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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PC 05/31/1995 1994-1996 ~1rh SESSION AGENDA COM(vITTEE ON PLANNING Keola Childs, Chairman Jim Rath, Vice Chairman - James Y. Arakaki Keiko Bonk-Abramson Brian J. De Lima Takashi Domingo _ John Ray _ Elroy Osorio , Ex-Officio Member r_ DATE: May 31, 1995 (Wegnesday) ' PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 398: APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF APPEALS - H PETER L'ORANGE AND B JEAN RIVERA From Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro, dated May 9, 1995, submitting for confirmation the following appointments to the Board of Appeals: Mr. H. Peter L'Orange, a Republican from Kona, to replace Joan M. Channon of Kohala, whose term will ezpire on May 31, 1995. Mr. L'Orange has been the President of the Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference since 1977. Mrs. B. Jean Rivera, a Democrat from Puna, to replace Diane N. Gentry of Puna, whose term will ezpire on May 31, 1995. Mrs. Rivera is presently retired and was formerly employed by the State of Hawaii as the Scoreboard Supervisor at the Aloha Stadium. If approved, both will serve terms to end December 31, 1999. PC-11 Paqe 2 May 31, 1995 Comm. 369: ORDINANCE BILL AMENDING SECTION 25-87 (NORTH KONA ZONE (Bill 84) MAP), ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL (A-3a) TO AGRICULTURAL (A-la) AT KALOKO, NORTH KONA (APPROXIMATELY 6.409 ACRES) TMK: 7-3-08: 106 & 107 (APPROXIMATELY 6.409 ACRES) APPLICANT: WALLACE K. TIRRELL AND HENRY K. BOSHARD From Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro, dated April 17, 1995. transmitting a letter and the above bill from Planning Commission Chairman Wilton K. Wong. Informs the Planning Director transmitted an unfavorable recommendation, however, the Commission voted to forward a favorable recommendation to the Council. Comm. 399: ORDINANCE BILL AMENDING SECTION 25-114 (CITY OF HILO (Bill 92) ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL (A-l0a) TO AGRICULTURAL (A-la) AT WAIAKEA, SOUTH HILO TAX MAP KEY 2-4-76:34 (APPROXIMATELY 24 ACRES) APPLICANT• AFK SUBDIVISION PARTNERS From Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro, dated May 10, 1995, transmitting a letter and the above bill from Planning Commission Chairman Wilton K. Wong. Comm. 400: ORDINANCE BILL AMENDING SECTION 25-103 (PUNA DISTRICT (Bill 93) ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL (A-20a) TO AGRICULTURAL (A-la) AT KEAAU, PUNA (APP. 44.341 ACRES) APPLICANT• ZANE DEVELOPMENT GROUP INC From Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro, dated May 10, 1995, transmitting a letter and the above bill from Planning Commission Chairman Wilton K. Wong. Comm. 408: PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED ORDINANCE BILL AMENDING (Bill 94) SECTION 25-114 (CITY OF HILO ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, BY DELETING A PORTION OF THE PROPOSED WAILOA RIGHT-OF-WAY COLLECTOR STREET BETWEEN KINOOLE STREET AND KILAUEA AVENUE, WAIAKEA, SOUTH HILO TMK: 2-2-19:2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 44, 61, 62, 63, 76, 79, Al AN9 82 AND 2-2-20.16 From Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro, dated May 17, 1995, transmitting a letter and the above bill from Planning Commission Chairman Wilton K. Wong. PC-11 Page 3 May 31, 1995 Comm. 415: ORDINANCE BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE (Bill 96) HAWAII COUNTY CODE, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND THE INTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT From PC Chair Keola Childs, dated May 22, 1995, transmitting the above bill. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Comm. 1292: ORDINANCE BILL AMENDING SECTION 25-103 (PUNA DISTRICT (Bill 306) ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE (1994) HAWAII COUNTY CODE, BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL (A-20a) TO AGRICULTURAL (A-5a) AT KEAAU, PUNA APPLICANTS: HOWARD AND HARRIET DECOSTA & HOWARD DECOSTA, JR. TMK: 1-7-17:132 (APPROXIMATELY 15.302 ACRES) From Planning Commission Chairman Donald L. Manalili, dated September 1, 1994, transmitting the above bill. informs that the Planning Director recommended denial of the application; however, the Planning Commission voted to recommend favorable consideration of the rezoning to the Council based on the listed reasons. (PC - Defer, for Planning Director to submit summary of responses from people surrounding property - 9/20/94) Comm. 1331: From Planning Director Virginia Goldstein, dated (1994) September 21, 1994, transmitting, as requested, transcripts of the public hearing conducted by the Planning Commission regarding the change of zone request by Howard and Harriet DeCosta