HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 018 2021/05/18 (2020-2022) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: May 18, 2021 Re: Comm. No. 234/Bill No. 35
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 11:13 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 35, reports as follows:
Bill No. 35 amends Ordinance No. 09-138 (REZ 09-000097)to reclassify lands from Single
Family Residential-10,000 Square Feet(RS-10)to Industrial-Commercial Mixed-20,000 Square
Feet(MCX-20) at Waiakea Houselots, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii. Tax Map Key: 2-2-
035:034. The applicant is J.P. Automotive LLC (Formerly Conrad & Joanne Dakujaku).
Bill No. 35 was introduced by Committee Chair Ashley Kierkiewicz by request. Planning
Director Zendo Kern recused himself from this matter as the applicant was a client when he
worked as a land use consultant. Deputy Director Jeff Darrow was present in the Hilo Chambers
to answer questions on the bill. John Pipan, Consultant from Land Planning Hawaii, LLC,
present via Zoom to represent the applicant. He shared that the applicant achieved numerous
conditions of approval and that the applicant was requesting time extension to complete the
project, which had already received final plan approval and financing.
Committee Member Holeka Inaba noted that the language of Condition J stating the "unlikely
event that surface or subsurface historic resources..." should not include the word"unlikely" as
it gives the perception that there is not enough caution being taken. He also noted that the word
"shall" should be included before "cease work."Deputy Director Darrow did not object to the
suggestions and noted that the Planning Department would include these changes in future bills.
Committee Chair Kierkiewicz noted the significant progress made on the parcel, despite trying
circumstances the applicants had been through and extended her gratitude to Mr. Pipan and his
client for their perseverance.
The vote was then taken on the motion to move this measure to Council with a favorable
recommendation and passed with 9 "ayes."
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Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 35 and
recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG x
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
INABA x
KANEALI'l-KLEINFELDER x /VU
KIERKIEWICZ x
KIMBALL x
LEE LOY x ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ, CHAIR
RICHARDS x PC REPORT NO.: 18
VILLEGAS x ADOPTED: JUN 0 2 2021