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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0391.000 2000-2002 ~{Y OF h o~JN~•.• .~~94 ~ ~~,~,tL. Harry Kim ~ r• Christopher I. Yuen Mayor l Director `9~ov~wP'N k' Roy R. Takeflnoto Deputy Director ~~ax~~~r xr~ ~~t~T PLANNING DEPAIgTMENT 25 Aupurri Street, Room I09 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 October 9, 2001 (808) 9615288 ~ Fax (808} 961-8742 i:~ > r Ms. Anne L. Mapes ~ Belt Collins Hawaii, LTD 680 Ala Moana Blvd., 1St Floor - t~~~ Honolulu, HI 96813 Dear Ms. Mapes: . . n4 Change of Zone Ordinance No. 3~0 (REZ 315) Applicant: 1dIauna Lani Resort, Inc. Subject: Annual Progress Report Tax lO~Iap Key: 6-~-01:22 6-9-01:3 & 5 Thank you for your letter dated August 8, 2001, containing an annual progress report for the proposed development as required under Condition R of Change of Zone Ordinance No.380. We apologize for our delay in acknowledging the submittal of your annual progress report. Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to the submittal of your next annual progress report on or before August 19, 2002. In the meantime, please feel free to contact Eileen O'Hora-Weir of our office at (808) 961-8288 should you have any questions. Sincerely, ~ti. CHRISTOPHER J. YUEN Planning Director EOW:pak p:\wpwin60\eileen\letters\LMaunaLani Rez315 xc w/ltr: Hawaii County Council Planning Commission Planning DP~artment - Kama CoI. ~Io® Pile No. Rsf, 'po: Rif ACT 1 5 2001- . ~ +b %{'.,'t4;;{~;,. .y{:,.+.t+ if{C,.6>.N "'~~.~,~1~-~'¢.f~',.'~ 1. 4 _ ._-L, .~4~'• l~i$ f a a CO~,L.,I1~TS August 8, 2001 1999.49.0200 / 01 P-214 t- Mr. Christopher Yuen, Director Planning Department County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Dear Mr. Yuen: Change of Zone Ordinance Rlo. 38® (REZ 315) Mauna Lani Resort, Inc., TMIC: 6-~-1:22 and 6-9-1:3 & 5 Annual Report On behalf of Mauna Lani Resort, we are submitting the attached annual progress report in compliance with Condition "R" of Hawaii County Zoning Ordinance 380, which states in part: "The petitioner shall submit an annual progress report to the Planning Director within 30 (thirty) days of the anniversary of the effective date of the change of zone request." Projects at the resort, which were completed during the year or are under development, are described in the attached report. They include the 49 Black Sand Beach single-family residential project, the Pauoa Beach residential development, and the Maryl Group commercial and residential development. Please contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, BELT COLLINS HAWAII LTD. ~ Anne L. Ma es p President ALM:If cc: Sachiko Murano, Mauna Lani Service, Inc. Attachment -y BELT COLLINS HAWAII LTD. 680 ALA MOANA BOULEVARD, FIRST FLOOR, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813-5406 U.S.,A. TEL: 808 521-5361 FAX: 808 538-7819 EMAIL: hawaii@beltcollins.com WEB: www.beltcollinscom PLANNING • ENGWEERING • LAN DSCAPE ARCHITECTURE • ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING HAWAII SINGAPORE • HONG KONG AUSTRALIA • THAILANQ • MALAYSIA PHILfI'PMHS o CUAM ~ SEATTLE • SCOTTS DALE Rrli Collus Hswan Is an Equal Opp„a„~ic~~ Emptuyrr- Change of done ®rd. 380 ~'a@`iY~1~~~..1 r r~r~ti'~~~ 6 ~~~~A°C ~ ~-~.u~u~~ ~C~U'~ Status of conditions of approval: A The overall development shall conform substantially to the plans submitted and the representations made by the petitioner. Said plans shall be on file at the Planning Department and shall consist of "File Exhibit 2" which is the accepted Environmental Impact Statement and "File Exhibit 3" which is the revised development plan; response: Overall development has substantially conformed to plans submitted to the County of l~awaii. Subsequent zoning adjustments have resulted in some reconfiguration of tVl$sR development areas. Mans submitted as part of each change of zone request are on file with the County Planning Department. 13. fihe total number of hotel units shall not exceed 3,000 rooms. Development of the resort zoned districts shall occur in three increments, each of which shall not exceed 1,000 hotel rooms. fihe effective date of zoning for the second and third increments shall be after development has occurred in the previous increment. Development is defined as building permits issued for an opera- tional hotel and twenty-five (25) percent completion of the number of hots! units allowed in the previous increment; response: the IVlauna Lani gay Motel currently has 350 guest rooms, including 10 suites and 5 bungalows. The 542 rooms at the Orchid at IUlauna Lani bring the total number of hotel units at the resort to 892. C. Development of the Multiple Family Residential (RM) zoned districts shall occur in ten (10) increments. Each of the first nine (9) increments shall not exceed 300 units. fihe effective date of zoning for subsequent increments shall be after development has occurred in the previous increment. Development is defined as building permits issued for the multiple family residential units and construction partially completed in the sense of having roofs on a minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the units in the previous increment; FYesoonse: 'Total number ofmulti-family units is currently 265, in four increments. ~flauna Lani 'Terrace 80 Units Nomura Mawaii Village 24 Units Il~auna Lani Point 116 Units 'The Islands at I~launa Lani 46 Units ~O~'AL 266 Units -1- Subsequent zoning actions have altered the number and configuration of ~a~~~iti~iemfar~~iiy sE~:es. ~t~ os cu~rer~~dy ~?~a~°~.etir~g a w°~urr~t~er of ~°~rsultiplcg family sites, but has no immediate plans to develop these sites itself. l~tat2 intends to monitor development on its other M~ sites to ensure that no increment exceeds 300 units. During the previous year, the single~family residential development by Sea Cliff Development LLC on Nlauna Lani Site G/Motel 3 parcel (~9 Mack Sand beach) eves completed, with all 4~ lots sold. ®ne residence has been built and residences on 14 lots are under construction. T`he IUlaryl Group is developing the,/illages at Nlauna Lani condominium project; sixteen units in Phase 1 are under construction. °~he Pauoa beach project, between the Francis l-I. I`i drown Golf Course !North No. ~ hole and the ®rchid at I'~auna Lani, is underway, and mass grading as well as pond cleanup are complete. 1°he project wil! include 10 oceanfront lots, a beach club, and additional residential development. D. The petitioner shall submit a plan for the development of a resort commercial shopping area within the Village Commercial (CV) zoned district prior to the effective date of zone for the second resort and/or third multiple-family residential zoning increments, whichever is sooner; provided, however, that the Planning Director, upon consultation with the Director of Research and Development and upon the petitioner's submittal of a market feasibility study which demonstrates a low commercia! demand for the CV zoned area even after the effective date of zoning for the second resort and/or third multiple family residential zoning increment, may extend the commence construction date; I~es~onse: ~'he commercial areas have been reconfigured and rezoned since ®rdinance lVo. 3~0. Commercial shopping areas have been incorporated within the existing hotels. Plans are being finalized for fihe Shops at Nlauna Lani, a commercial development adjacent to the 110laryl Group residential development mentioned above. l#. The petitioner shall submit a subdivision plan and secure tentative subdivision approval for the first hotel site, the golf course clubhouse site, the historic preserves, public park, service area and the first multiple family residential site within one year from the effective date of approval of the change of zone request. The petitioner shall also be responsible for securing final subdivision approval; Response: Complied. -2- The method of sewage disposal shall conform to the rules and regulations of tll~ ~t~ii ilepar lC1"I:i`iC U1' P-'iealtCt; Response: Complied. G. Prior to the development of each increment, water shall be made available in compliance with the rules, regulations and requirements of the Department of Water Supply; Response: Complied. The Lalamilo V10ater System, developed with the County of I°lawaii, ~llauna 14ea Properties, and l4Aauna Lani Resort, Inc., is currently in use. Two wail sites on Parker Ranch land and are now in use: P'a~-ker Vilel€ 2 was developed by iVlauna Lani and IUlauna ICea properties and has been dedicated to the Department of V19ater Supply {®iO~S). Parker l9Vell 1 was developed by I~iauna Lani and also dedicated to D104IS. I~launa Lani also owns two additional well sites adjacent to Parker 91Blells 1 and 2. I.1. A minimum of 53 acres of land shall be set aside for park and recreational purposes for the petitioner's total proposed development encompassing 3,200 acres. The actual amount of these recreational lands to be incorporated within the 771.5-acre area covered by this rezoning action shall be determined by the Planning Director as the development progresses. A minimum of 3.2 acres of this area shall be developed concurrently with the first Multiple Family FZesiden- tial increment. The general location of this park shall be in the area designated on File exhibit 3; however, the exact location shall be determined at the time of subdivision approval