Hawaii County Planning Committee will meet Sept. 6.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 201: AMENDS THE STATE LAND USE BOUNDARIES MAPS FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO THE URBAN DISTRICT AT KEALAKEKUA, SOUTH KONA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 8-1-008:004
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Bill 202: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-4 (SOUTH KONA ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – ONE ACRE (A-1a) TO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-10) AT KEALAKEKUA, SOUTH KONA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 8-1-008:004
(Applicant: Amy Hagen-Cowell Trust) (Area: 6.875 Acres)
The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this amendment to the State Land Use Boundaries Map and change of zone, which would allow the applicant to subdivide the property into 15 lots, with a minimum lot size of 14,000 square feet. The property is located on the east (mauka) side of Hawai‘i Belt Road (Highway 11) at its intersection with Aliʻi Drive and Nāpoʻopoʻo Road, Kaʻawaloa (mauka) in South Kona.
Reference: Comm. 945
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz (B/R)
Bill 204: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-3 (NORTH KONA ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – FIVE ACRES (A-5a) TO FAMILY AGRICULTURAL – ONE ACRE (FA-1a) AT KAILUA-KONA, NORTH KONA, HAWAIʻI, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 7-5-017:043
(Applicant: Siting Chen) (Area: 14.968 Acres)
The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this change of zone request, which would allow the applicant to apply for a subdivision of the parcel into 11 lots of at least one acre. The property is located on the south side of Hualālai Road, approximately 0.6 miles east of its intersection with Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway, Waiʻaha 1st, Puapuaʻanui 1st in North Kona.
Reference: Comm. 952
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz (B/R)
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Comm. 952.1: From Planning Director Zendo Kern, dated August 24, 2022, transmitting the transcripts from the Leeward Planning Commission’s July 21, 2022, meeting.
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Comm. 952.2: From Deputy Planning Director Jeffrey W. Darrow, dated August 25, 2022, transmitting a response letter, dated June 13, 2022, from Land Planning Hawai‘i Inc.
Bill 205: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 17-65 WHICH RECLASSIFIED LANDS FROM AGRICULTURAL – 20 ACRES (A-20a) TO GENERAL INDUSTRIAL – 20,000 SQUARE FEET (MG-20) AT KEAʻAU, PUNA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 1-6-141:002
(Applicant: Keʻaloha Lani, LLC (formerly Hawai‘i Island Distilling, LLC)
(Area: 6.505 acres)
The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation to amend Condition E (Timing of Fire Flow Improvements) and Condition I (Timing of Roadway Improvements). The property is located east of Highway 11 (Volcano Highway), west of Railroad Avenue, and north of Highway 130 (Keaʻau-Pāhoa Highway) in Puna.
Reference: Comm. 953
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz (B/R)
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Comm. 953.1: From Planning Director Zendo Kern, dated August 26, 2022, transmitting the transcripts from the Windward Planning Commission’s August 4, 2022, meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
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