Hawaii County Planning Committee will meet Oct. 5.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the:
∙ Kona Council Chambers, West Hawaiʻi Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 207: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-15 (HĀMĀKUA DISTRICT ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-10) TO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – 15,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-15) AT HONOKAʻA, HĀMĀKUA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEYS: 4-5-010:136 and 4-5-024:010
(Applicant: Lehua Village Partners, LLC) (Area: Approx. 14.322 acres)
The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this change of zone request, which would allow the applicant to downzone the property to develop a Planned Unit Development by reducing the number of lots in the Lehua Villages from 60 to 40 lots. Lehua Village 1 would consist of 20 lots to be sold at rates pursuant to affordable housing guidelines, and Lehua Village 2 would consist of 20 lots to be sold at market rates. The properties straddle the east and west sides of Lehua Street, north (makai) of the Hawai‘i Belt Road and south (mauka) of the Honokaʻa Park complex, portion of Papaʻanui and Haina in Hāmākua.
Reference: Comm. 973
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz (B/R)
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Comm. 973.1: From Planning Director Zendo Kern, dated August 26, 2022, transmitting the transcripts from the Windward Planning Commission’s August 4, 2022, meeting.
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Comm. 973.2: From Planning Director Zendo Kern, dated August 30, 2022, transmitting the Windward Planning Commission’s letter to the applicant, dated August 17, 2022, approving the PUD (Planned Unit Development) permit with listed conditions.
ADJOURNMENT
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