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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 258 11/09/1987 1984-1988 • REPORT T 0F THE • COMMITTEE ON PLANNING • DATE : November 9 , 1987 Re: Comm. 1319 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 . 435 , regarding the General Plan amendment request of Kahala Capital Corporation, NorthHawaii , Kona, TMK : 7-2-04 :3 , reports as follows : Bill No . 435 amends the County of Hawaii General Plan as originally adopted by Ordinance No . 439 and as amended by Ordinance Nos . 456 , 87-49 , 87-52 and 822, 854 , 868 , 878 , 83-20 , 84-40 , 475 , 484 , 538 , 87-68 , by redesignating approximately 349 acres of land from Conservation and Open to Resort , Medium Density Urban and Open. P 1I An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS ) was filed for the General Plan Amendment petition covering the subject property and proposed development plans . The EIS was accepted by the Planning Department on March 5 , 1987 . According to the EIS, "The central element of the development concept is the creation of a self-contained, intermediate resort development with an 18-hole golf course. " The EIS further states that the development will include the following improvements: I . Resort designation A. A 600 room hotel overlooking Kahoiawa Bay. II. Medium Density Urban designation A. Condominium development - Approximately 900 condominium apartments . B . Commercial development -- Two retail/commercial areas . Open designation A. A par-72, 18-hole championship golf course and clubhouse . The Petitioner has not , as yet, filed a formal petition with the State Land Use Commission to amend the State Land Use Boundary from a Conservation District to an Urban District . PC REPORT N0, 258 ADOPTED: DEC -11 PC- 258 Page 2 November 9, 1987 exceptionThe County of Hawaii General Plan designates the area as Conservation with an open designation along the coastline. The Kona Regional Plan recommends that the area remain Conservation and open. The property is located within the County's Open zoned district. With the of iwater, public infrastructura.1 systems are in place. to the Planning Department, petitioner intendsto provide own treatmentwastewater . and to provide privately +. • others. Your Committee heard testimonies from several speakers recommending that action on • o deferred o Bishop Estates' Makalawena project which is presently before the Planning Commission. The speakers felt that Awake'e and Makalawena should be considered and viewed as a single unit. Sandra Schutte, attorney for the applicant, disagreed with the speakers and informed the Committee that major differences exist between Awake'e and Makalawena. She explained that Awakele and Makalawena are owned by different entities and that property owners or developers very seldom work together because of various reasons. The land use density of the two projects also differ greatly. Makalawena is proposing to develop 1,200 hotel rooms in two seven -story buildings, while Awake®e is planning on 600 hotel rooms in several low-rise buildings. Mrs. Schutte also explained that Awake'e and Makalawena will each have their own access road from the highway, keeping the two projects physically separated. She added that these are two separate parcels of land with different concerns which should be dealt with individually. Councilwoman Jitchaku-Inouye expressed concern over General Plan land use changes involving lands surrounding the anchialine ponds. Mrs. Schutte stated that the area of the ponds will be designated for Open Use and will be left untouched except for management purposes. Mrs. Schutte stated that regardless of what the land use designation is, the developer is committed to maintaining the ponds under a pre -agreed upon pond maintenance plan. The Committee was informed by a representative of the Planning Department that Council members will be able to make specific recommendations regarding protection of the ponds and other specific aspects of the project during the rezoning process. r] -PC- 258 Page 3 November 9, 1987 Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose of Bill No® 435 and recommends that it pass first reading. TAKASHI DOMINGO, C �W IRMAN IV �SPENCER K. SCHUTTE, VICE CHR® FRANK DE LUZ III, MEMBER ROBERT N HERKES, MEMBER LA/TN n.