HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE PC 11/06/2007 2006-2008 K. Angel Pilago Brenda Ford, Member
Chair ~ Stacy K. Higa, Member
' ° Pete Hoffmann, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Dominic Yagong Bob Jacobson, Member
Vice Chair •4i~ Emily I. Naeole, Member
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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
20th Session
DATE: November 6, 2007 (Tuesday)
PLACE: Councilroom
Ben Franklin Building
333 Kilauea Avenue, 2"d Floor
Hilo, Hawaii ,
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
REFERRALS
Comm. 695: FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ENVISION DOWNTOWN HILO 2025: A
COMMUNITY-BASED VISION AND LIVING ACTION PLAN
From Paul Nash, Chairperson, Envision Downtown Hilo 2025 Vision Keepers, dated
September 20, 2007, transmitting the above report and Planning Commission's transcript and
requesting time for a brief presentation.
Comm. 741: DISCUSSION ON THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S POLICY CHANGES FOR
REQUIRING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (HRS 343-51
From Councilmember Brenda Ford, dated October 12, 2007, requesting discussion on the
above topic in view of the State Supreme Court's decision in The Sierra Club vs.
The Department of Transportation of the State of Hawai `i.
Serving the Interests ojthe People of our /stand
Hawaii County es an Egua! Opportunity Provider and Employer
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Comm. 743: UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH KOHALA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS (CDP)
From Planning Director Chris Yuen, dated October 18, 2007, to update the Planning
Committee on the current status and expected outcomes
of the North and South Kohala CDPs.
Comm. 753: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 94-98 WHICH RECLASSIFIED
(Bill 191) LANDS FROM AGRICULTURAL - 1 ACRE (A-la) AND OPEN (O) TO SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - 15,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-15) AT KEAUHOU, KA`U,
HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY 9-9-006:PORTION 008 (to grant a five year
extension to Condition B, Final Subdivision approval)
(Applicant: Volcano Fairways Development Corporation) (Area: Approx. 16.78 acres)
From Mayor Harry Kim, dated October 17, 2007, transmitting the above bill and the
Planning Commission's letter and enclosures.
Comm. 759: RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS AND
(Res. 386-07) OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS NOT TO NEGOTIATE ANY COMMERCIAL LEASES
FOR BIG BOX STORES OR OTHER SUPER STORES IN SOUTH HILO UNTIL THERE
IS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE BETWEEN HILO AND PUNA
From Councilmember Emily Naeole, dated October 23, 2007, transmitting the above
resolution.
Comm. 770: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ZONING CODE, HAWAII COUNTY
(Bill 198) CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENTS (mirrors Planning Director Initiated Bill 165, which would permit
superstores only within a newly established "Superstore District"1
From Councilmember Emily Naeole, dated October 25, 2007, transmitting the above bill.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Comm. 701: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STATE LAND USE BOUNDARIES MAPS FOR
(Bill 183) THE COUNTY OF HAWAII BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION
FROM THE AGRICULTURAL TO THE URBAN DISTRICT AT PUUKAPU, SOUTH
KOHALA, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY 6-7-002:020
(Applicant: North Hawaii Community Hospital) (Area: 3.068 acres); and
(Bill 184) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-8-ll (LALAMILO-PUUKAPU ZONE
MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION
FROM AGRICULTURAL 40-ACRES (A-40a) AND LIMITED INDUSTRIAL 20,000
SQUARE FEET (ML-20) TO VILLAGE COMMERCIAL - 7,500 SQUARE FEET
(CV-7.5) AT WAIKOLOA, WAIMEA, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY
6-7-002:020 AND PORTION 051 (Applicant: North Hawaii Community Hospital)
(Area Parcel-1 0 947 acres and Parcel-2 3.137 acres)
From Mayor Harry Kim, dated September 24, 2007, transmitting the above bills and the
Planning Commission letter and enclosures.
Postponed October 16, 2007
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ADJOURNMENT
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for this meeting should ca11961-8245 by November 1, 2007. Persons using TDDs may ca11961-8521.
Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page
at httn://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas and actions.htm, at the County Clerk's Office, 333 Kilauea
Avenue, Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; the Kona
Council Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona; and the Waimea
Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5, Waimea, Hawaii. For
further information, please call 961-8245.
VideoconferencinQ is available at the following locations:
• Kona Council Office at the Kailua Trade Center; and
• Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center.
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is
disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
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Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fifteen (15) copies for distribution.
Testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo,
Hawaii, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimonv(a~co.hawaii.hi.us.
Please submit separate testimony for each item. For testimony received via e-mail or fax, copies will be
distributed at the meeting when transmitted in a timely manner. All oral and written testimony will be
made a part of the public record.
Viewing of Meeting on Government Access Television -Channel 52:
Human Services & Economic Development, Finance and Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations
Committee meetings -Tuesdays, November 13 and 20, 2007, at 8:30 p.m.; Environmental Management
and Planning Committee meetings -Thursdays, November 15 and 22, 2007, at 8:30 p.m.; and all five
Committee meetings -Sunday, November 25, 2007, at 10:30 a.m.