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- REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: June 3, 1997 Re: C-330 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 2:45 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 96, transmitted by Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 330, dated May 20, 1997, regazding the change of zone request by Gentry-Pacific, Ltd. at Kahua 1st, North Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 5-9-01:08, reports as follows: Bill No. 96 amends Section 25-8-7 (North and South Kohala Districts Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the district classification for approximately 37.88 acres of land from the Agricultural (A-Sa) to Single Family Residential (RS-15) zoned district. The subject property is located on the makai side of Akoni Pule Highway directly across the entrance to Kohala Ranch and three miles northwest of Kawaihae where the applicant proposes to develop a gated 50-lot single family residential development ranging from 15,000 squaze feet to I+ acres in size. Originally, the applicant explored the development of the subject property and the adjoining property consisting of a total of 102+ acres of land into either a 206+ -lot residential subdivision with lots ranging from 10,000 to 15,000 square feet in size or a retreat resort complex. The retreat resort would have consisted of 401odging units housed in a number of detached structures; a cultural center and 165+ single family residential lots. However, due to a number of factors, the applicant decided to scale down the proposed plan in terms of land area and density. Access to the subject property is from Akoni Pule Highway, a state owned highway with pavement width varying between 30 and 40 feet within an 80-foot wide right-of--way. Soils within the subject property have been classified as "E" or Very Poor for agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System and the soils within the subject property are unclassified by the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) system. Kahua Ranch Ltd. and Ponoholo Ranch ltd. (K-P) have an agreement with Kohala Ranch Water Company (formerly Kohala Joint Venture). Under the terms of the agreement, K-P has an allocation of a maximum of 190,000 gallons per day, of which 76,000 gallons per day is assigned from K-P to the applicant. Based on the current Department of Water Supply standazd, each lot would require 600 gallons per day. The 50-lot development would require 30,000 gallons per day. PC REPORT NO. 61