HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 123 10/17/2000 1998-2000 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLAN~,iING
DATE November Id, 2000 RE C-970 Bill No +47
PLACE Cuunctlroom
TIME 10 35 a m
Chair and Members
liawat't C'ounn Council
Hrlo, Hai+•at't 96720
Your Committee on Plannme, to which was referred Bill h'o 347, transmrtted~omtly wrfh Bdl Nu 346 by
Mayor Stephen K Y'amashim per Communrcauon No 970. dated October 25. 2000, regarding the Change
of Zone request by Andrew Kelsey, at Oult, South Kohala, Hawar r, TMK b-2-9 22. reports as follows
Bill No 3a % amends Section 25-R-7 (T~orth and South Kohala Drstnct Zone Map). Amcle 8, Chapter 25
(Zoning C ode) of the Hawaii Counh- Code by changing [he dr5tnc[ classification for approxrmately 5 821
acre, of land from an ,4gncultural (A-5a) to a Resrdenual and Agncul[ural (RA-2a) zoned drstnct
The rectangular-shaped subject property owned m fee by the apphcanL is Iocaled m the Kanehoa
Subdrvisron on the south side of kanehoa Dnve and along Keanwomano Stream, approximately mile
t}om the hawaihae Road Kanehoa Dnve intersection
The applicant is pmposme to subdivide the lo[ into h~o parcels consrstm~_ of approxrmately 3 821 and 2 0
acres respecu~ely The applicant intends to construct hr5 home nn Lot 22-B ~tihde unprovmg Lot 22-A in
the future
The General Plan LUP4G Map desrgnauon rs Extensive .4gncultural, which includes pasture and range
land, The current Counh zoning rs 4-5a The property is no[ situated wrthm the Special Management
4 rea
Swmunding lands are zoned A-5a. A-la. RA-2a and are located wrthm the State Land Use Agricultural
and Rural districts The hanehua subdrvrsron, a 26-lot subdivision, rs located rmmedta[ely to the east and
caned A-5a Kamuela Plantations, x10-lot subdrvrsron. rs located further to the east and also zoned A-5a
N'aunea Landman. Estates a 36-lot subdrvrsron. rs located across the Kawaihae Road further to the
northeast and zoned 4-3a These subdivisions include single-family residential and agncultural uses
and4x vacant land. Approvunateh 25 lots wrthm the Anel.ona Estates and the Kanehoa Subdivisions
have subdivided [hrou,h Cundomuuum Propem Regimes The Ooh affordable housing prolec[ is located
to the we.t of Anel.ona Estates and is wrthm [he State Land Use Urban District
The Slate Department of 4gnculture's Agricultural Lands of Importance to [he S[a[e of Hawat r rALISH)
Map dassdicauun u' Unclassdied" The Land Study Bureau's Detaned Land Classification rs' E" or
°Ven~ Poor 'for agncultural producnvm
1 he C ti Surl Sune~ ~lassdicanon is Puu Pa an extremely stony yen tine sandy loam with moderately
rapid penneabrlih, ntedmm nrnutfand moderate erosion hazard, which a used for pasture
The subject property Ires m Lune X. an area detennmed to he outside the 500-.ear flood plain
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There are no Anown rare or endangered species of animal or plant life +uthm the protect area
The applicant s envimnnten[al report states there are no historic or archaeological sites on the site The
propem was previoush used for cattle crazing and the site has had extensive grading acnvihes m the past
cean
,Access to the subtect property is provided by Kanehoa Street, which has a pavement +vidth of 20 feet
wrthm a ~0-foot +vide right-of-wad Kanehoa Subdivision has two accesses from Kawalhae Road. one at
Ouli Street which serves 16 parcels and Kanehoa Street, which serves the remamme 10 parcels Kanehoa
Street also connects into AneAona Estates Subdivision, which has one access point (.Anekona Street) from
Kawuihae Road
Water ro the subtect propery is provided by an a\isung 6-inch waterline that fronts the sublet[ property
Two ++atei meters are available for the site
Because the propem a situated wrthm the Cnucal Wastewater Disposal Area, the applicants will he
required to dispose of the wastewater into a septic tanl. system Electrical and telephone services are or
wdl he made available to the propery
Bill \o i4'i, Draft 2, which included language to prohibit the construction of a second dwelling on the
properh. was circulated and upproved b~ Your Committee Commmee Member Julie Jacobson supported
[he amendment because rt helps to control the growth problem, but voted against the measure because she
still sees n as a means of urban sprawl
Youi Connnittce did not entertain further discussion on thu measure
Your Committee concurs +vdh the Planning Commission and [he Planning D)rector for recommending a
favorable consideration for the Chance of Zone request
Your Conunmee on Planning is m acwtd ith the intent and purpose of Bdl No 347, Draft', and
recommends rt pass first reading
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