HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 057 2020/10/06 2018-2020 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: October 6, 2020 Re: Comm. No. 1078/Bill No. 201
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. 201, reports as follows:
Bill No. 201, introduced by Committee Chair Ashley L. Kierkiewicz by request, amends ordinance
No. 05-113 which reclassifies land from Agriculture 5 Acres(A-5A)to Multi Family Residential RM-2.5
at Puapua'aiki 1st and Puapua'anui 1st North Kona, Hawai`i, covered by Tax Map Key 7-5-017:019, the
applicant is Suffolk Investment, LLC, Area 14.87 acres.
The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its unfavorable recommendation for this amendment which
will allow revisions or time extensions to 11 conditions to the existing change of zone ordinance. The
property is located west(makai) of Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway and east(mauka) of Kuakini Highway
and the Kahakai Estates Subdivision approximately 2,200 feet north of the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway
and Communication 1078.1 from Planning Director Michael Yee dated September 23, 2020 transmitting
the draft transcripts from the Leeward Planning Commission's August 20, 2020 Leeward Planning
Meeting.
Committee Chair Kierkiewicz asked that similar to Bill No. 200, the applicant work in partnership with
Ms. Villegas, herself, and the Planning Department to amend Bill No. 201 based on conditions that are
articulated in Communication 1077.3 and any other compromise that may be made.
The vote was taken on the motion to move this measure to Council with a positive recommendation and
passed with nine "ayes."
Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 201, and recommends
its passage on first reading.
Jb
AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID X COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
EOFF X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X l
LEE LOY X t
POINDEXTER X ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ, CHAIR
RICHARDS X PC REPORT NO.: 57
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: NOV 1 8 2020