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Home My WebLink AboutREP PC 013 04/05/2005 2004-2006 REPORT OF THE COMMIT'TF,F. ON PLANNING DA~ff:: April 5, 200> Re: Comm. No. 172Bi11 No. 60 PI.ACI~.: Council Chambers I~IMI:: 1:30 p.m. Chair and Mymbcn Hawaii Counl~ Council I lilo. I lawai'i 967211 Your Commiuye on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 172 and Bill No. 60. Uansmiued by Mayor I tiny Kim, dated March 15, 2005, regarding a Change of "Lone request by Kimi Cook and Robert Walls at Kahua I North K.ohala, Hawaii, TMK: 5-9-6:5 (7.74 acres), reports as fn0ows: Hill No. 60 scc6s to amend Section 25-A-7, An isle 8. Chapter 25 (7,oning Code), I lawai'i County Code h} changing the district classitica~ion ofappro:cimatdy 7.74 acres of land from Agricultural-5 acres (~-Sal to Pamih Agricuhural-3 acres (PA-3a). Communication No. 172 reports that the Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by the I lawai'i Counts Charter, Article VI, Chapter 4. Section 604.3(0), considered the above rcyuest on Lebrun?} I K. 2005. At this meeting. the Commission concurred with the Planning Director's favorahle recommendation I~xappruval of~his matter. Communication No. 172. in summary. reports the Planning Uirector's reconunendalionsind tindings as follows: I. l~hy applicants arc requesting a Change of7one to change the district classification from ,lgricuhural S-acre (A-Sa) to Family Agricultural 3 acre (PA-3a) for 7Jd acres of land. • l~hc properly is loca~cd along the north side of Ala Kahua Drive, approximately 2,000 feet Irom the Ala Kahua Drive-Akoni Pule I-lighway (Highway 270) intersection, Kohala Ilslatcs Suhdivision. Map Gxhihit "A" fiulher delineates the parcel. • the applicants plan to suhdivide the properly into two lots of approximately 3.7+ acres each. l-his would allow the applicams M retain one parcel and sell the other parceh which includes the existing singly-family dwcllin~[. Exhibit A is the application for the change ofzonc. • Access to the Iwo lots would he fr.nn Ala Kahua Drive, which is a paved two-lane privity road with a 2^_-tiw~ pavemem width within an 80-foot right-of-way. • Water is provided from a privity water company, Kohala Ranch Water Company (KRWC). In n IyOCr ki the applicants. KR WC has confirmed that there arc two commitments of water availahlc fix the uibdivision. Wastewater w ill he disposed of Through a septic tank a' cesspool system. • All other essential utilities are availahlc to the property. Soils within the properly and surrounding areas arc classified as "I~:" or "Very Poor" (or agricultural productivity by the Land `itudy Hureau. 1 he property is unclassified by the Agricultural Lands of Impor~ancy to die Stale of I lawai'i (ALISH) System. Approval of the Change of Lone request conibrms to the General Plan Land Use F.lemcm to designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix in keeping with the sociah cultural and PC KLPOR'h NU. 13 plpsical enoironmenls ofthc County. 'The requested change also conlbrms to the band Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Ndap designation of Fstensive Agricultural. 'fhe applicants' reyucst will not diminish the agricultural uses on the property and will remain consistent with the General Plan's designation fix this area. Surrounding parcels arc zoned A-3a. d. The Federal Fmergenc} Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the properth as 7onc "X". an area determined to he outside of the 500-year flood plain. I'hc Change of Zonc reyucst conforms to the North Kohala Community Development Plan (CDP), which rcconunends in the Agricultural element to "encourage more intensive use of North Kohala's agricultural resources through the subdivision of selected agricultural lands into smaller and more manageable parcels." l~hc Land Use Concept Guide Map of the North Kohala CDP designates this area for Small Scale Agricultural (PUD). "I'he proposed FA-3a zoning would be contia numcc ilh the North Kohala's CDP land use strategy planned tier this area. G. I he proposed request will not have a significant adverse impact to traditional and customary I lawaiian rights nor will it have an impact o? historic, cultural, archaeological features, or endangered species or fauna on the parcel. An Archaeological Assessment Survey conducted h}' Paul I I. Roacndahh Ph. D, of PHRI found "no archaeological remains of any hind were identified during the licld inspection." 7. Approsal of the Change of%one is not violative ofChapler 205A. Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal %one Management ,1rea. 8. I he Planning Direcloi`s tavorahle recommendation contains 14 standard conditions, which the Council finds arc (I) nccessarc to prevent circumstances which may be adverse to the public hrlhh. safety and welfare or (2) reasonably conceived to fulfill needs directly emanating fi~om the land use proposed w id) respect to: (A) Protection of the public from the potentially deleterious effects of the proposed use, or (R) Puliillment of the need for public service demands created by the proposed use. Today. Your C(Hm111000 agreed That one additional lot in this area would not create a negative impact on the infrastructure of the area, and approval would not he inconsistent with the lot size in the surrounding arra. Your Conunittec on Planning is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 60, and recommends it pass lust rcadim,. RespecU~ully submitted. ~~rs wms ~x~r r:X -~~1~GEON L NNING ARAR:IR1 X HIGH X ~ \ _ IIOLS('lll~ll X noH~r~nlnNV x ~ NN, ' 3A1 16M; U:1 X I~nel.l, x GF~~:r;^~~, Incol;so~ x ANGEL K.~ GO, CO-CE IAI~t ~ Nu.,u:o X PC I ORT NO. 13 y s:1r~,1Rlh X ADOPTED:_~P~_~~~_-