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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0608.008 2000-2002 ?Ca'rn~akani K®hala Ghana, Inc dba: P.O. lox 550, Kapa'au, HI 96755-0550 Phone/Fax (808) 889-5553 www.kamakani.org ~.~gust 28; 2~~2 REtaIVEG ~ILL~ 213 relating to Pre-Existing Dots _ ~y.. Ccrunry ~®uncil ~ne of the biggest changes in the histon~ of North Kohala is underway. T~yo of the largest landowers North Kohala; Parker Ranch and Surety Kohala Corp (formerly known as Chalon International lric, j -e now selling off their land holdings in North Kohala. Kau & Puna with the selling off of C. rewer land will be the nett rural com.~-nunities to be innundated with C&R's oughly x,000 acres makai of Al:oni Pule highway between Kapaa Park and Pololu Valley .....w'HICH IS THE ENTIRE NORTH KOHALA COASTLINE....... have been in the process for most three yea:-s now- of being consolidated and resubdivided. Consolidation and resubdivision &R) is a process of of talking contiguous pieces of property, erasing the property lines thai =vide thetas, and. then redrawing those lines so as to yield a number of lots no greater than the amber that existed at the outset ~~T THIS IS NOT TRUE. yoking at the enclosed map from a Parker Ranch Subdivision YOU CAN SEE where the old Kohala :ilroad bed has been counted as lots for purposes of parcel consolidation and resubdi~~ision. Two ~-tra lots were created when the original lot (railroad bed) was biflircated. Therefore one lot erns into three lots ......................TI~iS IS DOUL~E DENSITY C&R is a land use issue that the County Planning Department cannot deny, nor does it require the _nd owner to create any additional infrastructure (roads, water, electricity, etc.). iii 2 i 3 relating to pre-existing lots closes all land use LOOPHOLES ,controls proper density and -eates minimum requiremets to comply with County subdivsion codes. le strongly SUI'POiRT this bill............ top the loopholes in our land use laws that have been used to seriously disrupt the orderly anning of growth in our rural dig Island Communities. applaud the ~4drt~inistratic~n and the C®uncil t®r taking this acti®n yank you, Comma. No, Y ~h~~ File No. R,ef. ~o ~r resident Ref. I)~tee.,.. . F Lot~20 Lot 7!-~ :-et 71 ~ d ,~,,'J ~ _ !n! 1J ~ \ I „ 's ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ti's - ~ Lot ;7~,i ' Lot lA Lot f6 ~ i 5r ac~~o ,9 1~ L ---'r C ti 4 - won; -t-.__- - _ \O 1 - _ - A - _ Lot 15 ° ~~OAe ~ ono 4- I 4 % Conlon; G i ~ ~ Gr~`~---- _ _ .'P! ~ O% ~ ~ ~ ° r?? ?CEL 18 `a i; Lot IO Lot 11-~ Lot 12 ~ JI I . , i. , 1.~,J 17%3 ~r Av.ne ;9 o M tiveauonehr ! ' F/ 1 f , / I 1/ Nu~cel =5-- /j t ~ , + _ r ( ~ Lot 8--~.~~ - ~ ronar. Lot 7 ~ Lot 9 - _ _ - - 1I KDmowu~ I ,D _ - ~ , Lot $ _ _ ~ ~ - _ : ~ , n - - - LOt 'f _ ~ I ~ 4 _ - ~ f- _ _ Lott _ ~ . --1 _ i _ _ ;i 6- O/•' l ~ _ _ Plan Showing Plan Shoing Parcel 18 r ~I( at Kapaa-Upolu, N. Kohala, Hawaii, Hawaii 1~. L"'~"~ Y _ - - T.M.K. 5-6-01 parcel 18 (J J..V~ i;*:C fll°ECT(iF. :•.in,'i~ll - AFR -2C0~ Client: Williarn Moere Planning EP:GIA'I;ERS ~Uf2VL;Y0RS lIALY,II1, INC. 90o Halekauwile Street c".~~ .•Nr,IN""s ~ i.,wn strr;vr•:votts PLANNERS February 11, 2000 Ka'tnaka~i 'A B~~h~la Ghana, lrtc dba: ~O~O P.O. Box 550, Kapa'au, H 196755-0550 Phone/Fax (808) 889-5553 www kamakani.org august 28, 2002 ~I~L 220 - belated to ~®nd®nninium Per®perty ~egin~es -he state legislature amended CPR laws in June of 2000.... the CPR bill before you is to 'eve the County conform to state law..... (2 years is pretty good considering it took the county 22 years to conform to Chapter 34 public access!!!!)