REP PC 067 2016/06/02 (2014-2016)

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: June 2, 2016 Re: Comm. No. 889/Bill No. 210 PLACE: Council Chambers Hilo, Hawai`i TIME: 11:47 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawai`i County Council Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 210, reports as follows: Bill No. 210, transmitted by Mayor William P. Kenoi via Communication No. 889 dated May 6, 2016, amends Ordinance No. 889 (formerly Kamuela Zone Map, currently Lalamilo Pu'ukapu Zone Map), which reclassified lands from Agricultural—Forty Acres (A-40a) to Agricultural—Five Acres (A-5a) at Pu'ukapu Homesteads, 2nd Series, South Kohala, Hawai`i, covered by Tax Map Keys: 6-4-017:023, 064- 067, and 078 (formerly 6-4-017:023). The Planning Director initiated this bill to delete Conditions C and H, which would remove the current agricultural use restrictions and instead allow agricultural land uses that are permitted by State Land Use Law and the County Zoning Code. The Leeward Planning Commission, at its duly held public hearing on April 21, 2016, provided a favorable recommendation of this item. Upon questioning by Ms. Wille, Daryn Arai, Planning Program Manager representing the Planning Director,provided background information: During the processing of a special permit application situated within the Kauakea Subdivision, the department realized there were conditions embedded in Change of Zone Ordinance No. 889 that placed stricter limitations on the types of agricultural uses that could occur than the uses currently allowed by State and County law. Ms. Wille questioned Mr. Arai about the relevance of the South Kohala Community Development Plan as it relates to important agricultural lands and. Ms. Wille stated she was not entirely opposed to allowing additional agricultural uses beyond what the allowed definition in Condition C of Ordinance No. 889, but she wanted to raise concerns about the "big picture." For informational purposes, Ms. Wille voted"kanalua aye." PC Report No. 67