and Howard DeCosta, Jr. States the Planning Commission did not receive any written objections to the change of zone request. Comm. 350: From Planning Director Virginia Goldstein, dated April 11, 1995, responding to the Planning Committee's September 20, 1994, motion requesting a summary of the kind of responses received on the rezoning application (Bill 306). PC-11 Page 4 May 31, 1995 Comm. 349: ORDINANCE BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 23 AND CHAPTER 25 OF (Bill 82) THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE TO ALLOW THE CREATION OF FARM EASEMENTS From Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro, dated March 5, 1995, transmitting a bill revising Bill 106, Draft 4, which was intended to provide for affordable land for agricultural uses only without the infrastructure requirements of the Subdivision Code and made available through leasehold farm lots. The attached bill proposes to make these lands available through farm easements. Comm. 16.04: ORDINANCE BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE (Bill 683) HAWAII COUNTY CODE, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ONE-ACRE (Draft 2) PARCELS IN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS BY INCREASING THE (1993) MINIMUM BUILDING SITE AREA IN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS TO THREE ACRES From Planning Commission Chairman Donald L. Manalili, dated February 23, 1993, transmitting a bill (Draft 2 of Bill No. 683) to amend Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, as amended, relating to one-acre parcels in the Agricultural District. Encloses for information copy of the record including all correspondences, testimony, background, recommendations and copies of the Commission's minutes or hearing transcripts. Comm. 406: From Councilmember Takashi Domingo, dated May 3, 1995, requesting that Bill 683, Draft 2, be scheduled again by the Planning Committee and requests its favorable consideration. States recently the State Land Use Commission ruled that a dwelling situated on lands within the State Agricultural Land Use District must be a farm dwelling related to an agricultural activity and that it would be difficult for most of these one-acre lots to comply to this ruling. PC-11 Page 5 May 31, 1995 Comm. 16.05: ORDINANCE BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE (Bill 172) HAWAII COUNTY CODE, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL AND AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, THE INTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND A NEW AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT From PC Chairman Takashi Domingo, dated November 17, 1993, transmitting a bill to replace Bill No. 683 relating to agricultural one-acre lots. States Bill No. 683 did not address many other concerns which have been brought to his attention; therefore, concluded that all three of the County's agricultural districts should be amended, which is reflected in the proposed bill. Comm. 368.01: LETTER FROM BIG ISLAND FARM BUREAU REGARDING AGRICULTURAL LANDS Copy of letter to Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro, from Diane Ley, Administrative Assistant, Big Island Farm Bureau, dated April 14, 1995, requesting an update of progress in developing a system to identify and map important agricultural lands on the Island of Hawaii. Also, that she would like to know the Administration's policy with respect to development proposals which will impact our important and unique agricultural lands. Comm. 352: STATE LAND DISPOSITION - REQUEST TO LEASE PARCEL BY H_AWAI'I RACING ASSOCIATION - PUUWAAWAA, NORTH KONA From Glenn Y. Taguchi, Hawaii District Land Agent, State Department of Land and Natural Resources, dated April 12, 1995, regarding Hawaii Racing Association's request to lease 660f acres located at Puuwaawaa, North Kona (TMK: 3rd/7-1-02:01 (por.) for a raceway facility. The parcel is LUC-zoned Conservation and County-zoned Open. Comm. 352.01: Copy of letter to Glenn Taguchi, Hawaii District Land Agent, State Department of Land and Natural Resources, from Noelani Whittington, Executive Director, Kohala Coast Resort Association, dated May 3, 1995, requesting response to questions regarding Hawaii Racing Association's plans to build a racetrack adjacent to the Pu'uanahulu landfill in West Hawaii. NEW BUSINESS/STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC/ADJOURNMENT (Anyone having a mobility, visual or hearing impairment which might require special assistance in attending this meeting is asked to call 961-8245 by May 26, 1995). (Copies of this agenda and all communications are posted and filed at the County Clerk's Office in Hilo and the Office of the Mayor, 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.)