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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 099 07/22/2004 2002-2004REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: July 22, 2004 RE: Comm. No. 686/Bill No. 294 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 9:04 a.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 686 and Bill No. 294, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated June 28, 2004, regarding a Change of Zone request application by Gerald Yamada, at Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-4-38:8 reports as follows: Bill No. 294 seeks to amend Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the District Classification for approximately 4.335 acres of land from Agricultural (A-3a) to Single-Family Residential (RS-10). Communication No. 686 reports the Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by the Hawaii County Charter, Chapter 4, Section 6-43(C), considered the above request on June 4, 2004. At this meeting, [he Commission concurred with the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for your approval of this matter. Communication No. 686, in synopsis, also reports the Planning Director's findings and recommendations as the following: I . The applicant, Gerald Yamada, is requesting a Change of Zone for approximately 4335 acres of land identified as TMK: 2-4-38:8, from Agricultural (A-3a) to Single-Family Residential (RS-10). The applicant is the owner of the property. Exhibit A further delineates the parcel. 2. The property is located on the south side of Haihai Street, across from Hanohano Street, in Waiakea Homesteads 2id Series. 3 . The applicant intends to subdivide the property into nine lots between 15,000 and 20,000 square feet each. The estimated cost of the project is $500,000. The applicant also intends to build homes on four of [he proposed lots. 4. Access to the site for six of the lots is proposed from Haihai Street and a private roadway with a pavement width of 16-feet. The remaining three lots will have access from Paulele Street and over a private road with a pavement width of 14-16 feet. 5. All utilities and services are available to the property. 6. The approval of the Change of Zone request from Agricultural (A-3a) to Single-Family Residential (RS-10) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further benefit the public based on the following: • l'he General Plan LUPAG Map designation for the area is Low Density Urban. Current land uses in the area are primarily residential. The proposed use is consistent with the existing uses already established for this area. Surrounding properties are classified Agriculture, Family-Agriculture and Single-Family Residential. PC Report No. 99 Communication 686 Bill 294 Page 2 • The State of Hawaii ALISH Map and the Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Soil Rating identify the area as Urban. The subject property is vacant and is not currently used for agriculture. • The approval of the Change of Zone Request will not be violative of Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The property is not situated within the Special Management Area. It is located approximately four miles away from the coastline. • The Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) identifies a majority of the parcel as outside the 500-year flood plain. A roadway on the project site is identified as being within the "AE", Special Flood Hazard area. Any construction within this area will conform to Chapter 27, Flood Control, of the Hawaii County Code. • No archeological sites, cultural or historical resources are expected to be adversely affected as a result of this request. 7. Requisite of the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for the Change of Zone request are approximately twenty-two conditions contained in Bill No. 294 that outline specific requirements for the proposed project. At today's meeting, Sidney Fuke, representative of the applicant, provided this Committee with background information about the origins and purpose of Bill No. 294. Mc Fuke explained that the applicant would construct homes on four of the nine lot subdivision and that the roadway and drainage areas would be privately owned and maintained. On behalf of the applicant, Mc Fuke also requested that Condition F, which requires that access to the site be aligned to Hanohano Street, be amended, particularly the language that required alignment with Hanohano Street. He said that the applicant desires, in conjunction with the Department of Public Works, to investigate all possible access and alignment possibilities. Mr. Fuke explained that passing the bill with Condition F as proposed would mandate the Hanohano alternative and prevent the exploration of alternative routes. During discussion, members of this Committee attempted unsuccessfully to clarify the Department of Public Works position on the proposed amendment to Condition F. It was requested that a representative from the Department of Public Works comment on the item at the 1"reading. Other members also inquired about flooding problems, the possibility of constructing alternate access routes in different locations on the proposed project site, as well as the impact further lot subdivisions would have on the size of the proposed right-of-way. Post discussion, Your Committee voted to amend Bill 294, as follows Condition F. The centerline of the private street servicing the proposed subdivision off Haihai Street shall [ ]provide adequate sight distance, meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works. The private street shall provide access to no more than six lots and shall terminate with a turnaround, meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works. Communication 686 Bill 294 Page 3 Your Committee concurs with the Planning Commission and the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for approval of this rezoning request. Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose of Bill No. 294, as amended to Draft Z, and recommends it pass first reading. Ctd AYES NOES A&E EX ARAKAKI X CHUNG X ELARIONOFF X HOLSCHUH X JACOBSON X REYNOLDS X SAFARIK X 1'U LANG X TYLER X C TTEE ON PLANNING ~ ~ ~ °{j l ~'l lJ, Leningrad ElariUUonoff, Chair PC REPORT NO. 99 ADOPTED: AO 7~O OOH