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Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii October 22, 2024 Page 2 The applicant is requesting a change of zone from Agricultural-3 acre (A-3a) to Single -Family Residential — 15,000 square feet (RS-15). The maximum number of lots that could be developed with the proposed RS-15 zoning for the property is nine (9) lots. However, the applicant intends to subdivide the property into six (6) lots as well as one (1) road lot for the Ahe Street extension that will be built to private roadway standards. All lots will have County water as well as overhead utility lines for power, phone and cable services. There is no County sewer system in the area, so the owners will construct individual septic wastewater systems meeting with the approval of the Department of Health. Subdivision improvements are estimated to cost approximately $750,000. to commence the subdivision and development process immediately upon securing County rezoning approval. Subdivision approval is anticipated within ten (10) years from the effective date of the zoning change. The subject 3.250-acre parcel is irregular in shape and located at the undeveloped end of Ahe Street. The property has a slight gradual slope from its mauka boundary towards its makai boundary. A single-family dwelling is situated on the property with the remainder of the property grubbed and vacant of any uses. The Change of Zone request from Agricultural-3acre (A-3a) to Single Family Residential — 15,000 square feet (RS-15) conforms to, among others, the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Economic and Land Use Elements. 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 be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The proposed Change of Zone will conform to, among others, the goals, policies and standards of the Land Use and Land Use -Single -Family General Plan Elements: Land Use Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. • Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County.