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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0042.063 2004-2006 Tsukazaki Yeh & Moore R. BEN Tsuxnznxi ATTORNEYS AT LAW rb~@lava.net A Limited Liability Law Company THOMAS L.H. YEH ?y@lavn.net RS W. Lanikaula Street Hilo, Hnwaii 96720-4199 MICHAEL W. MOORE Telephone: (808) 961-0055 FAX (808) 969-1531 mmooreC~lava.net January 10, 2005 r, Chairman Gary Safarik _ County Council Cuunty of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street, Ste. 209 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 L-~ Re: Hawaii County General Plan Update David and Doris Greer Property Puueo, South Hilo, Hawaii TMK Nos. (3) 2-6-08:26-29, 36-39; 2-6-29:14 and 15 Dear Chairman Safarik Enclosed herewith please find copies of letters and exhibits previously sent to the County Council requesting the deletion of proposed Item B-13 of the South Hilo Map-2 which would change the current General Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map designation for portions of the property from "Low Density Urban" to "Important Agriculture". The primary reasons that had been provided for deleting Item B-13 and keeping the Low Density Urban designation have not changed since the request was made. In the past couple months, we have been in further discussions with the Planning Director concerning a potential development ofsingle-family residential lots along with a mix of other lot opportunities, on the subject properties. It is our understanding that the Planning Director would not be opposed to the deletion of Item B-13 in light of the Greers' plan for residential development.. While the land use plan for the property is still being finalized, it is likely that the plan will include residential lots in the area covered by Item B-13. As a result, we respectfully request that at the first reading of Draft 1 of the General Plan scheduled for January 21, 2005, the full Council to delete Item B-13 of the South Hilo Map-2. Representatives of the Greers will be available to provide comment and answer questions should they arise at the meeting. Comm. No. Z • (O3 Ref. To: Ref. Uate JAN Tsukazaki Yeh & Moore ATTORNEYS AT LAW A Limited Liability Law Company Chairman Gary Safarik County Council County of Hawaii January 1Q 2005 Page 2 Should there be any questions in the interim, please do not hesitate to contact either myself (961-0055) or James Leonard of PBR Hawaii (961-3333). Very truly yours, TSUKAZAKI YEH & MOORS By f THOMAS L.H. YEH Encls. cc: Christopher J. Yuen Scott Greer Fred Holschuh Connie Kiriu TLHY\db ~Op~l June 3, 2004 yam r~aurvwu twrv oscnrt .uecwTecru rte ENVIRONMeNTnI STUDIES Honorable Leningrad Elarionoff Planning Committee Chairperson wM. Fw,rvk sRU,or. FASLn Hawaii County Council Ctw/uru+ 25 Aupuni Street TtioMas s. w„-ttN, nsLn Hilo, Hawaii 96720 PEESroErvr tt srwnurvcu+,nsLn SUBJECT: HAWAII COUNTY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ExECVrNEV/CE-P/tcsroEm DA`!ID APiD DORIS GREEK?ROPERTY Russ¢t Y1. Ctturcc, ASr.A PUUEO, SOUTH HILO, HAWAH EYECVIrvf v/cE-PXESfDEM TMK'S: (3) 2-6-08:26-29; 36-39 AND 2-6-29:14 AND 15 Vtrt~rr SwcESUt+t P`~"/"" Dear Councilperson Elarionoff and Members of the Planning Committee: rw~s , ~ F+reKCaHi. ~oO~ Please find enclosed a copy of a letter and exhibits that had been sent to and discussed with the prior Planning Committee Chairperson, Bobby Jean L,eithead-Todd. Although , this was previously submitted we wanted to ensure that it was still part of the record and considered with regazd to your current deliberations on the County General Plan Update. " Please do not hesitate to contact either myself (961-3333) or Mr. Tom Yeh of Tsukazaki, ~y~,~~ ` Yeh and Moore (961-0055) should you have any questions regazding this submittal. >r~ x.- aeu Sincerely, PBR HAWAII a' L~ I' JAMES M. LEONARD, AICP f+; ~ Prnc:pal -1:ilo OfEce Cc: T. Yeh S. Greer C. Kiriu LTR FJarionoff_GreaGP Update 060304 • June 9, 2003 LAND PLANNUVc uNDSCAeE ARCxI3>:.cnme Honorable Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd Planning Committee Chairperson Hawaii County Council WM. FRANK BRANDY. FASLA 25 Aupuni Street CHAIRMAN Hilo, Hawaii 96720 THOMAS WITTEN. ASLA PRES/DENT SUBJECT: HAWAII COUNTY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE R. STAN DurvcnN, ASLA DAVID AND DORIS GREER PROPERTY EXECUTNEV/CE-PRESIDENT PUI,'E®, SOJTd ~O, i1AWAI RUSSELL YJ. CRUNG, ASLA TMK'S: (3) 2-6-08:26-29; 339 ~ 2-6-29:14 AND 15 EXECUTNE V/CE-PRFS/DENf VINCENT SxIOEKONI Deaz Councilperson Lelthead-Todd and Members of the Planning Committee: PRINC/PAL JANUS LEONARD, AICP In follow-up to our prior discussion, we aze submitting this request on behalf of the Greer PRINCIPAL H,LO oPE/~E Family, owners of the subject property, that the County Council not adopt the Planning Director's proposed revision to the County General Plan LUPAG