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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN PC 2019/03/27 2018-2020Committee on Planning 6th Session West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii March 27, 2019 CALL TO The regular meeting of the Committee on Planning was called to order at ORDER: 1:23 p.m., in the Council Chambers, Kailua-Kona, by Ms. Ashley Kierkiewicz, Chair. ROLL CALL Present: Ms Ms Mr Ms Ms Mr Mr Ms Ashley Kierkiewicz, Chair Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Vice Chair Aaron S. Y. Chung, Member Maile Medeiros David, Member Karen Eoff, Member Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Member Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Member Rebecca Villegas, Member Absent & Excused: Ms. Valerie T. Poindexter, Member STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items. PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: (There were none.) CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Great, thank you, I will be closing public testimony at this time and moving on to business of the day. Mr. Clerk, if you could please read in Communication 174. COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, CATIONS: Communications. Comm. 174: NOMINATION OF DEAN AU TO THE WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION From Mayor Harry Kim, dated March 8, 2019, submitting for the Council's review and confirmation the above nomination. Requires Council Confirmation by: April 21, 2019 (Section 13-4(1), Hawaii County Charter) PC -6 March 27, 2019 Vote on Comm. 174: Ms. Lee Loy moved to recommend confirmation of the (Approved) appointment of Mr. Dean Au to the Windward Planning Commission. Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Lee Loy, Richards, Villegas, and Chair Kierkiewicz — 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Poindexter —1. Excused: None. Committee Members spoke in favor of the appointment. Chair Kierkiewicz informed Mr. Au that he does not need to appear at the Council meeting for confirmation of his appointment. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Mr. Clerk, if you could please read in Communication 175. Comm. 175: NOMINATION OF JULIE HUGO TO THE WATER BOARD From Mayor Harry Kim, dated March 8, 2019, submitting for the Council's review and confirmation the above nomination. Requires Council Confirmation by: April 21, 2019 (Section 13-4(1), Hawaii County Charter) CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Any comments from my colleagues. Vote on Comm. 175: Ms. Lee Loy moved to recommend confirmation of the (Approved) appointment of Ms. Julie Hugo to the Water Board. Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Lee Loy, Richards, Villegas, and Chair Kierkiewicz — 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Poindexter —1. Excused: None. Committee Members spoke in favor of the appointment. Chair Kierkiewicz informed Ms. Hugo that she does not need to appear at the Council meeting for confirmation of her appointment. Page 2 PC -6 March 27, 2019 ORDER OF The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, Order RESOLUTIONS: of Resolutions. (There were none.) CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Okay. Mr. Clerk, moving on to the rest of today's business. If you could please read in Bill 32. BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, Bills ORDINANCES: for Ordinances. Bill 32: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-3 (NORTH KONA ZONE MAP) ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL - FIVE ACRES (A -5a) TO FAMILY AGRICULTURAL - ONE ACRE (FA -la) AT `O`OMA, 1sT, NORTH KONA, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 7-3-005:112 (Applicant: Martin M. Ohan Trust) (Area: 5.966 acres) The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this change of zone, which would allow the applicant to apply to subdivide the property into five parcels. The applicant intends to extend Lalei Place through the subject property and connect to Hane Street, and also intends to keep one or two lots for family purposes and sell the remaining lots. Reference: Comm. 120 Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz (B/R) Motion to Approve: Ms. Eoff moved to recommend passage of Bill 32 on first reading. Seconded by Ms. Villegas. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: If the applicant and/or representative could please come forward? (Note: At this time, Planning Consultant Sidney Fuke, representative for the applicant, came forward to address the members of the Committee.) CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Good Afternoon Mr. Fuke, if you could please state your name for the record and provide our Planning Committee members with an overview of the project and request. MR. FUKE: Thank you very much, Madam Chair. For the record my name is Sidney Fuke. I'm a consultant representing the Martin Ohan Trust. Mr. Ohan wanted to be here, but he's on the mainland right now with his family, so that's the basis for his absence. Page 3 PC -6 March 27, 2019 Essentially, this property is about 5.6 acres and it's located generally south of Kona Palisades subdivision. Adjacent to Kona Palisades subdivision to the south is a subdivision that consists of a half -acre lot size, and the primary street over there is called Hiolani Street. There is a cross street, and that cross street is called Lalei Street. This property is that 5.6 acre property abuts Lalei Street. To the south side of this 5.6 acre property there is another subdivision, and that subdivision has a roadway that connects to this property. It's called Hane Street. So, essentially, the project calls for like the creation of five -lot subdivision. And if and when completed within the five-year period or sooner, then you will have a roadway connection between Lalei Street and Hane Street. So, this project definitely implements the concept of connectivity, and it's all within the Kona urban area where they're trying to focus more and more on residential type of development. The Planning Commission and the Director had both reviewed this application, and they had favorably recommended it. And as we hoped, this body would as well. