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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PC 02/20/2002 2000-2002 Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd t~ oc ~ James Y. Arakaki, Member Chair ~ Aaron S. Y. Chung, Member " Leningrad Elarionoff, Mt;nber J. Curtis Tyler, III °i• Julie Jacobson, Member Vrce Chair ~ ~ ~ / Nancy Pisicchio, Member N M i• 0 ~''r} Gary Safarik, A~fember '~oF~r~./ Dominic Yagong, Member IIAl~AI`I COUNTY COUNCIL COlO~Il~IITTEE OI~T PLA101101I1eiG 21th Session DATE: February 20, 2002 (Wednesday) ~ ~ '7 PLACE: Councilroom ~ ~ TIlO~IE: 1:30 p.m. J \1 (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on sileh:t mode.~:<_ CALL TO ORDER STATEIVIENTS FROIYI TILE PUBLIC ON ITE1dIS ON TI-IE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 507: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF I-IILO ZONE (Bill 170) MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE IdAWAI`I COUNTY CODE, BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RS-10) TO RESIDENTIAL- COMMERCIAL MIXED USE (RCX-10) AT WAIAKEA, SOUTH HILO, I-IAWAI`I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY 2-4-023:028 (Approximately 13,633 sq. ft.) Applicant: Dr. Brenda Camacho From Mayor Harry Kim, dated January 24, 2002, transmitting a letter and the above bill from Planning Commission Chair Geraldine M. Giffin. Comm. 493: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII GENERAL (Bill 163) PLAN AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 89 142 AS AMENDED From Mayor f-Larry Kim, dated January l 6, 2002, transmitting a letter and the above bill from Planning Commission Chair Geraldine M. Giffin, Also attached with the submittal from Ms. Giffin are documents related to the proposed revision. As required by the Ilawai`i County Charter, the County Council in 1971 adopted by ordinance a General Plan varhich set forth the Council°s policy for long range coenprehcnsive physical developaraent for the County. The Geueral Plan also required five and ten year comprehensive reviews and updates to maintain the Plan's dynamism and flexibility to accommodate ma~gor changes and trends within the County. (Summary continued on the next page) PC-21 Page 2 February 20, 2002 This bill proposes numerous amendH~aents to the General Plan as part of the current comprehensive review, including revHSaons to the f®lI®dviHag elements and coHnp®nents: Econoanic, Energy, EnvironHH~ental (duality, Flooding and Other Nafural Hazards, I~istoric Sites, Natural beauty, Natural @soearces and Shoreline, Ilousing, Public Facilities, PaHblic Utilities, Recreation, Transportation, Land Use, the Plan's Introduction, P1aHi Implementation and Amendment Procedures. This bill also proposes amendHnents to (1) the Facilities lO~Iaps and (2) the Land Use Pattern Allocation GHHide baps, which are the graphic expressions of flee General Plan policies, particularly those relating to land uses. Comm. 493.8: From Planning Committee Chair Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, dated February 7, 2002, submitting for duplication purposes, transmittal by the Revised General Plan identified as Appendix A, which was part of Communication 493. Comm. 493.1: Copy of a facsimile to Alfred Robello, Executive Assistant to the Council Chair, from Gretchen Lawson, dated March 9, 2000, submitting background information on the MIRA (Managing Information in Rural America), grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and stating that she and Ann Peterson wish to do a presentation to the Council regarding the General Plan revision on behalf of the MIRA group. (NOTE: The above-requested presentation by 1l~s. Lawson and M{s. Peterson, has been scheduled for June 19, 2002, in Dona, at the Planning CoHnnaittee VVorlcshop, on the General Plan revisiton, to be announced later) Comm. 493.2: From Stephanie Naihe Cabinis, Hawaiian Civic Club; Rose Rosimo, Kohala Filipina Community Association; Elsie Candelario, Kohala Puerto Rican Club; Mike Isaacs, Kohala Historic and Cultural Preservation Group; Arakaki Store; Leslie L. Naito, H. Naito Store Inc.; C. Takata, K. Takata Store, Inc.; Takeichi Higa, Union Market, Ltd., dated March 26, 2001, expressing their concerns regarding the update of the Hawaii County General Plan. States they are very concerned about the future land ~xse in Kohala and want to make sure that the County hears their voices. They want the County to protect their valuable agricultural land and lifestyle, and to recognize and protect their historical resources and sites, and to preserve their access to their coastline and mountains and to protect Kohala from encroaching and inappropriate developments. Comm. 493.3: From Mary Sky Schoolcraft, dated March 28, 2001, transmitting a copy of her letter to Planning Director Chris Yuen and County Planner Norman l~ayashi, regarding her comments on the preliminary draft II of the County of I-Iawai`i General Plan Revisions. PC-21 Page 3 February 20, 2002 Comm. 493.4: From Janice Palma-Glennie, dated July 7, 2001, transmitting her testimony presented at the Planning Commission hearing held in Kailua-Kona, commenting on the revisions to the County General Plan. Comm. 493.5: From J.W.A. Buyers, C. Brewer and Company, Ltd., dated August 30, 2001, transmitting a copy of letter he received from Chris Yuen, Planning Director, dated August 20, 2001, acknowledging his August 13, 2001 letter regarding the inclusion of lands at Honomu as Medium Density Urban on the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map in order to develop a new industry, assisted living, for our senior citizens. Requests supports of this zone change. Comm. 493.6: From Mayor Harry Kim, dated September 18, 2001, transmitting several letters he received from concerned citizens calling for the preservation of the coastal lands of Keopuka, adjacent to Kealakekua Bay; They support the Planning Department's Conservation designation for these coastal lands at Kealakekua Bay in the General Plan. Comm. 493.7: From Ivan Mochida, President, Ivan Mochida Contracting, Inc., dated January 21, 2002, requesting a change in the boundaries of the low density urban to industrial use plan to include the mauka portion of Laukapu Street as shown on the attached maps. List names of eight individual property owners in the immediate area, all of whom had no objections and supports the requested change. States their reasons for the request. STATEMENTS IiROM TI-IE PUBLIC/ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with physical disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations to attend this meeting should call 961-8245 by February IS, 2002. Persons using TDDs may call 961-8521. (Copies of this agenda and the communications are posted and filed at the County Clerk's Office, 25 Aupuni St., Hilo; the OfFce of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; and the Kona Councilmembers' Office, 77-6399 Nalani St., Suite 104, Kailua-Kona. For further information, please call 961-8245. Those wishing to testify, please register with the County Clerk's staff prior to the convening of the meeting. If possible, submit fifteen (15) written copies of testimony to staff prior to the convening of the meeting.) VIEWING OF MEETINGS ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION -Channel 52 (Hilo/Kona) Finance Committee and Parks & Environmental Management Committee -Tuesdays, February 26 and March 5 at 8:30 p.m. Planning Committee -Thursdays, February 28 and March 7 at 8:30 p.m. All three meetings -Sunday, March 10 at 10:30 a.m.