HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0943.002 2008-2010 M tV- h OF ' . '
DONALD IKEDA :.` ''••! Phone No.: (808) 961 -8261
Council Member � '`' Fax No.: (808) 961 -8912
District 2 South Hilo ' `��'�'� ° -�� *: ' E -mail: dikeda @co.hawaii.hi.us
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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai `i
Hawai`i County Building , ")
25 Aupuni Street c'
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
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Date: October 6, 2010
To: J Yoshimoto, Chair o
And Council Members
From: Donald Ikeda, Council Member 4....-1
Re: Proposed Amendments to Certain Amendments Contained in Communication 943.1,
Relating to Bill 300, Which Amends Section 25 -8 -4, Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code)
of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), By Changing the District Classification
from Single - Family Residential — 15,000 Square Feet (RS -15) to Neighborhood
Commercial — 20,000 Square Feet (CN -20) at Haleki`i and Kanaueue, South Kona,
Hawai`i, Covered by TMK 8- 1- 025:011
Please find below proposed amendments to certain amendments contained in Communication 943.1,
relating to Bill 300. My proposed amendments are indicated by Ramseyer format with respect to those
certain amendments contained in Communication 943.1, and bolded for illustrative purposes.
Amendments to Conditions H and I as provided in Communication No. 943.1 are not amended by this
communication.
My proposed amendments are as follows (material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken through,
material to be added is underscored):
1. Condition C as provided in Comm. No. 943.1 is amended to read:
"C. Construction of the proposed development shall be completed within five (5) years from
the effective date of this ordinance. Prior to construction, the applicant, successors or
assigns shall secure Final Plan Approval for the proposed development from the Planning
Director in accordance with Section 25 -2 -70, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Hawai`i County
Code. Plans shall identify all existing and /or proposed structures, paved driveway access
and parking stalls associated with the proposed development. As represented by the
applicant, the project shall follow the design criteria or guidelines for Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) - Silver. Landscaping shall be indicated on the
plans for the purpose of mitigating any adverse noise or visual impacts to adjacent
properties in accordance with the requirements of Planning Department's Rule No. 17
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(Landscaping Requirements) and Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Hawai`i County Code.
Landscaping [, ] shall be incorporated along the perimeter of the
project site. Walls and /or fencing shall be incorporated along [the-perimeter-of-the
projeet-site] areas where there are no natural barriers separating the subject from
adjacent residential properties and along the boundaries of properties within the
Keala Plantation Estates to: 1) ensure that night light, sound, and dust from the hospital
and applicant's building are contained; 2) reduce the chance of flooding; and 3) prevent
the neighbor's property from being used as an access to other businesses from the
applicant's property. If chain link fencing is used as perimeter fencing, it shall be a
minimum of six -feet high and shall be screened at least on the neighbors' sides by
vegetation, such as Malay dwarf bamboo, which grows to 20 feet high, or other plants
with similar growth pattern."
2. Condition D as provided in Comm. No. 943.1 is amended to read:
"D. Prior to submittal of plans for Plan Approval, the applicant, its successors or assigns shall
secure by public meeting the input of the Kealakekua community, particularly those
within the Keala Plantation Estates, regarding the placement of all proposed structures,
wastewater system, parking areas including those buildings with parking spaces
underneath them [the-buildings], landscaping plans, which shall conceptually
incorporate the majority of eucalyptus trees located at the southwestern corner of the
subject site, subject to access to buildings and parking areas and reasonable safety
considerations for the applicant's and adjoining properties and removal of any other trees
creating potential safety issues for the applicant or the neighbors, fence and /or barriers
between the subject property and adjacent properties; drainage; and construction
mitigation. A report of this meeting shall be submitted in conjunction with the Plan
Approval application."
3. Condition G as provided in Comm. No. 943.1 is amended to read:
"G. [ ] A traffic signal at the intersection of Mamalahoa
Highway and Haukapila Street with appropriate synchronization with the traffic signal
lights at the intersection of Mamalahoa Highway and Haleki`i Street [mil • . • •• • •• • • • • i , - •• , • . . A- • • • • , •
. , •• .. . . . • • •• , • • • , . • . . GG • . ,, . . •• • • • • • • • , . . • . ' • . . . , , • . • • ' • • . • . . . •
•• ... .. . . . .• shall be
completed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the proposed project,
provided that in no event shall a Certificate of Occupancy for any portion of the project
be issued within three years from the effective date of this ordinance. Furthermore, the
applicant shall cooperate with appropriate governmental agencies and, if deemed
necessary by said agencies, contribute its pro rata share of improvements to Haukapila
Street, if required."
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