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BBigisOlplh/agk-OS/Ol /01 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT BIG ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB AND ESTATES AMENDMENT TO CONDITION M M(2) CHANGE OF ZONE ORDINANCE NO. 00-105, WHICIi AMENDED ORDINANCE NOS. 99-79 AND 94-78 Big Island Country Club and Estates has submitted a request for amendment to Condition M and M(2) (commence and complete construction of community park, recreational center and fire station facilities) of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 00-105, which amended Ordinance Nos. 99-79 and 94-78 (REZ 767) which changed the district classification of approximately 425.69± acres of land from Unplanned (U) to Agricultural (A-la). The property is located on the northwest (makai) side of Mamalahoa Highway opposite the Puu Lani Ranch Subdivision at Pu`uanahulu Homesteads, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-1-5:9, 10, 22, 26, 28-34, 39-41, 58 & 59. GE~lERAL INFORMATION 1. Land Ownership: Lands within the project site are owned by Big Island Country Club and Estates (BICCE). Intrawest Corporation, a developer and operator of village- centered resorts across North America, is a party to anon-binding letter of intent with the current owners of the property. The letter of intent contemplates a transaction whereby Intrawest would acquire Big Island Country Club Estates Limited Partnership and thus acquire ownership of the golf course and undeveloped lands. (See Exhibit A m Letter from Intrawest Corporation dated Apri125, 2001) RELEVANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2. July 6, 1994: Effective date of Ordinance No. 94-78, which rezoned approximately 425.69± acres of land from Unplanned to Agricultural - 1 acre with 24 conditions of approval. However, the effective date of rezoning for the subject parcels is on July 3, 1996, which is when the applicant met compliance with Condition B regarding the establishment of a water source.