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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0308.001 2002-2004 08/14/2003 07:^5 808-969-7996 S. FUKE, PLANNING PAGE 02 SidneyFuke, Planning Consultant 100 Pauahi $tree4 Suite 212 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • Pknnlnp • Varlen~ • Zmmp Telephone: (608) 969-1522 • Fax: (609) 969.798s • SuDAlvhlon • Land Uee Famine • Ernnonmenta P.eppria August 4, 2003 Mr. Harry Yada, District Land Manager Land I3ivision State Department of Land & Natural Resources 75 Auptmi Street T-Iilo, HI 96720 ATTN: Mr. Wesley Matsunaga Dear Mr. Yada: Subject: Access Easemeat Request,- Keaau Service Statiaa, Ync. Knrtistowv. Hawty~"i. TMK: (311-7-01:063 Keaau Service Station, inc. (hereinafter KSSI) operates a service station on the subject property. The subject site, consisting of .466 acres, is leased by KSSI from the State of Ilawaii (General Lease No. 5-5015) to May l8, 2022. KSSI also owns an adjoining property consisting of 7.844-acres and identified by TMK: (3) 1-7-01:011. 'That property is zoned Agriculture (A-Sa) by the County. KSSI is in the process of having a 2.814-acre portion of this area rezoned into the commercial district (CV-20) to allow the continued use of its vehicular towing business associated with the service station. The Planning Director and Planning Commission have favorably recommended the approval of this rezoning to fhe County Council. The Council is anticipated to act on the request by October of this year. In the interest of safety and improved traffic circulation in this area, KSSI is requesting an access easement through the State-owned service station site to service the 2.814-acre area. Proiect Location The subject property, consisting of .466 acres and identified by TMK: (3) 1-7-01: 063, is located adjacent to and southwest of the Iiawai'i Bak Road (highway 11). It is the site of the Keaau Service Station and identified as such on the attached map (Fignre 1). Please note, however, that the location of the property to be serviced by the requested access easement is identified as the "Subject Site" in Figure 1. The exact location and configuration of the State land (service station site) and the site to be serviced (TMK: 1-7-01: Ol 1) is found in Figure 2. Comm. No. Ref. Ta[ Ref. Date_AIIf~,..rQ3- 08/14/2003 07:25 808-969-7996 S. FUKE, PLANNING PAGE 03 L ~ Mr. Harry Yada August 4, 2003 Page 2 Proicct Description As noted above, KSSI has filed an application w rezone a 2.814-acre area abutting the State-owned service station site to allow the continued use of a vehicular towing business associated with the service station. After receiving favorable recommendations from the Planning Director and Plarming Commssion, this matter is now before the County Council. Final Council action is anticipated to occur by October. The State Department of Transportation -Highway Division is in the process of znaldng improvements to the Huina Road/Belt Highway intersection. The improvements call for dedicated left rum lanes from the Highway to Huina Road and the service station. This will, however, necessitate the relocation of the existing service station access about 50 feet to the southwest (or volcano side). Access to the 2.814-acre area would also be available less than. 75 feet fxom the planned service station access. A sketch of the planned improvements is found in Figure 3. While traffic lights are desired, funding for that portion of the improvements is not available. The planned improvements are scheduled to begin this year and be completed by summer of 2004. In preparing the rezonittg application relating to the 2.814-acre area and subsequent to the submittal of this request, this office had discussions with i41r. Robert Taira of the Hawai i District office of the Department of Tratuportation -Highways Division. Mr. Taira indicated that his office preliminarily would prefer access to the 2.914-acre area be from the State-owned service station site rather than the permitted access 75 feet away. Further, inasmuch as funding is not available for the much-needed traffic lights, having KSSI participate in its construction as a condition of having this access would be ideal. Please be informed that KSSI is committed to paying up to 50% of the cost of the traffic lights if access were allowed through the State-owned service station site. Please note that the Plaiuaing Dirxtor and Planting Commission have also recommended favorably on the rezoning to the County Council with that condition. The condition read: "Access from the project site to State Highway 11 shall meet with the approval of the ]7eparhnent of Transportation. The applicant shall secure an agreement from the State to use the relocated service station easement. tfpermisston is obtained, occess shall be solely from that easement. Should the State gram an easement through the existing service station property, the applicant shall pay 50% of the cost of insialladan of a traffic signal at the intersection of Huina Road and Highway l] to conjunction with the State's planned intersection improvements." As noted in the attached letter, dated July 31, 2003, firm the Planning Director to the State DOT, the developer on the opposite end of Huina Road is committed to providing 08/14/2003 07:25 808-969-~~996 S. FUKE, PLANNING PAGE 04 ~ . Mr. Harry Yada August 4, 2003 Page 3 the other 50% of the cost of the lights. As such, the traffic lights could be developed in conjunction with the other roadway improvements later this year using private funds. Request In view of the foregoing, KSSI hereby requests a minimum 60-foot wide access easement from Highway 11 through the state-owned property identified by TMK: (3) 1- 7-01:063 in the general location reflected on Figure 3. It is my understanding and hope that this request, pursuant to Chapter 343, HRS, could be considtted an "exempt" action by your office. The requested access will be in a location already sanctioned by the State DOT as an access. Furthermore, all of the improvements within the proposed easement area have been fu11y improved. In that evem, an "exempt" action may be appropriate, obviating the need for the preparation of an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Tmpact Statement In either case, I trust that you have sufficient information to begin processing this request. If not or if you have questions on this matter, please feel flee to contact me. Thank you very much. Sincerely, SIDNEY M. 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