HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 166 10/15/1996 1994-1996 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: October 15, 1996 C-1409
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 9:10 a.m.
Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning to which was referred Bill No. 353 regarding amendments to
Change of Zone Ordinance No. 93-1 by Puako Hawaii Properties (Nansay Hawaii, Inc.) at
Waikoloa, Waimea, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 6-8-01:Portions of 25, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40,
reports as follows:
Bill No. 353 amends Ordinance No. 93-1 which reclassified for approximately 1,269.511 acres
of land from an Unplanned (U)to an Residential and Agricultural-one acre (RA-1a), Multiple-
family Residential-4,000, 7,000, and 14,500 square feet(RM-4, RM-7, RM-14.5) and Village
Commercial-10,000 square feet (CV-10) zoned district.
The subject property is located east(mauka) of and adjacent to Queen Kaahumanu Highway,
approximately one-half mile north of the Waikoloa Road/Queen Kaahumanu intersection where
the applicant had proposed to develop an international residential golf community comprised of
six villages with a total of 2,658 agricultural and multi-family housing lots/units surrounding six
world class 18-hole championship golf courses with maintenance facilities, club houses, golf
academy, commercial and business center golf course research center and nursery, parks, bicycle
and jogging trails.
For more information see PC Report No. 342.
Nansay has proceeded with pre-development work and secured the zoning of the property, been
granted use permits to allow the development of golf courses, drilled a water well on the property
and as well as another well off-site, conducted numerous environmental and engineering studies
and has developed 107 affordable housing units currently serving the South Kohala community.
Because changing market conditions has prevented the development of the subject property as
originally planned,Nansay can no longer undertake a project of this magnitude due to other
financial commitments. Prospective investors with ample resources to develop the project have
required that Nansay Hawaii, Inc. amend Ordinance No. 93-1 prior to the sale of the subject
property.
Amendments to Condition B1 would allow a two year performance period with a one year time
extension from the effective date of this amendment for the establishment of assurances to the
state and county that adequate water sources have been established for the proposed
development. Amendments to Condition S would allow the conveyance of the property without
requiring the payment of the applicant's fair share contributions until final subdivision approval
or final plan approval of the subject property is secured.
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The Planning Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reason for
recommending favorable consideration for the amendment:
1. The requested amendments are a result of conditions which could not have been
foreseen or are beyond the control of the applicant.
2. Approval of the amendment request would not be contrary to the General Plan,
the Zoning Code, or the original reasons for granting the change of zone.
Because of the arid location of the subject property, Your Committee expressed its concerns
relating to the proven well source for water development and whether it can actually be pumped
and transmitted to the subject property. Your Committee requested that an update of the progress
and results of the wells be presented at the bill's first reading.
The applicant clarified that there are three well sites on the Ouli property. Two of the wells have
been drilled and tested for potable water having the capacity of 1.5 millions gallons per day with
similar characteristics and quality. The third well was drilled and tested for a brackish water
source for the golf courses. However, the Ouli property was sold with specific reservations for
the well sites.
Your Committee also expressed concerns to the incremental zoning based upon the construction
of a certain number of houses and clarifying the intent of Condition H relating to development of
the 16-acre and 10-acre parks. Other concerns related to the RA-la designation within the State
Land Use Agricultural district which may be in the best interest of the developer to petition the
LUC to change the designation from the agricultural district to the rural or urban district.
Your Committee suggested that language be proposed to address the Committee's concerns prior
to the bill's first reading. Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose
of Bill No. 353/and recommends that it pass first reading.
CES
Respectfully submitted
AYES NOES A&E EX COMMITTEE PLANNING
DOMINGO X
(51040144
ARAKAKI X
CHILDS x TAKASHI D INGO, AIRMAN
EASLEY X PC REPORT NO. 16 6
SMITH X
VAN DE CAR X ADOPTED: NOV 0 6 1996
DELIMA E.O.M X