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Committee approves amended SMA permit language for two Waialua shoreline lots
Summary
The Committee on Zoning and Planning recommended Resolution 26‑43 (a Special Management Area major permit for two Waialua shoreline parcels owned by the Libby trust) be reported out as CD1 with amended archaeological condition G1 clarifying when ground‑disturbance requirements apply; questions addressed individual wastewater systems and sea‑level rise exposure.
The committee considered Resolution 26‑43, which would grant a Special Management Area (SMA) major permit to the John A. Libby and Kathleen H. Libby Trust for development on two adjacent shoreline lots in Waialua (68‑631 and 68‑623 Crozier Drive).
Jim Hayes, agent for the applicant and principal of Planning Solutions, presented the proposal: demolition of existing dwellings and construction of two single‑family dwellings per parcel with garages, individual wastewater systems, and site landscaping. Hayes acknowledged parts of the project lie within a Sea Level Rise Exposure Area and said foundation design and siting would address high‑wash wave hazards.
Hayes asked the committee to amend condition G1 (archaeological/historic resources condition) so the requirement focuses on ground disturbance during construction rather than a prior State Historic Preservation Division letter. After a brief recess to confer with staff, the committee accepted the applicant's recommended amendment to G1 as a verbal amendment and the Department of Planning and Permitting said it supported the revised CD1.
Councilmember Cordero questioned how the proposed individual wastewater systems would be configured; Hayes said the applicant will obtain permits from the State Department of Health wastewater branch and described leach fields and septic tanks located mauka of the shoreline dwellings. The committee recommended Resolution 26‑43, CD1 (with the amended G1 language) be reported out for adoption with no objections.
The action includes a condition requiring a minor shoreline structure permit for any structures within the shoreline setback area before building permits are issued, and the committee noted standard design responses to sea‑level rise and erosion hazards.
