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MAY Oi k1 <br />Mitchell D. Roth <br />�a;� '.' !!�� <br />Dennis Lin, Chair <br />Mayor <br />�� ��t. <br />Louis Daniele III, Vice Chair <br />+: :+ <br />Lauren Balog <br />Deanna S. Sako <br />• <br />Wayne De Luz <br />Managing Director <br />•:' ':` <br />Matthias Kusch <br />Chantel Perrin <br />County of Hawaii <br />WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 <br />September 30, 2024 <br />Heather Kimball, Council Chair <br />and Members of the County Council <br />County of Hawaii <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, HI 96720 <br />Dear Chair Kimball and Council Members: <br />SUBJECT: Change of Zone Application (PL-REZ-2024-000057) <br />Request: Agricultural — 20 Acres (A-20a) to Family Agricultural —1 Acre <br />(FA-1a) <br />Applicant: Graphic Images Hawaii, Inc. <br />Tax Map Key: (3) 1-6-003:081 and 129, Kea`au, Puna, Hawaii <br />The Windward Planning Commission (Commission), at its duly held public hearing on <br />September 5, 2024, considered the above -referenced application for a Change of Zone from an <br />Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a) zoning district to a Family Agricultural-1 acre (FA -la) zoning <br />district for 26.762 acres of land. The subject properties are located at 16-790 Kea`au-Pahoa <br />Road, approximately 125 feet southeast of its intersection with Mamaka Street, Kea`au, Puna, <br />Hawaii. <br />At its September 9, 2024, hearing, the Commission voted to amend Condition E (Water System <br />Improvements). The amendment removed the requirement for specific water system <br />improvements but still requires the applicant to meet the Department of Water Supply's <br />standards and requirements. This change was made at the applicant's request, as they may work <br />with Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to improve the water system if a medical clinic is <br />developed on the property in the future, and they wanted to avoid the need to amend prescriptive <br />language in the ordinance. <br />The Commission concurred with the Planning Director's following reasons for a favorable <br />consideration of the request. Criteria for granting the favorable recommendation are shown <br />below in bold print: <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />