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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: October 6, 2020 Re: Comm. No. 1077/Bill No. 200 PLACE: Council Chambers Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 2:36 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawai‘i County Council Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 200, reports as follows: Bill No. 200, introduced by Committee Chair Ashley L. Kierkiewicz by request, amends Ordinance No. 05-115, which reclassified lands from Agricultural five acres (A-5A) to st Neighborhood Commercial (CN-20) at Puapua‘aiki 1st and Puapua‘anui 1, North Kona, Hawai‘i, covered by Tax Map Key 7-5-017:001, the applicant is Pua‘a Development, LLC, Area 14.973 acres. The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its unfavorable recommendation for this amendment which would allow a time extension and revisions to 11 conditions of approval on the change of zone ordinance. The property is located west, (makai) of Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway and Pualani Estates Subdivision, and 1,400 feet north of Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway. Mr. Sidney Fuke, the representative for the applicant acknowledged the presence of the property owner, Brian Cook, and Ken Van Bergen of Spring Capital, the representative for the developer in the Kona Chambers. Mr. Fuke explained that Bill 200 and Bill 201 are one and the same; that Bill 200’s land owner is Pua‘a Development, owned by Brian Cook and Bill 201’s land owner is Suffolk Investment, owned by Jim Schuller, and the potential developer for both properties is Spring Capital. Both are seeking a time extension and other amendments to existing ordinances. Mr. Fuke gave a PowerPoint presentation on the history of the properties, an overview of the proposed project, and requests to amend the ordinances. Mr. Fuke referenced a letter sent to the Leeward Planning Commission and Planning Director that Chair Kierkiewicz transmitted to the Committee on his behalf, which further explained the proposed amendments to conditions. He noted that both the Department and Commission did not approve the request, thus an unfavorable recommendation made to the Committee. Planning Director Michael Yee explained the unfavorable recommendation from the Department as well as the Commission was a result of time pressure by the applicant to make a decision. He shared that the applicant was asked to put together a Master Plan, which the applicant found unreasonable, thereby an unfavorable recommendation was made by the Department and maintained unanimously by the Commission. He stated the Council should not make a decision PC Report No. 56