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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PC 2012/12/18 2012-2014Zendo Kern Chair Margaret Wille. Vice Chair HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PLANNING lst Session DATE: December 18, 2012 PLACE: Council Chambers West Hawaii Civic Center 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua -Kona, Hawai`i Karen Eoff, Member Brenda Ford, Member Greggor Ilagan, Member Dru Kanuha, Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Valerie Poindexter, Member J Yoshimoto, Member TIME: 1:00 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. 5: NON - SIGNIFICANT ZONING CHANGE (NZC -12- 000015) (Applicant: Hu Honua Bioenergy, LLC; Area: 0.644 acre) From Planning Director Bobby Jean Leithead Todd, dated November 20, 2012, stating that the applicant proposes to adjust the zoning boundaries to align the County Zoning of Agricultural (A -20a) and Industrial (MG -5a) with the present State Land Use designated Agricultural and Urban areas. This zoning change request has been determined to comply with Section 25 -2 -45 (2) Hawaii County Code which can be approved administratively by the Planning Director. Comm. 6: (Bill 1) AMENDS THE STATE LAND USE BOUNDARIES MAPS FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE AGRICULTURAL TO THE RURAL DISTRICT AT PU'UKAPU HOMESTEADS 1ST, SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAII (Applicant: Fumie Bonk) (Area: 1.0046. acres); and (Note: Bill 2, also related to Comm. 6, continues on the next page.) Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer PC-1 Page 2 December 18, 2012 (Bill 2) AMENDS SECTION 25-8-11 (LĀLĀMILO-PU‘UKAPU ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – FORTY ACRES (A-40a) TO RESIDENTIAL AND ST AGRICULTURAL – 0.5 ACRES (RA-.5) AT PU‘UKAPU HOMESTEADS 1, SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY 6-4-001:099 (Applicant: Fumie Bonk) (Area: 1.0046 acres) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated November 20, 2012, transmitting the above bills and enclosures, with a favorable recommendation from the Leeward Planning Commission. The applicant wishes to subdivide the property into two residential/agricultural lots and convey the new lot to her son. Comm. 8: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, (Bill 3) CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM SINGLE- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-10) TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL – 20,000 SQUARE FEET (ML-20) AT WAIĀKEA, SOUTH HILO, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY 2-2-035:045 (Applicant: Dien-Jung Lin) (Area: 21,050 square feet) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated November 26, 2012, transmitting the above bill and enclosures, with a favorable recommendation from the Windward Planning Commission. The applicant wishes to establish an office and parking for a tour operation. The existing dwelling will be converted into and office; and parking for the mini buses, vans, and employees will be on-site. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Bill 266, Draft 5: AMENDS CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (Comm. 745.29) (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM (Planning Director Initiated) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated May 25, 2012, transmitting the above bill and enclosures with a favorable recommendation from the Windward Planning and Leeward Planning Commissions. The proposed bill will specifically amend Sections 25-1-5(b), 25-2-71, 25-2-75, 25-2-76 and 25-4-15 relating to definitions, plan approval requirements, and use regulations, respectively, pertaining to agricultural tourism. The proposed bill adds and clarifies definitions and types of use for “major” and “minor” agricultural tourism activities; and sets forth specific regulations for each. Council referred back to PC: November 21, 2012 PC-1 Page 3 December 18, 2012 Res. 313-12: DELAYS COUNCIL ACTION ON UPZONING THE PĀHOA VILLAGE REGIONAL (Comm. 873) TOWN CENTER PLANNING AREA UNTIL PHASE I OF THE PĀHOA REGIONAL TOWN CENTER PLAN IS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE, OR UNTIL JUNE 30,2013, WHICHEVER SHALL OCCUR FIRST The Pāhoa Regional Town Center Plan Steering Committee and the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee requested that any new up-zoning in this area be delayed to allow the community through a legitimate, deliberate, and inclusive community-based planning process to define how best to solve existing problems, to allocate space for new growth, and to preserve its historical heritage. Council referred back to PC: November 21, 2012 ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations December 13, 2012 for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. 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:  Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Suite 1401;  Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle;  Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304; and  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa 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. 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. fourteen Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring (14)before 12:00 noon on the business copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted day prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, Please 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. submit separate testimony for each item. PC-1 Page 4 December 18, 2012 Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov . The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item Each (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item . Video submittals may contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony). Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Governmental Relations and Economic Development; Public Safety and Mass Transit; and Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability Committee meetings - Thursdays, December 27 and January 3, at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, December 29, at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Planning and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, January 1 and 8, at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject to change by Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at http://www.naleo.tv/tv-schedules/channel-52/.