...... There is nothing in this bill gat is in conflict with state law.......... .ako'o was able in February of this year (latter enclosed} to provide comments on these roposed amendments. There has been ample time and notification given to the general ubiic for comments. VHY IS T~iIS MERTING RING ASKED FOR?? special interest individuals who make a living doing the legal work of CPR's have called for pis public meeting. These special) interest people should not be able to hold hostage the assage of these bills because of there selfish private interests.......the bill is not denying CPR .....they can still make a living representing potential CPR customers RUT in accordance pith existing underlying county zoning lain ~ Simple, bill 220 is closing LOOPHOLES that have circumvented zoning and .~bdivision codes we keep developing & developing and subdividing & ~bdividing..... without requiring the necessary infrastructure and services .................too many eople have ABUSED Tt~E CPR LAW over the years........ Je strongly SUPPORT this bill............ top the loopholes in our land use laws that have been used to seriously disrupt the orderly panning of growth in our rural Rig Island Communities. Je applaud the Adrt~ini~trati®n and the ~®uncil f®r taking this actin 'yank you, Y~ z~ ~ reSldent Isa'makani 'O Kohala Ohana, Inc dba: P.O. Bos 550. Kapa'au, HI 96755-0550 Phone/Fa.~ (808) 889-5553 rrlvw. kamakani. erQ Februar~~ , ?00? ~Ir. Chris Yuen, Director Planning Department County of Hawaii 2~ Aupuni St. Hilo, HI 9b720 Subject: Planning Director Initiated Amendment to Chapter 23 (Subdivision Code) Condominium Property Regimes Dear Mr. Yuen, Kamakani O Kohala Ohana (Kako'o) is a 501 (c)(3), non-profit organization with an active membership of 300 families based in North Kohala. We support your efforts to have Condominium Property Regimes (CPR's) comply ~ti-ith the requirements of Chapter 23, Subdivisions, as it relates to providing proper infrastructure. The majority of land in North Kohala is zoned Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a) and most CPR's in North Kohala have involved lots that could not legally be subdivided because 20 acres is already the smallest legal size parcel established by the zoning. Circumventing these zoning codes via CPR is a direct result of supply & demand economics. There is an insufficient inventory of affordable land due to expensive real estate values in this area. This is due in part to its close proximity to the hotel/visitor industry in South Kohala. The demand for labor is supplied by North Kohala residents, (employed directly or indirectly to service this hotel/visitor industry) many of whom desire but cannot afford land and the demand for this same land by the ever growing affluent population whom can afford the inflated prices and therefore drive up land values. Kako'o acknowledges the need for smaller "affordable" land parcels in the North Kohala District but also understands that Condominium Property Regimes (CPR's} as currently administrated by the State Real Estate commission is not the appropriate answer to the affordable land/housing issue facing the County Planning Department. Existing zoning codes may need to be changed to meet ever growing land demands but that is another issue beyond the scope of the proposed amendment. The proposed amendment will insure that when any future land in North Kohala is subdivided using a Condominium Property Regime, the newly created lots are adequately served by roads and other infrastructure, and that drainage and flooding issues are properly addressed. Thank you for the opportunit<~ to provide comments on your proposed amendments. Sinc rely, 4y~ ark Grandoni President, Kako'o