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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: April 18, 2006 Re: Comm. No. 690Bi11 No. 226 PLACE: Council Chambers TIME: 1:00 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 226, reports as follows: BiII No. 226, transmitted via Communication No. 690 from Mayor Hany Kim, dated February 6, 2006, presents a State Land Use Boundary Amendment by LAVA KUAKINI, LLC, at Kahului ls', North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-5-17: portions of 2 & 5. Bill No. 226 seeks to amend the State Land Use Boundaries Maps for the County of Hawaii, by changing the District Classification for 14 acres of land from the Agricultural to the Urban District. Communication No. 690 reports that the Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by Chapter 4, Sec. 6-4.3(C), Hawaii County Charter, considered the above request on January 20, 2006. The Commission concurred with the Planning Director's reasons for a favorable recommendation for approval of this matter. Communication No. 690 transmits the following findings and recommendations: 1. The subject property is located along the northeast side of Kuakini Highway, adjacent to and south of the Kona Hillcrest Subdivision, at Kahului 1 s', North Kona, Hawaii and is in close proximity to several residential neighborhoods. To the north is the 101-lot Kona Hillcrest Subdivision, to the Southeast, the recently approved Suffolk Investment and Puaa Development projects, and south of the project area across Kuakini Highway, is the Kona Sea Villas Condominiums and Kahakai Estates further south. To the west of the project area across Kuakini Highway are two condominium projects, the Kona Hawaiian Village and the Kona Sea Ridge. 2. The applicants are also requesting a Change of Zone (Bi11227), changing the District Classification from an Agricultural 5-acre (A-Sa) to a Multiple Family Residential - 2,500 square foot (RM-2.5) zoned district. 3. The applicant is proposing to develop a 212-unit housing project that will help address the housing needs of the community. 4. The reclassification to the Urban District would be consistent with the goals and policies of the Land Use and Housing Elements of the Hawaii County General Plan. It would create a mix of residential housing opportunities, maintain a housing supply that would allow a variety of choices for residents and provide needed affordable housing for the North Kona district. 5. The Urban District request conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map, which designates the project area for Urban Expansion and Medium Density Urban and is consistent with the urban form depicted on the LUPAG Map for this area of North Kona. 6. The project area includes lands with no severe geological or topographical problems that cannot be properly rectified and is located within Zone X, an area outside of the 500-year flood plain. A small PC REPORT NO. 65