HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 067 2016/06/02 (2014-2016) 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
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Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 210, and recommends
passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
EOFF X
ILAGAN X
KANUHA X
ONISHI X
PALEKA x G'P'GOR I f•IAN, CHA'117
POINDEXTER X PC REPORT NO. 67
WILLE x ADOPTED: JUN 15 2016