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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0141.006 1980-1984 TAKASHI DOMINGO Council Member COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hawaii County Building Hilo, Hawaii 96720 September 24 , 1981 TO: Members, Committee on Planning FROM: Takashi Domingo, Chairman Committee on Planning RE: Waimea Design Plan/Bill 727 (Amended) On March 4 , 1981 , our Committee on Planning recommended passage of the Waimea Design Plan/Bill 727 on first reading. Full Council approved and adopted the bill on first reading and referred it back to committee for further review on March 18 , 1981. In view of the communications and input received from the workshops, public forums and committee meetings that followed, and subsequent recommendations from the Planning Director, the attached Bill 727 , as amended, has been developed. Due to the complexities of the course of the bill, I have attempted to describe principal concepts that are being added which are pertinent to the direction being taken. For clarification purposes, material from the original bill to be omitted is [bracketed] and new material is underscored . Specific modifications to the original Bill 727 are: URBAN DESIGN ANALYSIS 2. 2 Paragraph three has been added to include issues discussed during County Council public hearings and meetings in addition to issues of the Planning and Urban Design Committee already listed in paragraph two. HISTORIC SITES 2. 12 Deletion of the [Alice and John Spencer House] from buildings which may have historic value. If further research proves otherwise , however, appropriate measures could still be taken. amm, No, f' /. (o File No., C TY/ob Ref. To: Ref.. Date. S E P a8 1981 COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hawaii County Building Hilo, Hawan 96720 Members, Committee on Planning September 24 , 1981 Page 2 PROCEDURES 3 . 2. 2 Urban Design review and approval procedures should be undertaken by the County Planning Department for public and private proposals, development applications and building permits . It was decided that detached, single-family residences and agricultural structures and renovations be excluded from the Urban Design Review process and that voluntary compliance would be more appropriate. Paragraphs three and four detail the purpose , objectives and the make-up of the Community Association sub-committee that would act in an advisory capacity to the Planning Department and other County agencies in imple- menting the Plan. LAND USE 3 . 4 . 2 Guidelines for land use are to pertain to Urban Design District (UDD) instead of the [Special Design District (SDD) ] with the exception of detached, single-family residences , agricultural buildings, and minor renovations within the Urban Design District. 3 . 4. 2. 2. a Rather than setting minimum sideyard setbacks of eight (8) feet and twenty (20) feet height limits in the Urban Design Districts 1 and 2 , this subsection expands the flexibility of setbacks and height restrictions. Specifics will be left to the discretion of the Planning Director in accordance with considerations mentioned therein. 3. 4 . 1.b Planning and design considerations can still be recommended by the suggestions of structure location and siting, landscaping and preser- vation of natural features valued by the community. 3 . 5. 1.c Delete [Improve intersection of Mamalahoa Highway and Mana Road] since more intensive land use is not projected for that area; therefore, it is not required that Mana Road and a portion of Kahilu Road be considered as major collectors. 3 . 5 . 1.e Construct a new proposed roadway between Lindsey Road extension and Kamamalu [Kahilu] Road. COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hawaii County Building Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Members, Committee on Planning September 24 , 1981 Page 3 3 . 5 . 2. a [The] A primary pedestrian/equestrian/bikeway circulation system should be developed [as shown in] using Figure 3 . 2 as a guide. 3. 6 . 1 Design Theme Objectives [Recommendations] 3 . 6. 3 Encourage the construction of industrial buildings. . . [Construct industrial buildings] . . . . 3 . 6. 3 . 1 Materials and Colors Rock: Lava or other natural or artificially-constructed stones. LANDSCAPE CONCEPT 3 . 7. 1. 1 Planning Director finds that (lb) tree planting on Kawaihae Road from Preparatory Academy to Anna' s Ranch may be in conflict with "le" which preserves the view of the Kohala Mountains and recommends deletion of "lb" . 3 . 8 . 1 Ground signs for residential area (Type 2) will be equal to the size of wall signs in the residential area -- maximum 8 square feet, not [20 square feet] . 3. 9 STREETS AND LIGHTINGS Emphasis is on major objectives as opposed to [The following recommendations are proposed] . 3 . 10 UTILITIES Major objectives are [The following recommendations are proposed] . 3 . 10. 1 Because of present high costs of installing underground utilities , the Plan encourages rather than requires underground utilities for new development. Amendments to Maps: Figure 3 . 2 Retain one "V" - Very Low Density on the frontage of Kawaihae Road. Deletion of Manu and Kahilu Roads as collectors. COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hawaii County Budding Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Members, Committee on Planning September 24 , 1981 Page 4 I commend the community, the Planning Department and my fellow committee members for their time , energy and patience . Bill 727 (Amended) is being submitted to you for action at our Planning Committee meeting to be held on September 30, 1981 . Att.