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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PC 10/20/2009 2008-2010 ACTIONS Donald IkedaBrenda Ford, Member Kelly Greenwell, ChairMember Pete Hoffmann, Member Emily I. Naeole, Member Guy Enriques Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Dominic Yagong, Vice ChairMember J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PLANNING th 16 Session DATE: October 20, 2009 (Tuesday) PLACE: Councilroom nd Ben Franklin Building, 2 Floor 333 Kilauea Ave. Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 2:00 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 526: UPDATE BY PLANNING DEPARTMENT ON THE KA‘U COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN From Councilmember Guy Enriques, dated September 14, 2009, requesting 15 minutes for the above presentation. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Onishi and Naeole. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PC-16 Page 2 October 20, 2009 Comm. 554: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-8-3 (NORTH KONA ZONE MAP), (Bill 154) ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – 5 ACRES (A-5a) TO MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 30,000 SQUARE FEET (RM-30) AT KEAUHOU, NORTH KONA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 7-8-010:101 (Applicant: Kona Country Club, Inc.) (Area: 51.058 acres) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated September 22, 2009, transmitting the above bill and the Leeward Planning Commission’s letter and enclosures. Postponed to November 17, 2009: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Enriques, Onishi and Naeole. Comm. 554.1: From Councilmember Brenda Ford, dated October 5, 2009, transmitting a copy of the Official Concurrency Map (Figure 4-3) from the Kona Community Development Plan. Comm. 556: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO ZONE MAP), (Bill 155) ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – 3 ACRES (A-3a) TO FAMILY AGRICULTURAL – 1 ACRE (FA-1a) AT WAIAKEA, SOUTH HILO, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-4-031:008 (Applicant: Edward Nagata) (Area: 5.50 acres) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated September 28, 2009, transmitting the above bill and the Windward Planning Commission’s letter and enclosures. Recommends passage of Bill 155 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: Committee Member Hoffmann. Absent: Committee Members Onishi and Naeole. Comm. 557: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I GENERAL PLAN AS (Bill 156) ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 05-25 AND AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 06-153 BY AMENDING MAP 11 OF THE LAND USE PATTERN ALLOCATION GUIDE MAP BY CHANGING THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM URBAN EXPANSION TO OPEN AT KEALAKEHE, NORTH KONA, HAWAI‘I (affects the State-owned lands in the vicinity and south of the Honokohau Harbor) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated September 28, 2009, transmitting the above bill and the Leeward Planning Commission’s letter and enclosures. Recommends passage of Bill 156 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Onishi and Naeole. PC-16 Page 3 October 20, 2009 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Comm. 475: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 2, DIVISION 1, (Bill 125) SECTION 25-2-4, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO NOTIFICATION OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AND LESSEES OF RECORD FOR CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATIONS (increases the required distance for notice to property owners and lessees of record surrounding a pending zoning change application from 500 to 1,000 feet) From Councilmember Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, dated August 5, 2009, transmitting the above bill. Postponed: August 18, 2009 Postponed: September 1, 2009 Postponed: September 15, 2009 (Note: There is a pending motion made by Mr. Onishi and duly seconded by Ms. Ford to recommend passage of Bill 125 on first reading and to refer this matter to the Planning Department and the Windward and Leeward Planning Commissions.) Comm. 475.1: From Councilmember Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, dated October 8, 2009, transmitting a proposed amendment to Bill 125. Postponed Bill 125 (Comm. 425) and Comm. 425.1 to November 3, 2009: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ikeda. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Onishi and Naeole. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations October 15, 2009 for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711-961-8245 to contact our office. Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas_and_actions.htm. For further information, please call 961-8245. PC-16 Page 4 October 20, 2009 Public Attendance Via Videoconference is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m., or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed: ? Kona Council Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona; and ? Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to copies for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by Please submit facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. separate testimony for each item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Food & Energy Sustainability and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, October 27 and November 3, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations, Planning, and Public Safety & Parks and Recreation Committee meetings - Thursdays, October 29 and November 5, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and all five Committee meetings - Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.