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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 034 03/06/1997 1996-1998 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: March 6, 1997 Re: C-161 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: ]:35 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 47, transmitted by Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 161, dated February 13, 1997, regarding the State Land Use Boundary Amendment by Kona Scenic Land, Inc. at Kalaoa 4th, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-3-] 0:37, reports as lollows: Bill No. 47 amends the State Land Use Boundaries Map, H-2 and H-7 for the County of Hawaii, by changing the district classification for approximately 10.283 acres of land from the Agricultural to the Urban District. The subject property is located on the makai side of Mamalahoa highway between Kona Coastview (Nana Street) and Kona Palisades (Holoholo Street) subdivisions where the applicant proposes to develop a thirty four (34)-lot residential subdivision with minimum 10,000 square foot lots. Concurrently, the applicant is also requesting a change of zone for the subject property from an A-Sa designation to a RS-10 designation. The subject property, an irregular shaped lot, does not have any structures nor any agricultural activities. The property was used as a cattle pasture about 15 years ago, or longer. Access to the subject property is from Holoholo Street which connects to Ka'iminani Drive within the Kona Palisades Estates and/or Nana Street which connects to Ahikawa Street within the Kona Coast View subdivision. Holoholo Street has a 50-foot wide right-of--way with 20-foot wide pavement and Ka'iminani Drive which serves as the primary mauka-makai connector road has a 60-foot wide right-of-way with 24-foot wide pavement. Soils within the subject property have been classified as "E" or Very Poor for agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau's Detail 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. Water is provided to the subtect property by a 8-inch county water line along Holoholo Street. Water availability is limited to a total of twenty five units. The additional 9 units may become available in the future through on going system improvements program that consist of source development and reservoir storage and transmission waterline improvements. PC REPORT NO.: 3 4 PC- 3 4 Page 2 March 6, 1997 Your Committee concurs with the following reasons by the Planning Commission and the Planning Director for recommending a favorable consideration for the boundary amendment request: 1. The boundary amendment is consistent with the State Land Use Commission Rules, the County General Plan and the Hawaii State Plan. 2. The boundary amendment conforms with the goals. policies and standards of the General Plan. 3. The proposed reclassification is consistent with General Plan Land Use pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map which designates the area for Urban Expansion. 4. The Kona Regional Plan recommends the area for residential four units per acre. 5. All essential services and utilities, including water, wastewater and roadways will be provided. Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose of Bill No. 47 and recommends that it pass first reading. CES AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted I,I>ITHEAD-TODD COMMITTEE O PLA 'LING TYLER cnuNC x RevNOLDS x O Y JEA LEITHEAD-TODD, CHAIR snNTAxcEL° x PC REPORT NO. 3 4 SMITI I vncoNC x ADOPTF,ll: NAR ] 9 iy97 ARAKAKI E.O.M.