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Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai'i December 19, 2022 Page 2 Adopting Commissioner's Report #1, filed October 4, 2021, and Directing Partition in Kind of Property Pursuant to Proposed Plan for Three Lot Subdivision was filed on December 28, 2021. The parties to the Order are the landowners of the subject property. The Order concluded that, "Given the parties long-standing connection to the property and their desire to retain interests in the property, it is just and equitable to order that the Property be subdivided and partitioned in kind into three lots." The Order directs the applicant to perform the three-lot subdivision and encourages the County of Hawaii Planning Department, Department of Public Works and all other relevant government agencies to facilitate the Commissioner's efforts to subdivide the subject property in the manner set forth in the Order. According to the applicant, the subdivision process will begin immediately after approval of the rezone request. The applicant anticipates having the property subdivided by the end of 2023 and estimates the cost of the project to be minimal based on the small scale of necessary improvements. 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 Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) zoning district to a Family Agricultural-1 acre (FA-la) zoning district conforms to applicable goals, policies, and standards of the General Plan. The subject, 5.29-acre property is generally rectangular in shape, located makai of Kuakini Highway, and is currently vacant of any structures except an approximately 330-square foot shed. According to the applicant, an older dwelling previously situated on the east side of the property has been tom down. The property has a gradual downward slope from the southeast to the northwest, situated at an elevation from 560 to 350 feet above sea level. There is an existing 60-foot-wide road easement from Kuakini Highway along the entire northern frontage of the property, established in 1987 as part of Subdivision No. 5535. The Deputy Planning Director recommends that structures shall not be constructed within the existing road easement unless the applicant is able to properly remove the easement. The preceding will be added as a condition of approval. Surrounding lands are zoned A-5a to the west and south, RS-15 to the north, and RS-10 on the east side of Kuakini Highway. Surrounding land uses are primarily residential, with lot sizes ranging from 7,500 to 15,000 square feet and developed with single-family dwellings. The agriculturally zoned lots to the west and south of the