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Maile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i August 9, 2022 Page 7 Change of Zone The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-1 acre (A-la) zoning district to a Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) zoning district for 6.875 acres of land. If the requested land use entitlement changes are approved, the applicant proposes to subdivide the property into a total of 15 lots, with a minimum lot size of 14,000 square feet each. The applicant is also requesting a concurrent State Land Use Boundary Amendment from an Agricultural to an Urban district for approximately 6.875 acres of land. The applicant is proposing to construct a new County dedicable standard road to service the proposed subdivision from Hawai`i Belt Road (Mamalahoa Highway) to the north (mauka) of the intersection with Alii Drive. Additonally, the applicant proposes to construct a 12-foot-wide, paved outbound access easement within a 20-foot-wide easement to access Hawai`i Belt Road from the southern end of the subject property. According to the applicant, a subdivision application would be filed immediately after the granting of the Change of Zone and State Land Use Boundary Amendment. The applicant anticipates having the property subdivided by the beginning of 2023 and estimated cost of the project to be around$2 million. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies, and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The change of zone request from an A-la to an RS-10 zoning district conforms to applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan and the Kona Community Development Plan (CDP). The subject, 6.875-acre property is triangular in shape, gradually slopes from east to west with less than a 10% slope and is located on the northeastern corner of the Hawai`i Belt Highway intersection with Ali`i Drive extension and Napo'opo`o Road. The subject property is currently improved with a 36 square foot agricultural shed and is otherwise vacant and covered with vegetation. Lands to the north are zoned A-la and RS-10. Lands to the northeast are zoned RS-15. Lands to the east are zoned A-la and CV-10. Lands across the Hawai`i Belt Highway intersection with Ali`i Drive extension and Napo`opo`o Road and to the west