HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 011 01/22/2013 (2012-2014) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: January 22, 2013 Re: Comm. No. 66/Bill No. 20
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 1:01 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 20, reports as follows:
Bill No. 20, transmitted by Mayor William P. Kenoi, via Communication No. 66, dated
December 14, 2012, amends section 25-8-7 (North and South Kohala Zone Map), Article 8,
Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code'1983 (2005 Edition), by changing the
district classification from Agricultural—five acres (A-5a) to Village Commercial—20,000:
square feet(CV-20) at Waikoloa, South Kohala,Hawai`i, covered by tax map key 6-8-002:021
(por) (applicant: Hawaiian Riverbend,LLC) (Area: 14.622 acres).
Mayor William P. 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.
Mr. Sidney Fuke, representing the applicant Hawaiian Riverbend, LLC, explained that this
rezoning request is necessary to develop the parcel. He also stated that condition (C)of this
application requires the completion of a roundabout prior to the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy and that condition(H)requires a multi-modal plan for the project site as well.
Council member Ford requested Mr. Warren Lee from the Department of Public Works be
present at the first reading at full Council to address concerns with sidewalks, curbs and gutters
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as well as other concerns with the application for this request.
Your Committee on Planning is in accordance with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 20 and
recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted,
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FORD x COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
ILAGAN X
KANUHA X tri
KERN X
ONISHI X
POINDEXTER X ZENDO KERN, CHAIR
WILLE X PC REPORT NO. 11
YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: