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COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: January 6, 2004 RF,: Comm. No. 435/Bill No. 195
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 2:07 p.m.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Itilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 435 and Bill No. 195.
transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated December 3, 2003, regarding a Change of lone request by
Andrew J. Frogley, at Ouli, South Kona, TMK: 6-2-I 1:34 (5.0012-acres) reports as follows:
Bill No. 195 seeks to amend Section 25-8-7. Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawui'i
County Code. by changing the District Classification of approximately 5.0012-acres of land from
Agricultural 5-acres (A-Sa) to Residential And Agricultural (RA-2a).
Communication No. 435 reports Yhat the Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by the
Hawaii County Charter, Chapter 4, Section 6-43(C), considered the above request accompanying
Bill No. 194 on November 7, 2003. At this meeting, the Commission concurred with the Planning
Director's favorable recommendation for approval of this maucr. Communication No. 435, in
synopsis, describes the Planning Director's findings and recommendations as the following:
The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone lrom an Agricultural (A-Sa) to Residential
and Agricultural (RA-2a) zoned district for approximately 5.0012 acres of land. 'I~hc
applicant has also requested a concurrent amendment to the State Land Use District
Boundary from the Agricultural to Rural District (Bill 194).
2. I~he subject property is located in the Anekona Estates Subdivision which was created in
1990. The applicant intends to subdivide the parcel into two 2-acre lots and construct
dwellings will nn both lots. An EXHIBIT A through D further delineates the subject
property.
Access to the property is from Kawaihae Road to Kanehoa Street for proposed Lot B and
from the existing Easement for Lot A. All utilities and services arc available to the
property.
4. To date, the County Council has approved similar requests for Change of Lone requests for
approximately eighteen parcels in the Anekona Estates Subdivision.
fhe Director recommended favorably on this Change of Zone request based on the
following:
"fhe approval of the Change of lone request conforms with the band Use and Housing
F,lements of the Hawaii County General Plan.
Communication 435
Bill 195
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It is not inconsistent with the Land Use Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component
designation of Extensive Agricultural.
The approval of the Change of Zone is not volative of Chapter 205A, Hawai' i Revised
Statutes relating to Coastal Lone Management Areas.
Neither geological or topographical problems nor any endangered species have becn
identified on the parcel.
• The subject property is located outside the 500-year flood plain.
• The property, located six miles from the nearest coastline, is not situated with the
Coastal Management Area or the Special Management Area.
"the property was previously utilized for cattle grazing, but currently is not used for any
agricultural activities. The property is unclassified by the State of Hawaii ALISH
Map. The productivity rating for the soils in the area is "E" or "Very Poor".
• The approval of the Change of Zone request conforms with the Land Use and Housing
Elements of the Hawai' i County General Plan and is not inconsistent with the Land Use
Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component designation of Extensive Agricultural.
6. Requisite of the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for the Change of 7,one
request is approximately ten conditions contained in Bill No. 195.
At today's meeting, Norman Hayashi, Planning Program Manager of the Hawaii County Planning
Department, and Greg Mooers, representative of the applicant, provided this committee with
background information about the origins and purpose of Bill No. 195.
During discussion this committee requested that to ensure consistency, Mr. Hayashi confer with
the Planning Director regarding the application of fair share contributions for this particular
application.
Your Committee concurs with the Planning Commission and the Planning Director's favorable
recommendation for approval of the Change of Lone request.
Communication 435
Bill 195
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Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose of Bill No. 195 and
recommends it pass tirst reading.
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