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BPDinitiated-MullikenSouzaREZ.doe-1/23!2021 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED REPEAL CHANGE OF ZONE ORDINANCE NO. 12-128 (REZ 11-000143) The Planning Director has initiated action to repeal Change of Zone Ordinance No. 12-128 which amended Section 25-8-23 (Mountain View Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended),by changing the district classification from Single-Family Residential- 10,000 square feet(RS-10) to Village Commercial -10,000 square feet (CV-10) at `Ola`a, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 1-8-002:064. PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REQUEST I. Request: In 2011, the current landowners applied for a Change of Zone from Single- Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) to Village Commercial-10,000 square feet (CV-10) to establish an approximately 1,800 square foot automobile repair shop. The change of zone was approved by the Hawaii County Council, with Ordinance No. 12- 128, effective September 27, 2012 (see Ord. No. 12-128 in Application). The Planning Director is initiating a request to repeal Ordinance No. 12-128 in response to a written request submitted by the owners of the subject property. Repealing the ordinance would have the effect of changing the zoning district from CV-10 back to its original designation of RS-10. In essence, the Planning Director is requesting to downzone this property to accommodate the owner's request. If approved, the property would be allowed to retain the existing single-family dwelling and have the option of developing an `Ghana dwelling in the future. Finally, there would not be any conditions attached to the proposed ordinance as the zoning of the property will be reverted to the original RS- 10 zoning designation and all necessary infrastructure and services are available to serve the single-family residence on the property. 2. Reasons for the Request: According to their letter, the landowners have not been successful in fulfilling conditions of the ordinance and are no longer pursuing commercial development. They are currently in the process of selling the subject property, which cannot be completed until the property is reverted back to the original zoning. The prospective buyers also have no intention of developing the property for -1-