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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 051 05/06/1997 1996-1998 -..r,,, REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: May 6, 1997 Re: C-2257 " ' ' PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 1:45 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 391, transmitted by the Planning Commission dated January 23, 1991, regarding the change of zone request by Kamehameha Schools/B.P. Bishop Estate at Kahaluu, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK 7-8-] O:Portion of 4, reports as follows: Bill No. 391 amends Section 25-87 (North Kona Zone Map), Article 3, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code by changing the district classification for approximately 10.375 acres of land from Unplanned (U) to a Village Commercial (CV-7.5) zoned district. The subject property is located to the northeast (mauka) of the Keauhou-Kona Convenience Store and Shopping Village -Increment II where the applicant proposes to construct an office complex which would tie in with the existing Keauhou Shopping Village. The preliminary design concept for the proposed development consists of a garden office complex consisting of four two-story buildings centered around a pedestrian courtyard. The buildings will have approximately 130,000 square feet of gross floor area. Bill No. 391 passed first reading by the Council on March 6, 1991 and was referred back to the Planning Committee for further discussion. Additional time was requested by the applicant to resolve an overall curb, gutter and sidewalk plan that would be acceptable to both the County and the applicant. Concurrently, the applicant went through a reorganization and has now refocused on its proposed development. Primary access to the subject property would be from Kamehameha III Road, which is a county road having a 100-foot wide right-of--way and serves as a secondary arterial. Water is available to the subject property and sewage will be disposed of at the Heeia sewage treatment plant. The subject property is affected by three archaeological sites: a trail, a planting area, and a larger planting area. The planting areas were evaluated as being significant for their informational content. The trail was evaluated as being significant for its informational and cultural content. Based on the Cultural Resource Management Plan for Keauhou, further data recovery work is recommended. YC REPORT NO. 51 PC- 51 Page 2 May 6, 1997 An historic preserve has been designated on the Keauhou Master Plan adjacent and to the north of the affected commercial development. The historic preserve contains the Ohia Cave complex as well as other archaeological features. Surrounding uses near the subject property include the Hillhaven Medical Caze facility, golf course and condominiums across Kam III Road, Keauhou Shopping Village, single family residences and vacant lands. Your Committee concurs with the Planning Commission and the Planning Director for recommending favorable consideration for the change of zone request. The applicant's representative noted that the subject property may not need a Shoreline Management Area (SMA) permit because the boundaries may have changed due to the Planning Commission's recent SMA boundary amendment. Your Committee expressed some concerns to the proposed mauka office complex and Kamehameha III Road access but was reassured that the proposed development will still require approval from the Department of Public Works. Your Committee amended Bill No. 391 by including the following conditions and language used consistently in similar zoning bills and to update and clarify its conditions: 1. Amending the tax map key parcel number to reflect the updated parcel number to read as 7-8-10:Portion of 2 (Formerly Portion of 4); 2. Adding the standard water commitment payment condition; 3. Rewording and incorporating conditions relating to the standazd condition relating to construction of the commercial development and securing final plan approval to current time frames; 4. Amending Condition E relating to intersection improvements by deleting the requirement to signalize and channelize the three intersections. Two of the three intersections have already been signalized and channelized. Language has been added requiring the applicant to design and construct the interior driveway circulation improvements to interconnect with the existing adjoining commercial properties south of the subject property meeting with the Department of Public Works; PC-51 Page 3 May 6, 1997 5. Adding the standard condition relating to a Solid Waste Management Plan; 6. Adding a condition that the applicant shall connect to its existing sewage treatment plant near E Ieeia Bay meeting with the requirements of the appropriate agency; and 7. Amending other conditions to reflect standard language used consistently with similar zonings. Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose of Bill No. 391, Draft 2, and recommends that it pass second and final reading. However, under the circumstances regarding Bill No. 391, Drat 2, and the subject property's updated new tax map key parcel number, Your Committee recommends that Bill No. 391, Draft 2, receive an additional reading at the subsequent Council meeting to secure its approval. CES AYES NOES AEG EX Respectfully submitted LFiTneAn-TOno X COMMIT"IEE ON PLANNING TYLP.R CHUNG J{ ~ ~ t ~ r C- < ~ - ~~C~ RsvNOLns X E30I36Y JEAN LEITHEAD-TODD, CHAIR SANTANGELO X sM~Tn X PC RF,PORT NO. 51 YAGONG X ADOPTED: ~AY 2 O 1~, ARAKARI F..O.M.