HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 010 01/22/2013 (2012-2014) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: January 22, 2013 Re: Comm. No. 66/Bill,No. 19
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 1:01 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 19, reports as follows:
Bill No. 19,transmitted by Mayor William P.Kenoi, via Communication No. 66, dated
December 14, 2012, amends the State Land Use Boundaries Maps for the County of Hawai`i by
changing the district classification from the Agricultural to the Urban district at Waikoloa, South
Kohala, Hawai`i (applicant: Hawaiian Riverbend, LLC) (Area: 14.622 acres).
Mayor Kenoi is transmitting the above bills and enclosures with a favorable recommendation
from the Leeward Planning Commission. The applicant wishes to develop a commercial
shopping complex at the intersection of Waikoloa Road and Painolo Avenue.
The applicant, Hawai`i Riverbend, LLC, was represented by Mr. Sidney Fuke who passed out
maps of the project site, provided a brief summary of the history of the property and answered
questions from committee members. Committee members expressed concerns with traffic
interruptions and congestion during and after construction, the lack of parks, the lack of multi-
modal facilities, and the availability of water to the area. Mr. Fuke explained that the applicant
will be constructing a roundabout prior to occupancy,conveying an 11 acre site to the county for
development as a park and possibly conveying a portion to the Waikoloa Community
Association, and stated that the applicant has worked with the.Department of Water supply and
obtained the necessary water commitments for the project.
Council member Ford requested Mr. Fitzgerald from the Department of Parks and Recreation be
present to address the issue of parks in the project area when the bill is discussed at the Council
meeting.
PC Rept.: 10
PC-10 Page 2 January 22, 2013
Your Committee on Planning is in accordance with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 19 and
recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted,
EOFF X
FORD X COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
ILAGAN X
KANUHA X
KERN X
ONISHI X
POINDEXTER X ZENDO KERN, CHAIR
WILLE X PC REPORT NO. 10
YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: