HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 019 01/28/1997 1996-1998 REPORT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: January 28, 1997 Re: C-63
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. l8, transmitted by Mayor Stephen
K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 63, dated December 27, 1996, regazding the State Land
Use Boundary Amendment by Peter Dungate at Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-3-8:32,
reports as follows:
Bill No. 18 amends the State Land Ilse Boundaries Map, H-7 for the County of Hawaii, by
changing the district classification for approximately 4.910± acres of land from the Agricultural
to the Rural District.
The subject property, situated in proximity to residential subdivisions such as Kona Palisades, is
located along the south side of Kaloko Drive, approximately 200 feet mauka of the Hawaii Belt
Road where the applicant intends to subdivide the property into four lots. The proposed
subdivision plan reflects three I -acre lots with the balance of 1.910 acres making up remaining
lots.
Concurrently, the applicant is also requesting a change of zone for the subject property from an
A-la designation to a RA-la designation.
The applicant has stated that they will be able to do backyard floriculture or citrus products type
of agricultural activities on the one or two lots he plans to retain and the balance of the lots to be
sold at market price.
Access to the subject property would be via the Old Kona Belt Road which has aright-of--way of
approximately 30 feet and pavement ranging between 12-14 feet with 2-3 foot wide shoulders on
both sides of the road.
Soils within the subject property have been classit3ed as "D" or Poor for agricultural productivity
by the Land Study Bureau's Detail Land Classification System and the Agricultural Lands of
Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) system classifies the soils within the subject property
as "Other Important Agricultural Lands." An archaeological study was not conducted on the
subject property.
Water is provided to the subject property by a 6-inch county water line which fronts the subject
property.
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The Planning Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for
recommending a favorable consideration for the boundary amendment:
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 as Orchards.
4. 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. 18 and
recommends that it pass first reading.
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