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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: May 15, 1998 Re: C-830Bi11 No. 240 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 8:37 a.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 240, transmitted jointly with Bill No. 239 by Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 830, dated Apri124, 1998, regazding the change of zone request by Regency Pacific, Inc. at Hienaloli 2"d, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-5-10: Portion of 15, reports as follows: Bill No. 240 amends Section 25-8-5 (Kailua Urban Zone Map) and Section 25-8-3 (North Kona Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code by changing the district classification for approximately 5.213 acres of land ti•om aDouble-Family Residential (RD-3.75) and Agricultural (A-Sa) to aMultiple-Family Residential (RM-1) zoned district. The subject property is located on the east side of Hualalai Road, adjacent and south of the Keopu Flood Channel and across the Hualalai Center. The subject property, owned in fee by the Gomes Family Limited Partnership, is an irregulaz- shaped flat lot with a 6% slope from Hualalai Road up to the eastern boundary of the property. There are no structures on the property other than badly damaged portions of the Great Wall of Kuakini that will be left undistrubed and intact. The Gomes Family Limited Partnership has authorized the filing of these applications. Regency Pacific, Inc., has an agreement to purchase the property through a Limited Liability Company and operate the facility. The applicant wishes to develop a 129-unit assisted living facility and related improvements. The change of zone request is to accommodate the desired density. A Use Permit is also being sought to allow the development and operation of this Assisted Living Facility. The purpose of this facility is to provide assistance for an independent way of life to those people experiencing some degree of frailty or need in the daily activities of their lives. The living facility will be approximately 90,000 squaze feet. The cost of the facility will be in excess of $10,000,000 and is expected to take a yeaz to construct. It is anticipated that there will be 180 residents and 36-40 employees at the facility. This is a residential facility operating 24 hours per day and 365 days a year. PC Report 117