HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 338 05/23/1988 1984-1988 REPORT OF THE
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COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: May 23 , 1988 Re : Comm. 1593
PLACE : Councilroom
TIME: 1 :30 p.m.
Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No . 541,
regarding the rezoning request of Fred Yamashiro, Puukapu Homesteads ,
Waimea , Hawaii , TMK: 6-4-06 : 8 , reports as follows :
Bill No . 541 amends Section 25-95E, Article 3, Chapter 25 of the
Hawaii County Code, by changing the district classification of
25 ,747 square feet of land from Agricultural (A-5a ) to Neighborhood
Commercial (CN-10 ) .
The subject property is the site of CJ' s Farmers Market, a wholesale
distributor of produce and general merchandise . The business has
been operating on the property since 1984 as a non-conforming use .
The applicant proposes major renovation to the existing building in
order to improve his present business and to provide additional space
for other commercial activities .
The applicant is leasing the property from Masaru Sakamoto .
Mr . Sakamoto submitted a change of zone request from Agricultural to
Commercial , in April 1974 and again in December 1979 . His requests
were denied on both occasions .
The property is classified Urban by the State -Land Use Commission .
The General Plan designates the area for Medium Density Urban
Development.
The Planning Commission has stated that "In view of neighboring
commercial-type uses such as an auto repair shop, a communications .
equipment building, Hawaii Planing Mill , a commercial plaza and the
non-conforming Fukushima store complex, this commercial facility has
and will be compatible with adjacent land uses . " The Commission also
stated that "Finally, it is determined that because of the small
scale and size of the proposed reclassification, approval of this
change of zone would still be in keeping with the Rural/Commercial
character of Waimea . "
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Councilman Russell Kokubun stated that Condition D(a ) is somewhat
restrictive and limiting in that the subject property will not be
required to install the improvements unless an adjoining property is
specifically rezoned to commercial and is also required to install
the improvements . Councilman Kokubun suggested that the language
from the original bill replace Condition D (a ) of Bill 541 , Draft 2.
Councilman Spencer Schutte stated that curbs, gutters and sidewalks
may be appropriate for properties closer to Waimea Town but not for
the subject property which is far removed from the town.
Councilman Schutte also raised the concern that if curbs , gutters and
sidewalks are installed, these improvements will reduce the number of
on-street parking available in the area since the curbs will abut the
current paved area of the street .
Councilwoman Lorraine Jitchaku-Inouye inquired as to public parking.
Planning Director Albert Lyman stated that the applicant will be
required to develop a paved parking area . Mr . Lyman added that the
Zoning Code requires developers of commercial properties to provide
on-site parking.
Your Committee, at its May 9 , 1988 meeting, deferred action on
Bill 541 to enable staff to amend Condition D to read as follows :
curbs, gutters and sidewalks shall be constructed along the
frontage of the subject property in accordance with the
standards of the Department of Public Works , in the event
that: a) either of the adjoining property is rezoned for
commercial use and is required to install curbs, gutters and
sidewalks, at which time the applicant shall install the
required improvements concurrently with the adjoining
property, or (b ) the County Government authorizes an
improvement district for Mamalahoa Highway for the purpose
of installing curbs , gutters and sidewalks , whereupon the
applicant shall automatically participate, or (c ) the County
Council demands that such improvements be immediately
installed .
Your Committee has further amended the bill to include the following
statement regarding the proposed Unified Impact Fees Ordinance:
SECTION 3. 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 .
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Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose
of Bill No . 541 , Draft 2, and recommends that it pass first reading .
Note: Underscoring is used in this committee report only and will
not appear in Draft 2 of Bill 541 .
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