HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 242 09/21/1987 1984-1988 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: September 21 , 1987 Re: C-1259
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 . 413 ,
regarding the rezoning request of Waiakea Acres , Waiakea , South Hilo ,
Hawaii , TMK: 2-4-34 : 17 , reports as follows:
Bill No . 413 amends Section 25-114 , Article 3 , Chapter 25 of the
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Hawaii County Code , by changing the district classification of
approximately 28 .74 acres of land from Agricultural (A-3a ) to
Agricultural (A-1a) .
The subject property is located in Waiakea Uka and fronts
Ainaola Drive . The applicant plans to subdivide the property into
twenty five 1-acre parcels for residential/agricultural uses .
The General Plan designates the property for Low Density Urban
Development . Such a designation may allow residential uses at a
maximum density of four units per acre .
The Hilo Community Development Plan designates the property as
Agricultural (A-3a ) and Alternate Residential Expansion. The
State Land Use Commission designates the land for agricultural uses .
A majority of the land is classified as "Prime Agricultural Land" by
the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH)
system. Small areas in the southeast and southwest corners of the
property are not classified .
The Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM ) designates the majority of the
property as Zone "A" (Areas subjected to 100-year flooding ) .
Councilwoman Merle Lai questioned Norman Hayashi of the
Planning Department as to the status of the drainage study referred
to in the Planning Commission 's transmittal letter of September 9 ,
1987 . Mr . Hayashi stated that the study has been completed and added
that the applicant has been working with the Department of Public
Works on the study since 1985 , when he first applied for rezoning of
the subject property .
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Adjacent lands to the north and east are zoned A-la, while lands to
the south and west are zoned A-3a .
The Department of Agriculture stated, in part, that "It appears from
the applicant 's information that the purpose of the subdivision is to
create lots that are primarily residential in nature, and the
agricultural component of the zoning request consists principally of
informal 'backyard ' activities . Section 205-2 of the Hawaii Revised
Statutes requires that any dwellings constructed on the proposed lots
be accessory to an agricultural use (emphasis added) . "
As suggested by Committee Chairman Takashi Domingo , your Committee
has amended Bill 413 to add the following statement to the condition
involving the granting of time extension: "if the applicant should
require an additional extension of time , the Planning Director shall
submit the applicant 's request to the County Council for appropriate
action ."
Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose
of Bill No . 413 , 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 No . 413 .
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