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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0647.001 1996-1998 1 .w o~x?:'.°`I!y~, Virginia Golds'_in Stephen K. Yamashiro yw~' Ovecn,r Mayor ~ Russell Kokubun ~ Depure Direcmr O i~, PLANNING DEPARTII~NT 25 Aupuni Slreeq Room 109 • Hllo, p~7 qy$2 - "I December 19, 1997 8081961.8288 • Fax (808) 9 f- ,iZ "Ze' Ms. Joan E. Coupe 1715 Ihi]oa Place Honolulu, Hawaii 96821 Dear Ms. Coupe: Change of Zone Application (REZ 97-15) Applicant: Kalukalu Properties Request: RS-IS to CV-7.5 Tax Map Key: 8-1-04:052 This is in regards to your letter received on December 5, 1997, providing comments in regards to the above-referenced Change of Zone request. Thank you for taking the time to express your concerns on this application. For your information, the Planning Commission, at its duly held public hearing on December 4, 1997, voted to send a favorable recommendation of the request to the County Council, who is the final decision-making body for change of zone applications. We shall forward your letter to the County Council for their inforrr.a.tion. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Susan Gagorik or Phyllis Fujimoto at 961-8288. Sincerely, VIRGINIA GOLDSTE]N Planning Director SG:cjf \wpwin60\christin\jcoupe. skg Oolan? 1i4,-~~ P!L 2f~. ZN G /ti N Bet. lot rp~ [lEC 1 199 Ref. I~te_ QfC 1 9 1.997' cc w/ltr: Planning Commission 'County Council West Hawaii Office mfr. ~Ylrs. Charles `W. Coupe 17151hilaa Place - 9fonaCulu,7fawaii%d21 - December 3, 1997 Ms. Virgitua Goldstein Planning Director County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street, Rm 109 Hilo, HI 9672() Subject: Change of Zoning Application Single Family Residential (RS- l5) to Village Commercial (CV-7.5) Tax Map Kev: (3) 8-1-04:052 Dear Ms. Goldstein: My name is Joan Coupe and I own a residence and an agricultural property mauka of the subject parcel (TMK 8-1-002:059 & 8-1-002:073). My family has lived on the property for the past sixty-six years. I received a letter from Mr. Gregory Mooers asking for my comments regarding the proposed rezoning of the subject parcel. The letter indicates that this zoning request is being made to allow the properties' existing usage as a meat cutting store to be in compliance with current zoning laws. I have no objection to this request provided that the rezoning be conditioned on limiting the parcel to that specific use. A unilateral agreement or some such agreement should be adopted which runs will[ the land so that no other use is permitted on the subject parcel. The property has been used as a slaughter house and meat market since [he 1940'x. The initial use was carried out as pazt of th:; Greenwell ranch's cattle operation. After the ranch operation ceased to exist the slaughter house and meat market continued to operate under separate ownership. More recently the slaughter house has been tom down. Since this type of use is not compatible with residential areas and is normally restricted to I-2 industrial districts I feel it would not be appropriate to allow this use on the property since it no ]onger is in support of the cattle ranch. While I do not object to the continued use of thix site as a meat market, because it was grand- fathered under present zoning laws, I do not believe that a general commercial use of the property is appropriate. The introduction of general commercial use would be tantamount to "spoC" zoning within a residential and agricultural district. This would not constitute good community planning. While increased market demand may someday move the commercial boundaries of Kealakekua town to include the subject property, that time frame has not yet arrived. Before a general t~ttach:,~ent to Corers. r~47.~1/PC 1 ~J ti . r- Ms. Virginia Goldstein December 3, 1997 Page 2 commercial designation can be granted, serious study must be given to traffic, market, adequacy of infrastructure and general environmental considerations. One additional concern is the effect an up zoning will have on property taxes to the surrounding community. If the property is not given unrestrictive general commercial use then the conditional use of the property should help to maintain lower property values. in closing I ask that the Planning Department carefully consider our request to condition the zoning to the express intent of the zoning request which is to allow the existing use to comply with the current zoning district. If the County does not have the legal means to meet such a requirement then the zoning request should be denied. Thank you for considering my concerns. If you have any yuestions of me or require any additional information I may be reached at (808) 373-3175. Very Truly Yours, J° oan E Coupe '