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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br /> DATE: January 5, 2022 Re: Comm. No. 549/Bill No. 100 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 9:00 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 100, reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 100, submitted by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth via Communication 549, dated <br /> November 18, 2021, repeals Ordinance No. 97-106, which amended Section 25-8-33 <br /> (City of Hilo Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code <br /> 1983 (2016 Edition, As Amended), by changing the District Classification from Limited <br /> Industrial—20,000 square feet(ML-20)to Industrial-Commercial Mixed—20,000 square feet <br /> (MCX-20) at Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, covered by tax map key: 2-2-032:023, 101, 102, <br /> 103 and 104. The area is approximately 147,736 square feet. Planning Director Initiated. <br /> The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation to repeal <br /> Ordinance No. 97-106, which would reclassify the property back to its original designation of <br /> Limited Industrial—20,000 square feet. The property is located on the southeast corner of <br /> Kalanikoa and Kuawa Streets in Hilo. <br /> Representing the applicant in the Hilo Chambers was Ron Kim, of Yeh & Kim. Mr. Kim <br /> explained that upon purchase of the property, the applicant was not aware of the existing <br /> conditions on the original ordinance; they were discovered while trying to secure a grading <br /> permit. The applicant was advised by the Planning Department that work could not proceed until <br /> the conditions of approval were addressed, either by requesting a time extension or reverting <br /> back to the original zoning. <br /> Deputy Director Jeff Darrow was present in the Hilo Chambers to answer questions and provide <br /> further background. <br /> Committee Chair Ashley Kierkiewicz disclosed that she had worked with the applicant's wife <br /> 10 years ago. She then asked Mr. Darrow why this was Planning Director Initiated, to which <br /> Mr. Darrow explained that there is typically a condition in each ordinance that states if the <br /> applicant does not comply with the conditions, then the Planning Director may change or revert <br /> the classification. This was Planning Director Initiated because the applicant requested it be <br /> reversed after discovering he could not do any work on the property. <br /> PC Report No.: 40 <br />