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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: June 14, 2005 Re: Comm. No. 106/Bill No. 30 PLACE: Council Chambers TIME: 1:10 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 30, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated February 8, 2005, regarding a Change of Zone request application by Suffolk Investment, LLC, at Puapua`aiki I" and Puapua`anui I", North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-5-17:19, reports as follows: Bill No. 30 seeks to amend Section 25-8-3 (North Kona 7,one Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the District Classification for approximately 14.87 acres of land from Agricultural 5 acre (A-Sa) to Multiple Family Residential 2,500 square foot (RM-2.5). Communication No. 106 reports the Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by the Hawaii County Charter, Chapter 4, Section 6-43(C), considered the above request and accompanying Bill No. 29 on January 21, ?005. At this meeting, the Commission's vote to approve the Planning Director's favorable recommendation was recorded as two "ayes" to three "noes". Because there was not five affirmative votes, the vote constitutes a "no action" and, therefore, is recorded as an unfavorable recommendation. Communication No. 106 also transmits the favorable recommendation of the Planning Director; Communication No. 106 reports, in synopsis, the following: I . The applicants are requesting a Change of Zone to change the district classification from Agricultural 5-acre (A-Sa) to Multiple Family Residential-2,500 square foot (RM-2.5) district for 14.87 acres of land. The property is located between Hawaii Belt Road (Highway 1 1) and Kuakini Highway, directly west (makai) of the Pualani Estates Subdivision. 2. 'fhe applicants propose to develop a 250-unit market rental housing project with twenty-four hvo and three story structures, over 300 parking spaces for residents and guests, and a private park approximately .75 to I.0 acre in sire. 3. Access to the proposed site would be from the extension of the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway (]{awai'i Belt Road), which has right-of-wav width that varies from 165 and 225 feet with a pavement width of 24 feet with 10-foot paved shoulders. 4. All essential utilities are or will he made available to the site as part oY'this project. The subject parcel is located less than three miles north of Kealakehe Police Station and there are three fire stations within five miles from the site. The approval of the Change of Lone request from Agricultural (A-5a) to a Multiple Family Residential-2,500 square feet (RM ?.5) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further benefit the public based on the following: • The rezoning action complements the Land Use and Housing Elements goals, objectives, and/or policies articulated in the Hawaii County General Plan, particularly those relating to diversification of economic activities and housing opportunities. • l'he rezoning action conforms to the band Use Element of the Hawaii County General Plan and the LUPAG Map designation for the area. The LUPAG Designation is Urban Expansion Area. PC' REPOR"f NO. ZS