allow me to go over and do a brief recap of the presentation that we offered that day. GIFFIN: Thank you. ARAI: Again, you have before you at this moment two applications: One is a state land use boundary amendment, the other a change of zone application, requested by Hualalai Partners of Kona, LLC. We are looking at a portion of North Kona. The project site here is located on the mauka side of the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway in close proximity to Pualani Estates Subdivision, which is indicated here in the mustard color. The project site is located on agriculturally designated lands as indicated by the green color, located immediately south of Hualālai Road, which is this white line going left to right, and Hienaloli Road, which is this white line going north to south. This is a close-up of the project site again outlined in black. As you may note, its location along the south side of Hualālai Road, and with Pualani Estates being in this proximity here shown by the mustard color, which represents a Single-Family Residential 7,500-square foot minimum lot size. We do have other subdivisions in the area, including this lighter color here – I’m not sure, it’s a light tan, I believe – RS-20 zoning, 20,000-square foot minimum lot size, that’s Hualālai Heights, and Sugar Cane Lane, which is this area here in the darker mustard zone, RS-15, or 15,000-square foot minimum lot size. This is a depiction of the County’s General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map, which is the County’s long-range policy planning document. As you can see, the project site of just under 15 acres in size is bisected by a crosshatched area, which represents Urban Expansion, on the makai portion of the property, and on the mauka half within the Intensive Agricultural designations. The Planning Director has made a determination, given the broad-brush nature of the General Plan LUPAG Map, that the project site sits entirely within the Urban Expansion area. This is a depiction of the State Land Use District Boundaries. The green color represents agriculturally designated lands, which also includes the subject property here outlined in black. The pink represents those lands that currently maintain an Urban district classification. Yellow off to the right where Kona Orchards is situated, is designated for Rural uses, which is roughly half-acre size lots and orchards. 2 EXHIBIT B