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REPORT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: January 28, 1997 Re: C-64
PLACE: Kona Surf Hotel, King Kamehameha Ballroom
TIME: 10:15 a.m.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 20, transmitted by Mayor Stephen
K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 64, dated December 27, 1996, regazding the change of
zone request by Walua Road Joint Venture at Puaa 3rd, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-5-18:19,
reports as follows:
Bill No. 20 amends Section 25-89 (Kailua Urban "Lone Map), Article 3, Chapter 25 (Zoning
Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the district classification for approximately
0.533 acre of ]and from Multiple Family Residential (RM-l) to Village Commercial (CV-10)
zoned district.
The subject property is located between Alii Drive and Walua Road approximately 370 feet
south of the Alii Drive/Walua Road junction where the applicant proposes to construct a 10,000
squaze foot, 3-story professional office building with 25-parking stalls and perimeter
landscaping.
Access to the subject property is provided by Walua Road which has aright-of--way varying from
40 to 50 feet with two ten feet lanes and minimal shoulders.
Water is provided to the subject property from a 6-inch county water line within Alii Drive. An
existing brackish water well on the subject property will be retrofitted to provide irrigation water
for the intended xeriscape landscaping.
Wastewater will be disposed of through a 4-inch stubout connection to the 8-inch sewer main
along Alii Drive.
Because the subject property is situated within the Special Management Area (SMA), a SMA
Use Permit Application has been filed concurrently with the change of zone request.
Surrounding land uses to the north of the subject property is a proposed office complex zoned
CV-10 and V-.75; vacant lands to the south and west are zoned RM-1; and in the immediate
vicinity of the subject property are various resort, multiple family residential and commercial
uses on lands zoned V-.75, RS-lQ CV-10 and RM-1.
Due to the improved nature of the subject property as a residential homesite and the immediate
surrounding area, it is unlikely to contain any significant historical sites or provide habitat for
endangered plants and animal species. A previous sewer project encountered a lava tube east of
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Walua Road and the subject property. In the event that another lava tube is encountered, a field
investigation will be conducted.
The subject property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be
properly rectified or which would render the land unusable.
The property is located within the Kailua Village Design District and the area has been
designated Commercial/Residential Mixed Use. The Design Commission has recommended
approval of the project.
The Planning Commission concurs with the following Planning Directoi s reasons for
recommending a favorable consideration for the change of zone request:
1. The zone request is conforms to the goals, policies and standards of the General
Plan.
2. The zone request conforms to the General Plan's Land Use Pattern Allocation
Guide (LUPAG) Map which designates the area for Medium Density.
3. The zone request is consistent with the Kona Regional Plan and its Zone Guide
Map which suggest the area for Village Commercial uses.
4. All essential services and utilities, including water, wastewater and roadways will
be provided.
Your Committee amended Bill No. 20 by including language used consistently in similar zoning
bills.
Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose of Bill No. 20, Draft 2, and
recommends that it pass first reading.
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AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted
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