Map affecting the GRArtr MuanxAMl, AICP subject property. The Director's proposed revision, delineated aS Item B-13 of South SENIOR ASSOCIATE Hilo Map-2, would change the current General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Tom ScxNEU, AICP (LUPAG) map designation over portions of the property from the existing "Low Density AssoclATE Urban" designation to a newly proposed "Important Agriculture" designation. A copy of RAYMONDT. RIGA, ASLA the Director's proposed changes to the County General Plan, LUPAG Map is enclosed Asses'A,E for your reference as Exhibit 1. KEVIN N1sxlxnwA, ASLA AssoclATE While the Greer Family has planted portions of the property in the azea south of Amauulu Road in fruit orohazds and aze committed to continuing their efforts in that regard, they recognize that some level of urban development on the property maybe appropriate and desirable given the property's proximity to existing urban areas of Hilo and the relative H~,,,,,,,~E availability of infrastmcture in the area. The reasons presented by the Planning Director 10°' B1S1OP$1R~' for Chan ' the current Low Der_sity Urban desi AsaTOwP14,;urtE6s0 8mg - gnation are that the lands 111 this azea are xoNOLULU, H„wN'196eI3-3<en considered to be "Important Agricultural Land," and that there aze ample lands in the ru : (eoa) sz1-6631 FAR:(soa)sz3-(aoz immediate vicinity for future residential uses. We would challenge these assumptions in E-MALL: sysadmio®pbWwau.cwn that, 1) the suitability of an area for agricultural use needs to be balanced with the area's appropriateness for urban development given its relation to surrounding uses and aaoomcE available infrastructure, and 2) with the current rise in home prices, there is considered to B~ u ~ ~ 3IO be a shortage of residential lots in the Hilo area and a corresponding need to designate xao. HAwr,~•, 96rzo4z6z a ro ri gi p TFL: (808)961-3333 PP Pate locations for the to 'cal ex ansion of the Hilo urban area. FAx: (808)9614989 E-euLL: pbrhilo®lavaoet Although the planning for the Greer property is in the preliminary stage, one option being considered, as shown in the attached Conceptual Land Use Plan (Exhibit 2), is the WAO'°KOO""E develo m y g y P z1z3 KAOxu sTR~ p ent of an elderl housin or multi-famil residential corn lex in the lower wALLUK°• ""wA,'' 96'93-zzoa portion of the property, mauka of Clem Akina Park; and single family residential use in m : (soR) zaz-zaTe FAx: (aos) zaz-z9oz the azea extending mauka of the planned the elderly housing (multi-family) development, EMALL: pbnnaui®lavaon Honorable Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd SUBJECT: HAWAII COUNTY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE; DAVID AND DORIS GREER PROPERTY; PUUEO, SOUTH HILO, HAWAII; TMK'S: (3) 2-6-08:26-29; 36-39 AND 2-6- 29:14 AND 15 June 9, 2003 Page 2 up to and including the azea of the prior Amauulu Camp that is currently designated as part of the State Land Use Urban District. In this concept, much of the remaining area not committed to orchazd use would be developed as a ]ow-density agricultural-residential subdivision with lots of one to five acres in sine. We note that the existing General Plan LUPAG Map indicates "Medium Density Urban" use for an azea that includes the lower portions of the property, which would be consistent with the potential elderly housing (multi-family) use in this azea. While the County General Plan LUPAG Map is intended to indicate the general location of various uses in relation to each other, if appropriate, we request that the current Medium Density Urban designation be expanded in the mauka direction to more accurately reflect the potential multi-family use for this portion of the property, as reflected in the attached Exhibit 3. In summary, we are requesting that the County Council make no change to the existing Low Density Urban designation for this property, as reflected on the current County General Plan LUPAG Map and, if appropriate, expand the existing Medium Density Urban designation at the lower portions of the property, as reflected in the attached Exhibit 3. We appreciate your consideration of this matter. Should you have any questions or require further information regazding this request, please contact either myself (Phone: 961-3333) or Mr. Thomas L. H. Yeh ofTsukazaki, Yeh and Moore (Phone: 961-00550). Sincerely, PBR AWAI~ JAMES M. LEONARD, AICP Principal/Managing Director -Hilo Office Cc: Tom Yeh, Tsukazaki Yeh and Moore Tom Witten, PBR Hawaii Scott Greer David/Doris Greer Chris Yuen, Planning Director LTR 614it6adTodd_GfeeGP Update _ EXHIBIT 1 i' m N ~ o T - w m ~.a. nj c a ~ ~ m m c o o ~ p p ~ J ~ O l~ 7 J ~ C t~ N ~ y A C C 2 r L a N ~ LT J ~ m ~ Q N~ d ~ N > ~N v J VJ n E m ~ a. 4' _ ~ L O r ~ m° n o > o t m s m Q p C~ -l C ~ P N~ C. Y? 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