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REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: June 18, 2019 Re: Comm. Nos. 313, 313.1/
PLACE: Council Chambers Bill 81
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 1:05 p.m.
Council Chair and Members p
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 81, reports as follows:
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Bill No. 81, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim via Communication No. 313, dated May 20,2019,
amends Section 25-8-19 (North Hilo District Zone Map) Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning) of the
Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), by changing the district classification
from Agricultural—twenty acres (A-20a)to Agricultural—five acres (A-5a) at Kihalani,North
Hilo, Hawaii, covered by Tax Map Key: 3-5-004:030. The applicant requests permission to
create a two-lot subdivision for estate planning purposes and would reside in one of the two
single-family dwellings currently located on the property. Each newly created lot would have
one of the two existing dwellings.
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The Windward Planning Commission, at its duly noticed meeting on May 2, 2019, forwarded to 1
your Committee a favorable recommendation, citing that it concurred with the Planning
Director's reasons for the same. Listed was that the Change of Zone would conform to the goals,
policies and standards of the General Plan as well as further the public necessity, convenience,
and general welfare.
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Appearing before your Committee was applicant Marianne Freeman and the applicant's planning
consultant, Zendo Kern. Mr. Kern provided a brief overview of the project, historical
information regarding the zoning of the area, and a similar change of zone request across the
street from the subject property, which the Council reviewed and approved in 2018. '
Planning Committee Vice-Chair Sue Lee Loy verified if the applicant had reviewed and agreed
to the conditions of approval and clarified her understanding of Condition G. I
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The vote was then taken on the motion to move this measure to Council with a positive
recommendation and passed with nine "ayes."
Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 81, and
recommends its passage on first reading.
PC Report No.: 25
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
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KIERKIEWICZ X (;
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
LEE LOY X
POINDEXTER x ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ, CHAIR
RICHARDS X PC REPORT NO.: 25
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: JUL 0 9 2019