HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 047 05/06/1997 1996-1998 RI?PORT OF THE
COM V1ITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: May 6, 1997 Re: C-243
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 1:45 p.m.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Plannim~. to high was referred Bill No. 72, transmitted by Mayor Stephen
K. Yamashiro per Communication Nn. ~-I3, dated April 7, 1997, regazding the State Land Use
Boundary Amendment by Harry 1~ aster Irrevocable Trust at Kalaoa 4th, North Kona, Hawaii,
TMK: 7-3-5:99, 100 and 101 reports as Ibllows:
Bill No. 72 amends the State Land l i,e Boundaries Map, H-7 for the County of Hawaii, by
changing the district classiticatiuu frn approximately 5.919 acres of land from the Agricultural to
the Urban District.
The subject property is located on the ni~d:ai side of Mamalahoa Highway and north of Kona
Palisades subdivision, approximatcl~ 439 feet north of Ka'iminani Drive and borders Ke'oke'o
and Oneone Streets, where the applicant proposes to develop a eighteen (18)-lot residential
subdivision with minimum 10.000 sgnurc foot lots.
Concurrently, the applicant is also i cyuc,ting a change of zone for the subject property from an
A-Sa designation to a RS-I U dcsipnution.
The subject property, a rectangular ,h:~prd lot, does not have any structures nor any agricultural
activities. The property was --~ruhhcJ h~ the owners.
Access to the subject propcrh would he by the privately-owned Oneone Street which connects to
Ka'iminani Drive, having a SU-trot right-of-way width and a 20-24 foot wide pavement. The
Oneone Street access would scn c I~nirtecn lots proposed within the subject property. The
privately-owned Ke'oke'o Sn'eel t~cces.5. having a 50-foot wide right-of--way with a 20-foot wide
pavement would serve the rcmainin~°°_ tour lots.
Soils within the subject proprrl~ h.n ~ hren classified as "E" or Very Poor for agricultural
productivity by the Land Suid~, Bw .au'~ I)ctail Land Classification System and the soils within
the subject property are unclu,sil ic~l b~ the agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of
Hawaii (ALISH) system.
Water is provided to the su~jrct prod ~cn} by an existing 6-inch county water line from the end of
Ke'oke'o Street. Water availability i~ limited to a total of seven units. The additional 11 units
would require extensive water s~stcm I;icilitics to be constructed.
Because the subject property <iui.,tr~l ithin the Critical Wasterwater Disposal Area, the
applicant would be required u~ ~li,~,.~.r ~~astcwater into septic tank systems.
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Your Committee concurs with the Iilllowing reasons by the Planning Commission and the
Planning Director for recommending a favorable consideration for the boundary amendment
request:
1. The boundary amcn~li Went is consistent with the State Land Use Commission
Rules, the County Urncral Plan and the Hawaii State Plan.
2. The boundary amcndincnt conforms with the goals, policies and standards of the
General Plan
3. The proposed rcclussi! icution is consistent with General Plan Land Use pattern
Allocation (~uidc ! I l P, AG) Map which designates the area for Urban Expansion
Areas.
4. The Kona Re~~iunul I'iun recommends the area for residential (four units per acre).
5. All essential ,cn icy, ;ind utilities, including water, wastewater and roadways will
be provided.
Your Committee on Planninc is in accord with the intent and purpose of Bill No. 72 and
recommends that it pass first rcadini
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Respectfully submitted
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