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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 353 Draft 01 1994-1996 ✓" ' COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 353 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 93-1 WHICH CHANGED THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM UNPLANNED (U) TO RESIDENTIAL AND AGRICULTURAL (RA-la); MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RM-4), (RM-7) AND (RM-14.5) AND VILLAGE COMMERCIAL (CV-10) AT WAIKOLOA, WAIMEA, SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY 6-8-01:PORTIONS OF 25, 36, 37, 38, 39 AND 40. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 93-1 is amended as follows: "SECTION 2. These changes in district classification are conditioned upon the following: (A) the applicant, successors or assigns shall be responsible for complying with all of the stated conditions of approval; (B) within three years from the enactment of this amendment [the effective date of the rezoning shall be (1) when] the applicant shall provide [provides] assurance satisfactory to the Department[s] of Water Supply and the Planning Director, upon consultation with the State Department of Health and Department of Land and Natural Resources, that a water source(s) of sufficient quality and quantity [has (have) been] can be established_ [within two years from the enactment of this ordinance; provided that a maximum one-year extension may be granted by the Planning Director with reasonable and sufficient justification; and (2) an agreement, together with the appropriate bond, surety or other security deemed acceptable by the Planning Director, is executed between the applicant and the County through its Departments of Water Supply and Planning for the actual development of a proven source(s) and its water transmission and distribution e H system within one year from the official date of compliance with Condition B(1); provided that a one-year extension may be granted by the Planning Director with reasonable and sufficient justification;] The effective date of the changes in district classification(s) shall be the date on which the Planning Director has certified such assurances to be satisfactory. Such satisfactory assurance can be met by the actual drilling and testing of a well site of the water source or by the submittal of a hydrological study certifying that a water source(s) of sufficient quality and quantity can be established at the designated locations(s). The actual development of the water source and its water transmission and distribution system shall be developed in conjunction with the subdivision approval process. Notwithstanding the provisions of Condition T. final inspection to the residential structures shall not be issued until the approved water source is developed and its transmission and distribution system for such source to the subject property has been constructed. Residential building permits may be issued for model home complexes. provided that such model homes will not be occupied until the approved water source is developed; (C) upon compliance with Condition B[(1) and (2)], each village shall be developed in two increments. The first increment of each village shall consist of a maximum of sixty percent (60%) of the total number of lots and units proposed within each village. The second increment shall consist of the remaining forty percent (40%) of the lots/units proposed. Subdivision plans or plans for plan approval may be submitted for the second increment only after development has occurred in the first increment as determined by the Planning Director. "Development" means that building permits have been issued for dwelling units/lots and construction has been partially completed to the extent that roofs have been constructed on a minimum of twenty-five percent(25%) of the number of RA-la lots and fifteen percent (15%) of the number of RM lots/units proposed for the first increment in each village. In lieu of actual construction, the applicant may enter into an agreement with the Planning Department to assure the County that the dwellings -2- will be constructed by way of a surety bond, certified check or other security acceptable to Corporation Counsel and the Planning Department. Upon final execution of such agreement and filing of the security with the County, subdivision plans or plans for plan approval for the second increment may be submitted prior to the actual construction of the dwellings in the first increment; (D) upon compliance with Condition[s] (B)[(1) and (2)], subdivision plans or plans for plan approval for the first zoned increment or portions thereof of the first village, shall be submitted to the Planning Department within one year from the effective date of the rezoning as determined in Condition B and tentative subdivision approval shall be secured one year thereafter. Final Subdivision approval or final plan approval shall be secured within two years from the date of submitting final subdivision plans or plans for plan approval; (E) the applicant shall obtain plan approval from the Planning Director for all uses within 1,200 feet of Queen Kaahumanu Highway right-of-way; (F) a wastewater treatment system shall be constructed to service the residential and commercial developments meeting with the approval of the Department of Health; (G) a drainage system meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works shall be installed; (H) to ensure that the Goals and Policies of the Recreation Element of the General Plan are implemented, the applicant shall (1) construct a 10-acre site within the project site for active park and recreational uses. The park shall be developed and available for public use in conjunction with the completion of the first golf course or the first residential subdivision. The active recreational uses which may include soccer fields, baseball fields, basketball and volleyball courts and football fields, shall be approved by the Planning Department in consultation with the Parks and Recreation Department; (2) set aside an additional 16-acre park site for primarily passive recreational uses. The park shall be developed and available for public use in -3- conjunction with final subdivision approval of the third village and established no later by the year 2000; (3) construct a five-mile bicycle and pedestrian path adjacent to the loop road and frontage road system which shall be improved upon the completion of the loop road and frontage system. Development of the parks beyond the minimum grading and grassing shall be credited against the total park area requirement. The parks shall remain in private ownership and be privately maintained except as may be developed by others. A