of the first increment. Minimum improvements of the 3.2-acre area shall include but not be limited to grading and grassing which meet the approval of the Parks and Recreation Director. This park area shall remain in private ownership and maintenance until such time that the petitioner decides to dedicate the area to and it is accepted by the County. There shall also be adequate assurance, as determined by the Corporation Counsel, for the maintenance of the private park by recorded covenant running with the land; Rest: To date, IVlauna Lani has opened approximately 70 acres of shoreline park, historic preserve, and fishpond areas for public recreational enjoyment, 't=his includes a 3.2aacre public park (with parking, picnic facilities, and comfort station), approximately 35 acres in four historic preserves, and 21 acres in fishpond passive park area. I~Bauna Lani has also opened the Holoholokai beach Park and the Puako Petroglyph ~\rchaeological Park. the Puako Petroglyph Park is accessed from the ~loloholokai parking lot. I. The petitioner shall set aside three (3) historic site preserves, totalling approximately 23.6 acres, as designated in File {=xhibit 3 and subject to the approval of the Planning Director. The petitioner shall submit plans for the -3- historic preserves to the Planning Director for review and approval prior to ue~~~i~~r~artiri~ zany r~searct?, restc~i~atior-~, reLonstructior~ or c~eveiopn~ent vuithirw to historic preserves. Such plans shall include a proposed management and interpretation program and the means of providing public access to the historic preserves. Further, any alteration and/or salvage of archaeological sites recommended to be salvaged in Sishop Museum Manuscript Number 081275 on file in the Planning Department shall first be approved by the Planning Director. fihe petitioner shall also submit to the Planning Department plans for interim control and protection measures for sites which are not to be ' immediately salvaged, researched, or developed within one (1) year of the effective date of approval of the change of zone; Resp®nse: C®mplied. J. The King's, or Mamalahoa, Trail shall be open for public access. Any breaching of this Trail shall first be approved by the Planning Director. The number of breaches in the Trail shall be limited to three (3). Such breachings shall be in the general area as shown on File Fxhibit 3; des ®nse: C®mplied. 'The King's Trail (Nlarnalah®a) remains ®pen t® public access. K. That prior to undertaking any actions or programs other than maintenance for the Kalahuipua`a fishponds a program shall be submitted to the Planning Director for review. The petitioner shall also provide public access to the fishponds meeting with the approval of the Planning Director; F~es~a®nse: C®mplied. Public access the Kalahuipua`a 1Fishp®n~ls is pr®vided during daylight h®urs thr®ugh the Hist®ric Park and Public Park trail system. L. The petitioner shall provide a minimum of three (3) public accesses to the shoreline. Public parking areas at the mauka end of each access shall be provided. Such public access shall be provided in perpetuity and by recorded covenant running with the land. The petitioner shall submit plans for the genera! locations of such public accesses and parking areas to the Planning Director for review and approval within one (1) year from the effective date of approval of the change of zone; des ®nse: ~®mpliance t® date: In acc®rdance with the appr®ved access plan, IVlauna Lani made access ~ to the sh®reline available at The IVlauna Lani day t~®tel and fungal®ws ®pening. The access impr®vements are c®rr~plete and are currently in use. -4- Shoreline access A, located north of Pauoa day and adjacent tc? P~aako. was ~;or~dst~~uc~~d cs~ncue°rentiy with the o~eniing of tine second golf c®ursm and the C3rchid at l~launa Lani. This access is through a public shoreline park (f~oloholokai beach Dark) constructed and maintained by ~Jlauna Lani Resort. The access improvements are complete and are currently in use. A third access has been developed by Sea Cliff Development LLC as part of its 49 flack Sand Beach residential project adjacent to I°ionokaope day. Public .parking improvements and a comfort station have beer constructed. M. Access shall be off of the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway. The access road shall consist of a 120-foot right-of-way with a 24-foot-wide pavement up to Intersec- tion "z" as designated on Pile Exhibit 3 on file with the Planning Department. The petitioner shall also provide a channelized intersection, meeting the approval of the State Department of Transportation, Land Transportation Facilities Division, and the Chief