The Kauai County Planning Commission met on April 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM to consider a series of subdivision applications, a public hearing on zoning amendments, a presentation on the General Plan Progress Report, and amendments to the Aokini Makai subdivision design plan. The meeting also included an executive session to discuss the evaluation of the planning director.
Marie (Long Range Planning Division) presented a 60-page report summarizing the county's progress on the General Plan. Key highlights:
Staff presented a request by the applicant (Visionary LLC) to amend the urban design plan for the Aokini Makai industrial subdivision (40 lots) to align with current CZO (Kauai County Zoning Ordinance) standards. The original 1996 design plan required larger setbacks (e.g., 32 ft vs. CZO’s 15 ft) and landscaping. The amendment would allow lesser setbacks and remove landscaping requirements, but the applicant noted that CCRs would still require landscaping plans. The building height would remain at 50 ft (consistent with CZO). Commissioner expressed concern about height near the airport, but staff noted that the FAA and DOT Airports Division had reviewed the project and required a navigation easement. Commission approved the amendment unanimously.
The Planning Director requested a two-month deferral to June 10, 2025, to allow the department to develop wildfire-resistant policies for lands in the wildland-urban interface, following the Attorney General’s report on the Lahaina wildfire. The zoning amendments, which involve upzonings of lands in wildfire-prone areas, will be reconsidered with new wildfire mitigation measures. The commission granted the deferral unanimously.
The planning department is recommending preliminary subdivision number. Any questions for our staff? If not, we have a representative for the applicant. Good morning, Commissioners for the record, Lindsay Crawford, representing Coglow LLC. So anything that you would like to add other than what we have in front of us here. No, I think he's done a good job in discovering the finding. Okay, so the motion on uh four consideration is the subdivision application number yes. I move tentative approval. I move to approve subdivision map, subdivision application number S. Yes. Okay, any other comments, concerns? If not, it's the question for local piece. Oh chair, the director of my commissioner straight for his present. Roll call, Commissioner Nowis. Aye. Moving on to the number of pool for subversion application number S125-3.6 as 705. Are there any members of the public that would like to test that on this agenda item? So far as your part of the record. Lindsay, do you have something? Nothing to add. Oh, it worked. We're on the next subdivision. I'm sorry, I can't forget you. We're on the next subdivision, okay. I'll summarize the report for the record. Situated along Cobajo Road, each containing approximately 1.76 acres, and two flag lots, lots of E1C3 and 81 C4, containing approximately 1.037 acres and 1.319 acres respectively. The intent of this application is to accommodate a four-house subdivision to continue to convey each of the lots to the applicant's trustees scratch. The subject properties situated within a rural neighborhood with the surrounding area characterized by pastures, like farming activities, the residential development. The parcel is currently approved with one single storage single family building unit that was constructed in 1996, which will be situated on proposed law 81c4. As representative the remaining portion of the properties presentation in exit pasture. The primary access to the project which is through Vino Road, which is a county owned brokery that is presently wide enough to accommodate two way to traffic. However, the roadway with this area does not comply with the current roadway standards. As such, a future road written reserve shall be established along the front agents of proposed lots 81c1 through 81c4, subject to the specifications of the Department of Public Works for Industry Classification. As well as Passport Zoning Permit C for 2024-6 and varies permit B 2024-2. It was identified that the property was incorrectly referenced as Line 81C1. The department has worked down again resolving this issue, and the current reference to Log A U1C is reflected in this subdivision application. Comments are pending from the Department of Public Works, Engineering Division, the Department is recommending preliminary subdivision map. Is this going to have any impact upon the traffic on that? Four amounts is supposed to one. So it shouldn't have any impact. But the engineering division still the comments are still getting division. Do we have an applicant present to present? Morning. So if you'd like to make if you'd like to add anything else other than what if we have in front of us, we can do it. No, I do not. I'll just work with whatever console. Okay. Do you have any questions for that? Thank you. So are we waiting for multiple and approval?