development, maintenance, and operating plan shall be submitted when appropriate for each park and shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Department in consultation with the Department of Parks and Recreation; (I) access to the commercial area, golf academy, pedestrian/bike loop trail, 10-acre and 16-acre parks shall be available for public use; (J) the satisfaction of Condition No. 5 of Use Permit No. 90 shall be complied with by providing Big Island residents 168 rounds of golf daily on reasonably maintained golf courses, and shall be consistent with other terms of the agreement contained as herein attached; (K) a revised archaeological inventory survey report and a detailed preservation plan for Site 15,033 shall be prepared and submitted for approval by the Planning Department, in consultation with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, prior to submitting plans for preliminary subdivision or plan approval review. The plan shall consist of an archaeological data recovery plan and preservation plan. Approved mitigation measures shall be implemented prior to or in conjunction with any land alterations in the project area; (L) should any unidentified sites or remains such as artifacts, shell, bone, or charcoal deposits, human burials, rock or coral alignments, pavings or walls be encountered, work in the immediate area shall cease and the Planning Department shall be immediately notified. Subsequent work shall proceed upon an -4- archaeological clearance from the Planning Department when it finds that sufficient mitigative measures have been taken; (M) to ensure that the Goals and Policies of the Housing Element of the General Plan are implemented, the applicant shall work with the Office of Housing and Community Development and the Planning Department to formulate a housing plan for the development, which shall be consistent with the housing policy of the Hawaii County Housing Agency. This housing plan shall be approved by the County Housing Agency prior to final subdivision approval of any portion of the residential zoned area; provided that the applicant shall notify the County Housing Agency of any intent to sell, lease, assign, place in trust, or otherwise voluntarily alter the ownership interest in the property prior to visible commencement of construction on the property provided further that the applicant may transfer ownership in the property to an affiliate or in a manner consistent with prior representations to the County Housing Agency; (N) restrictive covenants in the deeds of all the proposed Residential and Agricultural zoned lots shall prohibit the construction of a second dwelling unit on each lot. A copy of the proposed covenant(s) to be recorded with the Bureau of Conveyances shall be submitted to the Planning Department for review and approval prior to final subdivision approval. A copy of a typically recorded covenant shall be filed with the Planning Department within one year from the date of final subdivision approval; (0) a solid waste management plan shall be prepared meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works prior to submitting plans for subdivision approval. Approved recommendations and mitigation measures shall be implemented in a manner meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works; (P) a botanical preservation and mitigation plan of the Ophioglossum fern and Abutilon menziesii (red 'ilima) shall be submitted to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Interior, as appropriate, for review and approval prior to any land alterations on the project site; -5- B a (Q) access(es) to the project site shall meet with the approval of the Departments of Transportation-Highways Division and Public Works as follows: (1) Interim intersection improvements, including full channelization of the northern and southern access road intersections with Queen Kaahumanu Highway, shall be constructed meeting with the approval of the Department of Transportation prior to final subdivision approval of any increment gaining access from the respective intersection. The cost of such improvements shall be borne by the applicant and shall not be credited to or deducted from the applicant's fair share contribution for road and traffic improvements, as required under Condition S; (2) future long-term transportation improvements attributed to the project as identified by the State Department of Transportation, including a grade- separated interchange and frontage road system shall be constructed as required by the Department of Transportation. The applicant's share of the cost of such improvements shall be credited to or deducted from the applicant's fair share contribution for road and traffic improvements as required under Condition S; (3) the applicant shall participate in the funding and construction of any regional roadway improvements pursuant to an adopted plan, provided that any costs borne by the applicant shall be credited and limited to the amount of its fair share contribution for regional road and traffic impacts, as required in Condition S; (R) the applicant shall designate an 80-foot wide mauka-makai easement from the eastern property boundary to the Queen Kaahumanu Highway at a location meeting with the approval of the Departments of Public Works and Transportation. This easement may be needed in the future for the development of a connector road between Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Waikoloa Village and shall be delineated on plans submitted for plan approval review or subdivision. A final determination as to whether the road is needed and as to its -6- location will be based on regional studies to be completed by the Department of Public Works and/or the Department of Transportation. The applicant's share of the cost of this regional road, interchange, roadway improvements, and the cost of the easement shall be credited and limited to the amount of its fair share contribution for regional road and traffic impacts, as required in Condition S. The credit shall be based on the value and land use of the property prior to enactment of this ordinance, and shall be adjusted annually based on the percentage change in the Honolulu Consumer Price Index. This connector road will be a public right-of-way maintained by appropriate governmental agencies; (S) the applicant shall make its fair share contribution to address potential regional impacts of the project with respect to fire, police, solid waste disposal facilities, and roads. The fair share contribution shall initially based on the representations contained within the change of zone application and may be increased or reduced proportionally if unit counts or commercial areas are adjusted. The fair share contribution