HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 066 12/02/2003 2002-2004RF,PORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: December 2, 2003 RE: Comm. No. 415/Bill No. 184
PLACF,: Councilroom
TIME: 2:25p.m.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo. Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 415 and Bill No. 184,
transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated November 6, 2003, regarding a change of zone request
by State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, at Waiakea, South Hilo,
Hawaii. TMK: 2-2-37:41 reports as follows:
Bill No. 184 seeks to amend Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25
(Zoning Code) of the Ilawai'i County Code, by chmiging the District Classification from Single
Family Residential (RS-10) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed (MCX-20) at Waiakea, South Hilo.
for 2.847-acres of land located at the southwest corner of Kanoelehua Avenue and Kekuanaoa
Avenue. Waiakea. South Flilo, Hawaii.
Communication No. 415 reports the Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by the
I lawaii County Charter. Chapter 4, Section 6-4.3(C), voted to recommend to approve the above
application on October 17, 2003. Communication No. 415 also transmits the findings and
recommendation of the Planning Director. In synopsis, the Planning Director reports the
following:
~fhe applicant is requesting a change of zone for 2.847-acres from Single Family
Residential (RS-10) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed (MCX-20) District, at Waiakea,
South Hilo. Hawaii. The proposed objective is to provide long-term leases of the site for
diversiticd business and employment opportunities. Specitic uses shall be determined by
public auction as required by Hawaii Revised Statute 171-13.
2. 'The subject property has remained vacant since 1978. Over this period the applicant.
State of llawaii -Department of Land and Natural Resources, have received numerous
requests to utilize the property.
3. Near the subject parcel are properties currently coned lndustrial (MI. ?0) and Singlc-
Family Residential (RS-10).
4. The Director, with Specitic conditions, recommends favorable approval to the Change of
Zone request from Single Family Residential (RS-101 to Industrial-Commercial Mixed
(MCX-20) District, based on the 1iillowing findings
"I~he request is consistent witL the intent and purpose of the f{conomics and Land Use
elements of the General Plan and is in accordance with the Hawaii County Toning
Code, Chapter 25.
^ 'fhe MCX rezoning will conform to the Land Use Pattern nlhcation Guide
Communication 415
Bill 184
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(LUPAG) Map, as the property is designated as Industrial.
• The proposed change of zone will complement and accurately retlect economic
activities currently underway in the area.
Requisites of the Director"s favorable recommendation are approximately 12 approval
conditions, which mandate landscaping, project access routes and minimum set back
requirements.
At today's meeting, Planning Director Chris Yuen and Rodney Haraga of the Department
Transportation, Highways Division and Brian Nishimura, Planning Consultant, provided this
committee with background information about the origins and purpose of Bill No. 184. Mr.
Haraga, at the request of members of this Committee, explained the process in which the lease
will be awarded and the use of the parcel determined.
Your Committee concurs with the Planning Commission and the Planning Director's favorable
recommendation for approval of the Change of Request.
Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose of Bill No. 184 and
recommends it pass first reading.
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AYES NOES A & F, EX
ARAKAKI X
CHUNG X
ELARIONOFF X
HOLSCHUH X
,IACOBSON X
REYNOLDS X
SAFARIK X
TULANG X
TYLER X
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PC REPORT NO. 66
ADOPTED: DEL ~ 203