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Home My WebLink AboutREP PC 083 01/04/2000 1998-2000 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: January 4, 2000 Re: C-596/Bill No. 189 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 2:19 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 189, transmitted jointly with Bill No. 190, by Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 596, dated December 20, 1999, regarding the amendment to the State Land Use Boundaries Map request by Michael C. and Betty Jo Williams, at Ouli, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 6-2-I l :l 1, reports as follows: Bill No. 189 amends the State Land Use Boundaries Map, H-25 for the County of Hawaii, by changing the district classification for approximately 6.7172 acres of land from an Agricultural to a Rural zoned district. The rectangular shaped subject property, owned in fee by the applicants, is located within the Anekona Estates Subdivision, a 36-lot subdivision, between Kawaihae Road and Kanehoa Street approximately 1, 100 feet west of the Kawaihae Road-Kanehoa Street intersection. The applicants are proposing to create a two lot subdivision using a 2.8958 acre portion near the Kanehoa Drive and a 3.8214 acre parcel adjacent to the Kawaihae Road. The existing lot presently has an access point off Kanehoa Drive that will accommodate the two proposed lots. Proposed Lot I 1-A is fully developed with cone-story single-family residence and proposed Lot 1 1-B is undeveloped. "I'he Economic, Housing, Land Use Residential Elements goals, policies and courses of action for South Kohala are consistent with the General Plan. The General Plan Land lJse Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map classification is Low Density, which allows for developments that are single family residential in character, including ancillary community and public uses, and convenience type commercial uses. Under the present Zoning Code, the property is zoned Agricultural-5 acre (A-Sa); however, prior to the adoption of the Zoning Code, [he subject parcel was zoned Unplanned. The property is not situated within the Special Management Area. Surrounding areas are located within the State's Agricultural and Rural Districts and in the County's Agricultural 5-acre and I-acre, and Residential and Agricultural-2 acres zoned districts. Kanehoa Subdivision, a 26-lot subdivision, is located immediately to the east and zoned A-Sa; Kamuela Plantations, a 10-lot subdivision, is located further to the east and also zoned A-Sa; and Waimea Landmark Estates, a 26-lot subdivision, is located across Kawaihae Road and further to the northeast and is zoned A-3a. These subdivisions include single-family residential and agricultural uses and/or vacant lands. There are approximately 25 lots with the Condominium Property Regime designation within the Anekona and Kanehoa Subdivisions. The Ouli affordable housing project is located to the west of Anekona Estates and is within the Sate Land Use Urban District. In June 1998, the County Council approved a State Land Use. Boundary Amendment from an Agricultural to Rural District and a Change of Zone from ASa to RA-2a PC-83 pC-8, Page 2 January 4, 2000 fora 5.0 acre parcel, and a 5.588 acre parcel in September 1999 within the Kanehoa Subdivision. Similar changes for four approximately 5.0 acre parcels in the Anekona Estates Subdivision were approved within the past seven months. Similar land use changes were also approved in October 1996 for two 5-acre parcels within the Kamuela Plantation Subdivision. The ALISH classification for the property is "Unclassified" and the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Gasification System is "E" (Very Poor). The soils are classified as Pu`u Pa extremely stony very fine sandy loam. This surface layer is very dark brown extremely stony very fine sand loam about 6 inches thick. Permeabiltiy is moderately rapid, runoff is medium, and the erosion hazard is moderate. These soils are uscd for pasture. The subject property is located within Zone X, an area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. Your Committee did not entertain any discussion on this measure. Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose of Bill No. 189, and recommends it pass first reading. AYES Noes A & r' IiX Respectfully submitted, Lr:rrrlEnD-TODD x COMMITTE N PL N TYLER X CHUNG x ~Q ~ t~0 ELARIONOPr X lACOBSON X Y JEAN LEITHEAD-TODD, CHAIR PISICCHIO x PC REPORT NO. 83 SMITII X vncoNO x ADOP"1'ED: JAN 2 0 20~u_-u u ARAKAKI GO.M.