HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0438.014 2002-2004 November 3, 2003
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Mr. Chris Yuen COUN I 1 _ ~ ; , ,
Director, Planning Department _ I
County of Hawaii ~
101 Pauahi St., Suite 3 -
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Mr. Yuen,
As we will not be able to attend the November 7, 2003 meeting at the Ohana
Keauhou Beach Resort regarding a request for rezoning from agricultural
land to urban development, we wish to express our concern in writing.
According to the article in West Hawaii Today (WHT), the requested zoning
change to develop 14.5 acres mauka end of Kona Heights-Kailua View
Estates subdivisions into 43 lots will not necessitate a traffic study because it
falls under the 100 lots threshold. However, the article also reported that if
approved, it would bring the total to 107 developed or approved lots adjacent
to the subdivisions. The WHT also reported that a Public Works official
expressed concern about "incremental rezoning" near the subdivisions.
Our major concern is over the issue of "incremental rezoning", which will
circumvent any required impact study, may it be traffic, environment, water,
sewage, education or social services. The reason for our concern is that
future rezoning requests, adjacent to the subdivisions in question., will add
another 38 lots to the 43 lot request. 't'his will result in a total 1451ot
expansion without requiring the necessary impact study by the developer.
To substantiate our number, please see the attached Vicinity Map. The 145
lot s comprised of 321ots already built on Hienaloli 4'~ as the Kealoha
subdivision and the 1 13 lots to be developed by Dan Bolton and partners.
According to the WHT article, the 43 lots will be bordered by Hienaloli
Road and designated as Hienaloli 3"'on the map. The parcel makai of
Hienaloli 3rd and marked as "Subject Parcel" has been approved by the
county for 20 lots on 8.97 acres. The parcel titled Hienaloli 2lld has been
sold as two parcels of 6 and 5 acres. It is proposed that the 6 acre parcel will
be further subdivided into 181ots and the 5 acre parcel will be subdivided
into 201ots. The request for urbanization of Hienaloli 2"`' will undoubtedly
be submitted after the 43 lots have been approved. The parcel makai of the
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5 acre parcel fronting the highway has already received approval for 12 lots.
By incremental rezoning, the developer Dan Bolton and partners have
disguised a total development of 1 i 3 lots as five separate small
developments with no impact to the infra-structure and the environment.
We urge the Planning Department, Planning Commission and the
Department of Public Works to review this request for urbanization in
totality including the lots currently approved plus the additional lots to be
submitted for approval for Hienaloli 2"". By reviewing the total development
being planned, it becomes apparent that the request to urbanize the 43 lots
has great impact to our infrastructure and cnvironmcnt; thcrcforc, it must be
thoughtfully and thoroughly evaluated.
Your consideration of our concerns is appreciated.
S~cerely
Flee ~J
Charles W. ming nd Maureen Lu
75-310 W. Kakalina Place
Kailua Kona, Hi 96740
CC: Bruce C. Mc Clure, Director
Department of Public Works
'J. Curtis'1'yler 111, Councilperson
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