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25 AUPUNI STREET • HILO, HAWAII 96720
COUNTY OF
HAWAII
CERTIFIED MAIL
September 30, 1988
Mr. Clifford Dodo
Dodo Mortuary
199 Wainaku Ave.
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Mr. Dodo:
Change of zone and Use Permit Applications
Tax Map Key: 2-6-08:10 and Portion of 25
The Planning Commission at its duly held public hearing on
September 27, 1988 voted to approve your use permit application,
Use Permit No. 62, to allow the establishment of a
mortuary/chapel facility at Puueo, South Hilo, Hawaii. The
Commission also voted to recommend the approval of your change of
zone application for 1.7 acres of land from the Multiple Family
Residential - 1,000 square foot (RM -1) and Open (0) zoned
districts to an Agricultural 3 -acre (A -3a) zoned district to the
County Council.
The approval of the use permit and favorable recommendation
on the change of zone applications are based on the following
findings:
The requested zone change and accompanying use permit to
allow the establishment of a mortuary and related
improvements conform to the applicable goals, policies and
standards of the General Plan. One of the goals of the
General Plan is to "designate and allocate land uses in
appropriate proportions and in keeping with the social,
cultural, and physical environments of the County." The
General Plan also states to "allocate appropriate requested
zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of
neighborhood, community, region and county." While the
change of zone request is to an agricultural zoned district,
the basic intent is to allow the establishment of a mortuary
facility through the use permit process. It is felt that the
granting of the requests at its particular location will
Mr. Clifford Dodo
September 30, 1988
Page 2
still- maintain the present environment of this area of Hilo.
The original funeral home had been established in 1965,
approximately twenty-three years ago, and has provided the
community an important and necessary social service.
Additionally, the establishment of this particular use in
this location has not proven to be detrimental to the
surrounding properties, in large part, because of the street
improvements of Wainaku Street and the buffer that it
provides. The property is also surrounded by Clem Akina
park, an open space area to the south, sugar cane fields to
the south and west, which assists in fitting the mortuary
development within the physical environment of this area.
The requests will also conform to the Downtown Hilo
Redevelopment Plan which recommended that the area under
consideration be rezoned from RM -1 to Agricultural in order
to allow the existing mortuary to operate as a conforming use.
All essential utilities and services are available to
the property. Therefore, the granting of these requests will
also be in the direction of fulfilling the land use policy of
the General Plan which states to promote and encourage the
utilization of urban areas which are serviced by basic
community facilities and utilities. As such, the replacement
of the old facility with this new mortuary complex will not
have any major physical, cultural or social impacts on this
area.
The proposed use will not be materially detrimental to
the public welfare nor cause substantial adverse impact to
the community's character or to surrounding properties. As
stated previously, the establishment of the new mortuary
facility is meant to eventually replace the existing mortuary
which has been established since 1965. While the
establishment of the mortuary facility may have some impact
on the adjacent residential lands, the impacts should be
minimal. The proposed mortuary facility will be established
within a new one-story structure. The area under
consideration and the mauka area totaling 4.9+ acres are of
sufficient size to allow for adequate setbacks and buffers to
be established to minimize any impacts to the adjoining
properties.
The granting of the change of zone and proposed use will
not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide roads and
streets, sewer, water, drainage, schools, police and fire
Mr. Clifford Dodo
September 30, 1988
Page 3
protection and other related infrastructure. The property is
provided with all essential utilities and services. The
traffic in the area is expected to increase slightly with
this new development; however, with the provision of the
additional parking area, it should only improve the existing
situation. Wainaku Street is a two-lane roadway with
sidewalks and on -street parking. This roadway will be able
to handle the slight increase of traffic in this area. As
such, while traffic in the area may increase, it is expected
to be quite negligible in terms of the overall traffic flow.
Based on the above, it is determined that the granting
of the change of zone and use permit would result in an
appropriate land use pattern that will further the public
necessity and convenience and the general welfare.
The Commission's approval of the use permit and favorable
recommendation to the County Council on the change of zone are
subject to the following conditions:
A. The applicant, successors or its assigns shall comply
with all of the stated conditions of approval.
B. Final Plan Approval shall be secured from the Planning
Department within one year from the effective date of
the change of zone. To assure adequate time for plan
approval review and in accordance with Chapter 25-244
(Zoning Code), plans shall be submitted a minimum of
forty-five days prior to the date by which plan approval
must be secured. Parking shall comply with the
requirements of Chapter 25 (Zoning Code). No parking
variance from the Code shall be applied for or granted.
C. Construction of the mortuary/chapel building and related
improvements shall commence within one year from the
official date of receipt of Final Plan Approval and be
completed within two years thereafter.
D. A drainage system shall be installed meeting with the
approval of the Department of Public Works.
E. Access(es) to the property from Wainaku Street shall
meet with the approval of the Department of Public Works.
F. All other applicable County and State laws, rules,
regulations and requirements, including those of the
State Department of Health, shall be complied with.
Mr. Clifford Dodo
September 30, 1988
Page 4
G. Should the council adopt a Unified Impact Fees ordinance
setting forth criteria for the imposition of exactions
or the assessment of impact fees, conditions included
herein may, at the developer's election, be satisfied by
performance in accordance with the requirements of the
Unified Impact Fees Ordinance.
H. An annual progress report shall be submitted to the
Planning Director prior to the anniversary date of the
effective date of the zone change. The report shall
address the status of the development and the compliance
with the conditions of approval. This condition shall
remain in effect until all of the conditions of approval
have been complied with and the Planning Director
acknowledges that further reports are not required.
I. An initial extension of time for the performance of
conditions within the ordinance may be granted by the
Planning Director upon the following circumstances: 1)
the non-performance is the result of conditions that
could not have been foreseen or are beyond the control
of the applicants, successors or assigns, and that are
not the result of their fault or negligence; 2) granting
of the time extension would not be contrary to the
general plan or zoning code; 3) granting of the time
extension would not be contrary to the original reasons
for the granting of the change of zone; and 4) the time
extension granted shall be for a period not to exceed
the period originally granted for performance (i.e., a
condition to be performed within one year may be
extended for up to one additional year); and 5) 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.
Further, should any of the conditions not be met or
substantially complied with in a timely fashion, the
Director may initiate rezoning of the area to its
original or more appropriate designation.
Mr. Clifford Dodo
September 30, 1988
Page 5
Should you have any questions regarding the above, please
feel free to contact the Planning Department at 961-8288.
Sincerely,
Thomas A. Krieger
Chairman, Planning Commission
xca Rodney Kawamura
Department of Public Works
Department of Water Supply
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