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Mr. Fuke. Council Members, any questions? Ms. Eoff. MS. EOFF: Thank you, and I'm going to be supporting this request. I think it is in complete concurrence with the community development plans as well, as what you had already mentioned, being that constitutes infill in an area that we're targeting for urban expansion. Although this isn't urban, it's stillit is changing the lot sized, but I think this is an appropriate use in this particular area. Thank you. MR. FUKE: Thank you. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Ms. Eoff Ms. Villegas. MS. VILLEGAS: I just have a quick question and it relates to the transition of the five -acre ag lot down to a one acre, and my understanding of the transition of taxes that one -acre ag lots no longer receive—one acre and smaller will no longer receive that tax being taxed as ag land. MR. FUKE: Well, it still would be taxed at the agricultural rate and then the value, the assessment would be obviously much higher per square foot for this project than it would be for the property to the south on the five -acre subdivision. But, because they're zoned—they would be zoned all ag, that would be the agricultural rate. The assessment is the function of the value of the property. Page 4 PC -6 March 27, 2019 MS. VILLEGAS: Okay. I'm sorry, I'll have to do a little more research so I have a better understanding of how that transitions. Thank you, Mr. Fuke. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Any other questions or comments? Ms. Lee Loy. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you Chair, and I actually have a question for staff And I'm hoping either Mr. Yee or Mr. Darrow is in our Hilo Office. And in the background report provided, it talks about conformance with State and County plans, specifically the Kona Community Development (CDP) plan. And I just need a refresher on what Concurrency Zone D is. I know that's a very complex document, the Kona Community Development Plan, and I understand the infill and the capacity building; and then the road infrastructure with the transient -oriented destinations, which is applied through the Kona CDP. And I just wanted to be—cover little bit more information on that concurrency Zone D designation. (Note: At this time, Planning Director Michael Yee and Planner V Maija Jackson came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. YEE: This is Michael Yee, Planning Director, in Hilo. I'm going to have our Planner Maija Jackson respond directly to your question. MS. JACKSON: Good Afternoon, Council Woman Lee Loy. So, as far as the Kona CDP consistency goes, this is in Concurrency D. And Zone D calls for the extension of Kealeka`a Street, which is a street about a half a mile west of the subject property. This would be, when it's built, it would be a north -south connector. But, as Mr. Sydney Fuke mentioned, the subject property is also proposing connectivity of two subdivisions. So, it would meet that aspect of the connectivity standards in the Kona CDP. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Maija for that explanation, and I know Kona struggles with a lot of connectivity between different parcels. And unfortunately, back in the day when we got zoning, it was really silo'd or just one developer had enough money to do it. So, I'm going to be wholeheartedly supporting this particular application. And you know, thank you Mr. Fuke for finding one more piece of property that helps with connection and connectivity between different subdivisions here in Kona. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Any other comments? Mr. Richards. MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Chair. And thank you, Sydney, for the explanation. I'll be supporting this, again striving towards the need for the housing, this is obviously going to start addressing some of it. We have such a crying need for housing that any type of responsible development going forward, again, agreeing with Council Woman Lee Loy concerning the connectivity, it Page 5 PC-6 March 27,2019 makes all the sense in the world. But striving for that, again a little bit denser though responsible development going forward to supply some of the housing shortages that we are so desperate in need of So, with that I'll be supporting, thank you. CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you Mr. Richards. Any other comments from my colleagues? Okay, seeing none. Let us take a vote. All in favor of moving Bill 32 forward to the Council with a positive recommendation, please say "aye." Vote on Bill 32: The motion to recommend passage of Bill 32 on first (Approved) reading was carried by the following voice vote. Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Lee Loy, Richards, Villegas, and Chair Kierkiewicz— 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Poindexter— 1. Excused: None. MR. FUKE: Thank you. ADJOURN- There being no further business, at 1:49 p.m., Ms. Lee Loy moved to adjourn the MENT: meeting. Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Lee Loy, Richards, Villegas, and Chair Kierkiewicz— 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Poindexter— 1. Excused: None. CHR. KIERKIEWICZ: This session on Planning is adjourned. Approvea • ij .w________________„ 41 Ashley iewicz, Chair ( ate) Planning Committee AK/dt Page 6