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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0074.002 1996-1998 ? - Pacific - Land January 27, 1997 ' RECEIVED HAND DELIVERED nn1e-~---------- 8yy- - Ms. Bobby Jean Leithead Todd, Chair pare-__.___'Ja._8.L2.y . Committee on Planning r,~v,,r~r~ cp~~~~tlj rc County Council County of Hawaii Re: Bill No. 24 Regarding Rezoning from A-20A to A-5A at Kaloko, North Kona Dear Ms. I.eithead•Todd and Members of the Planning Committee: On behalf of Hao Street Hui the applicant for the subject rezoning, I would like to take this opportunity to let you know that we have reviewed the recent bill no. 24 (draft 2) and our substantially in agreement with the proposed conditions of the rezoning. Our original application for rezoning was for three acre minimum lots but, after hearing the concerns of our neighbors in the Kaloko area, we have agreed to modify out plan so that five acre lots would be the minimum. With this modification, the residents have come forward to support our application, and I've enclosed a copy of the letter signed by several of them for your information. The only condition that we'd like the Council to re-examine is condition M regarding paying a fair share contribution for regional infrastructure impacts. We have no problem paying our fair share for the additional lots that will be created from this rezoning. However, we do not think we should pay for all four lots. When the project was first developed, the original developer constructed his "fair share" of infrastructure improvements for the lot we currently own. At some subsequent time, Ohana zoning was allowed and we now currently have the right to have two households on this lot. It would be fair and logical if we paid only our "fair share" for the two additional lots that this rezoning would create on our property. Thank you again for the opportunity to review these matters. . If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at (808) 534-1141. Very truly yours, v ~ Comm. Dio, f ~ Bile 1Vo. 2 NG~KW o Steinwascher Frosented Zy. PC KS:tmk Pkt. Dale 2 8 1997 PACIFIC LAND SEKV9CE5. WC. N10 RICHARDS ST_ SUITE 9iq HONOLULU-HI 9bNi3 PHONE (NUN) 5?4-1111 FAX: (NON) Si4-t U04 RFRF OM': DR ROGER WvD LYDIA WEISS PHDI~E NO. 808 3257714 Jan. 26 1997 61:38PM P1 F a X From: Dr. dyer d' Lz~dia `YVeiss ~ yr 2°.0. BOX 3178 J~ifua-:XCona; 7fawaii .96745 ja~~/ Our Pkone c~ fax 91~umber: (8081 325-7714 bate: ~ r ~ ~ 7 To: ~ l M. n ~'~lTC-'iitl ~ri~((~~C~FG`~ Fax Number: '~3 / ~ awl` / ,No. of pales: Messsae: ~ d-v~. ~~'7 I'-~ o s ~.i~c.~r,. -cam..,. ,e~~~c.. ~ ~1,~.- r Gt/~ Cv?~ vrt ~•vr9Y ~C ~r.~~-~ .-4-v~-~ ~-v`~ . FR01~ DR ROGER RND LYDIR WEISS PHGNE N0. 8DS 3257714 Jan. 2E i997 E1:38PM F2 . iloger A, Weiss, f'h.1~. & Lydia A. Weiss IL'~i, P.O. Box 3178 Kailua-Kona, H196745 December 4, 1996 To: Planning Commission and Virginia Goldstein, Planning Director cc All County Council Members Re: Kaloko Mauka Porest Subdivision request for re-zoning (TMK:7-3-25:4) Between Approx, 2520' to 2815' elevation - ia_t 5 ACRF RItFFPR 7Q)YE, The County Council Resolution N. 330 % has established a policy in the Ttaloko Mauka Watershed, paragraph 5, "Agricultural - 4 sera (A-5a) minimum tot size densities is a narrow band immediately above the A-3a zoned district, extending to the 2,900 foot elevation". This subject property is within the area of Critical Buffer. As a landowner very dose by in a 21 acre property we ask you keep with this decision and only recommend re-zoning with 5 acre lots. Also, if each parcel were 5 acres it would be entitled to the new favorable tax category of Native Forest. We appreciate the Planning Department's recommendations, p. 4-5 for the"forest reserve easement" buffer setbacks and no less than 50q~ retained in forestry to for visual impacts and island watershed needs. The Planning Department report on page 3, (10 lines fiom bottom) INCORRECTLY suggests that the property is at the 7.500' elevation, when it is ALL above that level in the "narrow band immediately above the A-3a zoned district, extending to the. 2,900 foot elevation" Community input for the past several re- zonings have also led to incorperating RESTRICTIONS TO NOT ALLOW OIiANA, to keep the density appropriate for this Critical Watershed Area. Also, regazding this application, Police Chief Carvalho stated in a letter of June 6, 1996, that "traffic will increase dramatically" with increased numbers of 3 aQe lots, Kaloko Mauka is a spedal Forest Watershed Subdivision, valuable to the community. We are in favor of subdivision with: Ag•5, Forest Aeserve Easements, and RESTRICTIONS TO NOT ALLOW OHANA. Respectfully submitted, ~Ro r A. Weiss Lydia A. Weiss Attache • Eleva ' n Map with 5 acre Band. .d/~ ~m 1 c N a~z .~iq-.,rrd~d~~ ,~~~hu r~,~' CCT~4 LE ,4 - •l.4N'loN E) 7 3 .~cp.'o 9 "cc~ - FROM UR ROGER AND LYL'IA WEISS PHONE h~40. 606 3257714 San. 26 i°97 01:39PM F3 f+UL-~3, -,Y~ ~J}1 ~..~1y .PyE'iNL H~+::tF.111 c~~a l= titi: i _ CL. 't/L~+ir ~~v „q _ ~ - ~ , f_- ~ ~ _ , I ,~1 l: ~ s ~ r / r . , o- ~ . . i , . \ , _ , • ~ - ~ _ a q aU'bS~'" !4 ~ . , =cam... - .J , ..r~ A . ~ R , Q._._ . r c ~ 2 ~ / , , /r ~ . ~o . r „ - ~ ; F' ~ ~r / ~ .r ' /,lei r r ~ ..J- .n........:~ y........- l ~..n.' • , - I r / ~ % ~ I ~ . . . . . , . ' ~ ~ r / ~ ~ / . tr~ f ~'7 _ r , /j / ~.r r ' l / ~ , ry~ / . ~f` /C 1 f~' ~ i( ~ ~ n.. I::C r ~ ~rjl ~ r ,r i r . r . ~,,y'J t ~ ~ , -4--` ~[1 i... ~ ~ _ I } t- ~ . , ' ~ ~