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REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: October 21 , 1986 Re: 'Comm. 789
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 2 :00 p.m.
Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 258 ,
regarding the rezoning request of C. Chase Hoffman, Kaloko Mauka
Subdivision, Increment I, Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-3-24 : 21,
reports as follows :
Bill No. 205 amends Section 25-86, Article 3 , Chapter 25 of the
Hawaii County Code, by changing the district classification of
approximately 17 .37 acres of land from Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a)
to Agricultural 3-acre (A-3a) .
According to Planning Commission Chairperson Barbara Koi ' s letter of
October 2 , 1986 , the Planning Commission is recommending that the
rezoning request be approved overriding the Planning Director ' s
recommendation that it be denied. Subsequent to the issuance of this
letter , however, the Planning Director verbally informed
Planning Committee Chairman Takashi Domingo that he has since
reversed his recommendation.
The subject property is located in the general vicinity of two other
properties that were recently rezoned: Donald Severson and
Henry Kveen. It should be noted that the subject property is located
closer to the Belt Highway than the two properties mentioned above .
The Department of Public Works (DPW) has, in the past and in
reference to this rezoning application, expressed concern over
rezoning of lots within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. Their concerns
involve the overtaxing of existing infrastructure within the
subdivision, the eventual congestion of the Kaloko Drive-Belt Highway
intersection and traffic congestion on Palani Road. Palani Road is
the primary road linking portions of mauka Kona to the business and
employment center of Kailua .
During your committee' s hearing of Henry Kveen' s application in
July 1986 , the Planning Director stated that the DPW believes that if
rezoning is limited to lots below the 2 ,100-foot elevation, the
additional number of lots that will be created should not severely
overburden existing infrastructure. The subject property is situated
below this elevation.
As far as the Kaloko Drive-Belt Highway intersection is concerned,
your Committee on Public Works is presently evaluating what, if any,
impact further rezoning will have on the intersection. Your
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Committee on Public Works agreed to look into this matter at the
recommendation of Councilwoman Lorraine Jitchaku--Inouye during the
Planning Committee' s meeting of July 8 , 1986 . Also, condition F of
Bill 258 requires the applicant to contribute $3 ,000 per 3-acre lot
toward future improvement of the intersection.
Traffic congestion on Palani Road should be relieved somewhat as soon
as the access road to link the Belt Highway and Queen Kaahumanu
Highway is completed. The proposed road will be built through
properties owned by Y-O Limited Partnership and
TSA International , Ltd . Construction is tentatively scheduled to
commence no later than June 1988 with completion two years hence.
The applicant plans to create a 5-lot subdivision consisting of
two 3-acre lots, two 3 . 2-acre lots, and a 4 .9-acre lot. The
applicant will then convey the lots to his brother and three sons.
The applicant states that houses will be constructed on each lot.
According to the Planning Department, "The requested Agricultural
3-acre (A-3a) zoning does conform to the General Plan land use
designation for the area. "
The Kona Regional Plan designates the area for A-3a use.
The Department of Water Supply states that "The applicant secured an
assignment of rights for five (5) units in the Kealakekua Source
Agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, a water commitment will be
issued upon payment of $1,500 per unit. Based on this, we have no
objections to the subject request. "
Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose
of Bill No. 258 and recommends that it pass first reading .
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