described below shall be adjusted annually based on the percentage change in the Honolulu Consumer Price Index (HCPI). [A pro rata portion of the contribution, based upon the density and commercial area of the land affected, shall become due and payable, at the discretion of the County Council, in the event the applicant conveys an ownership, leasehold, or controlling subdivision approval or final plan approval in the proposed project. Subsequent to the initial subdivision approval or final plan approval, a pro rata portion of the contribution shall be paid by the applicant upon conveyance of an ownership, leasehold, or controlling development interest of any residential lot or unit or, in the case of commercial development, upon conveyance of an ownership, leasehold, or controlling development interest of any commercial lot or on or before the issuance of a building permit for any commercial structure, which occurs first.] The fair share contribution for each lot shall become due and payable prior to final subdivision or final plan approval of any portion of the subject property or in the case of commercial development, prior to the issuance of a building permit for -7- any commercial structure. The fair share contribution for each residential lot shall be based on a maximum density for each lot as determined by the Planning Department, with the concurrence of the applicant. The Fair Share contributions shall be as follows: (1) $749,050 to the County to support the fire protection functions in the Kohala region; (2) $324,678 to the County to support police functions within the Kohala region; (3) $6,291,197 to the State or County to support road and traffic improvements within the Kohala region; (4) $366,914 to the County to support solid waste disposal functions within the West Hawaii region. In lieu of paying the fair share contribution, the applicant may construct such improvements/facilities meeting with the approval of the appropriate agency; (T) In lieu of actual construction of infrastructural improvements as required herein, the applicant may enter into an agreement with the Planning Director and the Department of Public Works and the Department of Water Supply, if applicable, to assure the County that the infrastructural improvements will be constructed together with the appropriate bond, surety or other security deemed acceptable to the Planning Director and Corporation Counsel. Upon execution of such agreement and/or filing of the security with the County, Final Subdivision Approval and/or Final Plan Approval, as applicable for the subject property or portions thereof, may be granted prior to the actual construction of required infrastructural improvements unless otherwise restricted herein: [(T)](U) the applicant shall work with the State Department of Education and the Planning Department to provide its pro rata share for school facilities. The pro rata share determination and its implementation shall be approved by the Planning Department, in consultation with the Department of Education, in conjunction -8- f y with final subdivision approval or final plan approval of any residential area of the development; [(U)](V) the applicant shall disclose to all potential buyers of lots or units within the proposed project that internal infrastructure and community facilities shall be developed and maintained privately and that the County is not obligated to construct any public facilities with the project area; [(V)](W) a fire emergency preparedness and response plan shall be submitted for review by the Planning Department in consultation with the Fire Department and the Civil Defense Agency prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for any residential unit. The plan shall be limited to a review of the emergency roadway network and emergency contact people or association; [(W)](X) comply with the conditions of the State Land Use Commission's Decision and Order; [(X)](Y) No application for real property tax relief shall be made for agricultural use on any lands within this development and a provision shall be recited within the CCR's, covenants, and deed of the respective properties; [(Y)](Z) comply with all applicable laws,rules, regulations and requirements; [(Z)](AA) should the Council adopt a Unified Impact Fees ordinance setting forth criteria for the imposition of exactions or the assessment of impact fees, conditions included herein may, at the developer's election, be satisfied by performance in accordance with the requirements of the Unified Impact Fees Ordinance; [(AA)](BB) an annual progress report shall be submitted to the Planning Department prior to the anniversary date of the approval of this change of zone. The report shall address in detail the status of the development of each area(including number of lots created and the number of units constructed) and the compliance with the conditions of approval. This condition shall remain in effect until all of the conditions of approval have been complied with and the Planning Department acknowledges that further reports are not required; and -9- [(BB)](CC) an extension of time for the performance of conditions, except Condition B, within the ordinance may be granted by the Planning Department upon the following circumstances: (1) the non-performance is the result of conditions that could not have been foreseen or are beyond the control of the applicant, successors or assigns, and that are not the result of their fault or negligence; (2) granting of the time extension would not be contrary to the General Plan or Zoning Code; (3) granting of the time extension would not be contrary to the original reasons for the granting of the change of zone; (4) the time extension granted shall be for a period not to exceed the period originally granted for performance (i.e., a condition to be performed within one year may be extended for up to one additional year); and (5) if the applicant should require an additional extension of time, the Planning Department shall submit the applicant's request to the County Council for appropriate action. Further, should any of the conditions not be met or substantially complied with in a timely fashion, the Director shall initiate rezoning of the area to its original or more appropriate designation." SECTION 2. In the event that any portion of this ordinance is declared invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other parts of this ordinance. -10- SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED :Y: COUNCIL M BER, coutfry OF HAWAII Hilo, Hawaii Date of Introduction: Date of 1st Reading: Date of 2nd Reading: Effective Date: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY CORPORATION COUNSEL DATED: REFERENCE; Comm. 14 0 9 -11-