HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 030 04/01/2003 2002-2004REPORT OF TI IE:
COMMIT"I~EF.ON PLANNING
DATE: April 1, 2003 RE: C-UOBiII NoJS
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 2:09 p.m.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, llawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 75 transmitted,jointly with Bill
No. 76 by Mayor Harry Kim per Communication No. 170, dated March 3, 2003, regarding the
State Land Use Boundary amendment request by Theodore T. and Susan T. Herhold, at Ouli.
South Kohala, Hawaii TMK: 6-3-1 1: 12. reports as follows:
Bill No. 75 amends the State Land use Boundaries Map. H-25, by changing the district
classitication for approximately 6.521 S acres of land fmm an Agricultural to a Rural zoned
district.
The rectangular-shaped subject property, owned in lee by the applicants and Howard Rodgers, is
located in the Anekona Estates Subdivision bordered by Kawaihae Road and Kanehoa Street. "I he
property was previously used for cattle grazing, and although there are two existing 48 square foot
greenhouses on the subject parcel, the property is no longer used for agricultural activities.
fhe applicants propose to subdivide the property into two lots, 2.4403 acres and 4.0812 acres in
size. Howard Rodgers lives in the existing dwelling on the proposed 2.4403 lot which fronts
Kanehoa Street. The applicant will be constructing a home on the other proposed lot once all
governmental approvals arc secured.
The LUPAG map designation is Extensive Agricultural, which allows uses for pasiwage and range
lands. In 1967, with the adoption of the Toning Code, the property and surrounding areas were
zoned Unplanned, where no suflicient studies were conducted to adopt specific district
classitication. When the 7_oning Code was adopted in 1996_ all Unplanned zoned districts were
reclassified to Agricultural 5 acres. Under the proposed State Land Use Rural District and RA-2a
zoning, ohana dwellings arc permissible, however, the applicants have stated in their applications
that the restrictive covenants will prohibit ohana dwellings to preserve the residential-agricultural
ambience of the area.
The property is not located within the Special Management Area, as it lies approximately 6 miles
from the nearest coastline.
Surrounding lands arc located within the States Agricultural and Rural districts and the County~s
A-Sa and RA-2a zoned districts. In addition to the above, the ten-lot Kamuela Plantations
Subdivision lies immediately east of Anekona Estates Subdivision; the Kanehoa Subdivision lies
to the east of Anekona Subdivision: and the 26-tut Waimea Landmark Fstates Subdivision lies
northward across Kawaihae Road. These subdivisions include mixed residential uses, vacant
lands and very few residential/agricultural uses. The 33-unitOuli Ekahi afR>rdable rental housing
Communication 170
Bill 75
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project and the 40-lot Ouli Mutual Self I lelp Housing subdivision are located to the west of
Anekona Estates Subdivision. The Hale Wailani Subdivision, located west of Anekona Estates
and adjacent to the housing projects is currently zoned A-la and the developer proposes a 49-lot
subdivision consisting of lots with a minimum size of two acres.
'The property is located within Zone X_ an area determined to be outside the 500-year Flood plain.
Access to the subject property will be from the Kawaihae Road via Anekona Street and Kanehoa
Street. Kanehoa Street is a connector road, which leads into Anekona Estates Subdivision and
runs parallel to Kawaihae Road. Both streets have rights-of-way width of 50 teet evith a 20-foot
wide agricultural standard asphalt pavement with grass/gravel shoulders. Direct access to the
property is from Kanehoa Street.
Your Committee did not entertain further discussion on this measure.
Your Committee concurs with the Planning Commission and the Planning Director lilt
recommending a favorable consideration for the State Land Use Boundary Amendment request.
which will result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further benefit the public.
Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose oFBill No. 75, and
recommends it pass first reading.
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L I?IIIII{AD-fODU h
CYLI?IZ X
ARAKA61 X X
CI IUNG X
HLARIONOPP a
HOLSCHUII X
.IACORSON X
RI'YNOI,DS X
SAPARIK X
Respectfully submitted
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
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