HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 135 07/08/1986 1984-1988 . REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE:. July 8, 1986 Re: Comm. 666
PLACE: Pahala Elem. & Kau High Sch. Cafeteria
TIME: 11:40 a.m.
Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 215 ,
reports as follows:
The purpose of Bill No. 215 is to amend Section 25-87, Article 3,
Chapter 25 of the Hawaii County Code, relating to the modification of
conditions to Ordinance No. 83-38 which reclassified certain lands
from Open (0) to Limited Industrial (ML-la ) at Kaloko, North Kona,
Hawaii , covered by TMK: 7-3-51:1 (Portion) , 2-59 (formerly
7-3-09:Portion of 1) . Specifically, Conditions F and J of the
ordinance are being amended.
The property involved is the Kaloko Light Industrial Subdivision
situated along the mauka side of the Queen Kaahumanu Highway.
Ordinance No. 83-38, adopted on October 26, 1983, rezoned about
126 acres of land from an Open (0) to a Limited Industrial (ML-la )
zone.
Condition F requires TSA International, Inc. to construct an 80-foot
wide road between Queen Kaahumanu Highway and the Hawaii Belt Road.
The condition also states "the construction of this roadway shall
commence no later than the start of construction of the
infrastructural improvements of the first increment and shall be
completed prior to the issuance of final subdivision approval of the
second increment. "
As reflected in Condition F, the construction and completion of the
mauka-makai road depends on TSA International 's ability to proceed
with the second increment. As such, there is no definite timetable
for the construction of this road.
The completion of the mauka-makai connector road is critical to
developments in the mauka area in the vicinity of the Hawaii Belt
Road. Palani Road, which is the primary route to the central
business and employment areas in Kona, is already heavily overtaxed .
The Department of Public Works has stated that further rezoning in
the mauka areas prior to completion of an alternative route to Kailua
will directly impact Palani Road,
PC REPORT No , 135
ADOPTED : JUL 16 1986
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PC- 135 Page 2 July 8, 1986
In light of these concerns, the Planning Commission is recommending
that Condition F be deleted in its entirety and be replaced with the
following: " (F) within four months of the effective date of this
amendment, the petitioner shall initiate an Improvement District for
the construction of the mauka-makai road within its properties .
Should the County Council not approve the Improvement District, the
petitioner shall begin construction of the roadway by June 30, 1988,
with completion two years hence; " .
Condition J of the ordinance states, in part, "prior to receipt of
final subdivision approval , a Development Design Manual shall be
prepared and submitted to the Planning Department for approval. The
purpose of the manual is to provide comprehensive design principles
and guidelines for the development of the industrial lots in order to
achieve a high standard of quality for the development. "
Since the approved Development Design Manual did not reflect any
enforcement procedures , the Planning Director is initiating a change
to Condition J which would require the Planning Director to enforce
the provisions of the Development Design Manual .
Condition J is amended by adding the following sentences : "No
development shall occur on the lots unless it conforms to the
standards and guidelines articulated in the Development Design
Manual . The Planning Director shall be responsible for the
enforcement of the Development Design Manual; " .
Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose
of Bill No. 215 and recommends that it pass first reading.
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TAKASHI DOMINGO, CHAI'JN
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SPENCER K. SCHUTTE, VICE CHR. FRANK DE LUZ, III, MEMBER
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RUSSELL S. KOKUB N, MEMBER MERLE K. LAI, MEMBER
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