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Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii April 09, 2025 Page 2 (lots) for the 25,955-square foot parcel. In addition, although the applicant states there are no current plans for development, any permitted use in the CV -zoning district can be established on the 6,920-square-foot rezone area should the change of zone request be approved, including the potential maximum density of 5 double -family residential units or 5 multiple -family residential units. The 6,920-square-foot rezone area was recently consolidated with an adjacent 19,035.1-square-foot parcel under the same ownership, which established the 25,955- square foot subject property. The objective of the current request is to establish a unified zoning designation of CV-10 for the entire property. Although the applicant notes that the rezone area would be ready for commercial use following approval of the change of zone, there is no current plan to develop the rezone area. In considering a change of zone initiated by a property owner or other person which proposes to change the zoning district classification of any property, the Planning Director shall consider the purposes of the existing and proposed zoning district and the purposes of the Zoning Code (Chapter 25 of the Hawaii County Code) and shall recommend a change of zone only where it will result in a more appropriate land use pattern that will further the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare, and be consistent with the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan as well as the standards of the Zoning Code. The Zoning Code for the County of Hawaii is the legal instrument that regulates the use of land. The Zoning Code implements the General. Plan and is a document dealing with existing conditions and shorter -range needs. The Zoning Code is the County's primary land use control. The Zoning Code sets out the various types of zoning districts and uses allowed within each district. Zoning maps, established by ordinance, define the zoning districts for the island on a parcel -by -parcel basis. This unfavorable recommendation is based on the fact that the request does not meet the concurrency standards for water as required by Section 25-2-46 of the Zoning Code. Discussion regarding the provision of water service to the proposed rezone area and concurrency requirements. In 2007, the Hawaii County Council adopted Ordinance 07 99 to add concurrency requirements to the Zoning Code, setting standard expectations for water supply for change of zone actions. Section 25-2-46(m) of the Zoning Code states, "A zoning amendment application shall not be granted unless: (1) the department of water