HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 029 07/06/2005 2004-2006 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DA'LE': July 6, 2005 Re: Comm. No. 308/Bill No. 1 13
PLACE: Council Chambers
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
I lawai'i County Council
I lilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 308 and Bill No. 113, transmitted by Mayor
Harry Kim, dated June 8, 2005, regarding a State Land Use Boundary Amendment application by Tooman Family Trust;
Marc R. Rice Revocable Living Trust; Patricia P. Rice Revocable Living Trust, at Ouli, South Kohala, Hawaii,
TMK: 6-2-9:26 reports as follows:
Bill No. 1 13 Becks to amend the State Land Usc District Boundaries Map for the County of Hawai' i, by changing the
District Classification for approximately 5312 acres of land from the Agricultural District to Rural District.
Communication No. 308 reports the Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by Chapter 4, Section 6-4.3(C),
Hawaii County Charter, considered the above request and accompanying Bill No. 114 on May 20, 2005. The Commission
concurred with the Planning Director's favorable recommendation on this matter. Communication No. 308, in synopsis,
reports the Planning Director's findings and recommendations as the following:
I . The applicants are the owner of the property. "fhe applicants are requesting a State Land Use Boundary
Amendment for 5.312 acres from the Agricultural District to the Rural District.
2. The subject property is located along the south side of Kawaihae Road with access from Kanehoa Street, Kanehoa
1?states Subdivision, Ouli, South Kohala. I Iawai'i.
3. "fhe applicants are also requesting a concurrent Change of Zone (Bill 114) from the Agricultural 5-acre (A-Sa) to
the Residential and Agricultural 2-acre (RA-2a) zoned district.
4. The applicants are requesting the State Land Use Boundary Amendment and the Change ofL,one so that they may
further subdivide the property into two residential/agricultural lots.
5. The subject property was pa~K of the original 27-lot Kanehoa I?states Subdivision that was created in 1985.
6. The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural District to the Rural District will not be
violative of Section 205-2. Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use
Commission Rules, Rule 13 of the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedures, the Hawaii County
General Plan and the Hawai` i State Plan based on the following:
• According to the I lawai'i Land Use Commission Rules, the following three standards shall apply when
determining an area for the Rural district boundaries:
I . Areas consisting of small farms; provided that the areas aced not be included in this district if their
inclusion will alter the general characteristics of the areas;
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2. Activities or uses as characterized by low-density residential lots of not less then one-half acre and a
density of not more than one single-family dwelling, per one-half acre in areas where "city-like"
concentration of people, structures, streets, and urban level of services are absent, and where small
farms are intermixed with the low-density residential lots; and
3. Generally, parcels of land not more than five acres; provided it may include other parcels of land which
are surrounded by, or contiguous to this district, are not suited to low-density residential uses for small
farm or agricultural uses.
• "fhe request conforms to both the Land Use Commission Rules and the Hawaii State Plan. Land Use
Commission Rules encourage compatible and low-density residential uses with a minimum lot size of one-half
acre, except as provided by County ordinance pursuant to Section 46-4(c), Hawai`i Revised Statutes.
• The action also complements the Land Usc and Housing elements of the General Plan by providing additional
rural and residential-agricultural housing opportunities in designated areas.
• "fhe Rural classification is not expected to have a significant adverse impact on agriculture activities, to
traditional, customary Hawaiian rights or resources, nor is it adjacent to the shoreline.
Your Committee concurs with the Planning Commission and the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for
approval of the State Land Use Qoundary Amendment.
Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose of Bill No. 1 13 and recommends it pass tirst reading.
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Hues Nor;s n,~r: r:x Respectfully submitted,
ARAKAKI X -
Ii1GA X COMMI'1'T'P:E ON PLANNING
11OFFMANN
HOLSCHUH X
IsBEEL X Pete Hoffmann, Co-C ' _ ~ -
.IACOBSON
SA FARIK J
K. Angel Vilago, o-Chair lll~//
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