Engineer, County Department of Public Works, at the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway. The channelized intersections shall be constructed concurrently with the first resort increment; Response: Complied. N. Construction of the golf course shall commence within one (1) year from the effective date of approval of the change of zone request and shall be completed within three years from the commencement of construction. The plans for the golf course shall be submitted to the Planning Department for review and approval. The golf course clubhouse facility shall be completed and be in operation with the opening of the golf course; Response: Complied. The Francis l-l. I`i gown Golf Course was opened July 29, 191. An additional 18 holes were subsequently added and both the north course and south course are in foil operation. elll time requirements were met. O. Any golf cart and/or golf course maintenance vehicle crossing of public thoroughfares shall be in compliance with Article 5, Chapter 6 (Traffic Code), of the Hawaii County Code, as amended; Response: Complied. Golf cart and/or golf course maintenance crossings of public thoroughfares are completed. A? Francis H, I`i gown Golf Course ®iVorth golf cart path crosses IUlauna Lani Drive at grade. °funnels under iCaniku ®rive serve as golf cart crossings. -5- P. The petitioner shall provide a minimum of twenty-eight (~8) units for the purpose o~~ resort employee housing for the first 350 hotel rooms prior to the issuance of the occupancy permit or the first operational hotel. The manner in which these units are to be provided shall meet the approval of the Planning Director. Resort employee housing requirements for subsequent hotel development shall be based upon additional housing need studies prepared by the petitioner and shall be determined at the time of full Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval; Response: Complied. Mauna Lani's affordable 19~unit housing project, IVoelani, has been completed. The 24 affordable unit housing project, IVoelani ii, in Waimea has also been completed. Q. The petitioner shall provide temporary quarters for the construction workers on the proposed 2.7± acre Multiple Family Residential parcel adjacent to the Limited Industrial zoned district. Such housing may be converted to resort employee housing at a later date, subject to the approval of the Planning Director; Response: Compliied with County approval. R. The petitioner shall submit an annual progress report to the Planning Director within thirty (30) days of the anniversary of the effective date of the change of zone request. The annual report shall include but not be limited to a listing of the work completed and in progress. The manner in which the stipulated conditions of approval of the change of zone request are being met, the amount of direct employment generated, any programs initiated which relate directly to the overall development, and any additional information which would supple- ment and/or alter the conclusion arrived at in the environmental impact statement identified in File Exhibit 2; Ftes~onse: 7°his annual report is submitted in compliance with the condition. S. The petitioners reserve a minimum of ten (10) usable acres for a future school site. The location of the school site shall meet with the approval of the Department of Education and the Planning Director; Response: 'The resort includes ample acreage for a future school site. e4 10~acre schoo! site will be reserved in future development plans. However, given the elementary school in 9bVaikoloa Village which was constructed subsequent to the zoning change, this site may not ~e necessary for some time. -6- T. The petitioner shall submit an overall landscaping plan which includes the use ui r~arive anu in~igenous punts for the tirst resort increrr~ent to the I~lanniriy Director for review and approval within one year from the effective date of approval; Response: Complied. a4n overalli landscape plan, including the use of native and indigenous plants, was submitted to the County Planning Cepartment in IlRebruary, 1979. U. All major utility lines within the development area shall be installed underground. Temporary overhead lines may be permitted subject to the approval of the Planning Director; and FZ~onse: Complied. III major utility lines within the Resort's developed areas are underground. Some overhead feeder lines are being used on a temporary basis per approval of the Planning ®irector. V. All other applicable rules and regulations including the Plan Approval process, and conditions of approval of other permits shall be complied with. ResP®rase: Complied as new permit conditions require.