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J7` ~ Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 Kaloko Mauka Subdivision extends from the 1,700-foot elevation to the 5,700-foot elevation of Hualalai. Between the 1,700 to 2,600-foot elevation the lands are zoned A-3a and A-20a. At the 2,900-foot elevation, the land are zoned A-Sa and A-20a. At the 3,000 to 4,200-foot elevation, lands are zoned A-l0a and A-20a. The subject property is located at the 3,200-foot elevation. The Alala Recovery Plan, prepared in an effort to preserve the habitat of the critically endangered Alala, recommends that portions of Kaloko Mauka Subdivision above the 3,200 foot elevation be designated as "essential habitat" for the Alala. The subject property is also located above the 3,000 foot elevation recommended for a minimum lot size of 20 acres as resolved by the Hawaii County Council to maintain the regions watershed and forest systems. The approval of the requested change of zone will alter the existing land use conditions within Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. Therefore, this request will not complement the goals, policies and standards of the Land Use and Agricultural Elements of the General Plan previously cited above. Therefore, based on the above analysis, it is concluded that the proposed change of zone cannot be supported at this time. The approval of this change of zone request under the above circumstances would not be consistent with the General Plan and the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan and related documents. Also, the request will not result in a more appropriate land use pattern that will further the necessity, convenience and welfare of the general public. As required by the County Council, transmitted is a drafr ordinance amending Section 25-8-2, the North and South Kona District Zone Map, of the County Zoning Code. For your information, the Planning Commission expressed concerns on the County Council's further guidance for the Kaloko Mauka area due to the Council's Resolution No. 330-96, which was adopted on June 19, 1996. The Council's Resolution No. 330-96 established a policy relating to amendment of zone district boundaries within the Kaloko Mauka and other Kona Watershed and mauka forest areas. The resolution states that no lands above the 3,000-foot elevation within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision or the 2,500-foot elevation above sea level elsewhere in the districts of North Kona and South Kona shall be reclassified to any zone district having a minimum lot size of less than 20 acres, with some exceptions. However, it was pointed out that in September 1996 subsequent to the adoption of said resolution, the Council adopted two change of zone ordinances which allowed the Agricultural-10 acre (A-l0a) zone district for two separate properties at the 3,400-foot and the 4,200-foot elevations.