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MtY Oi• <br /> ~.`y <br /> l~ <br /> <br /> Stephen K. Yamashiro <br /> Mayor • <br /> o' <br /> ~ Oi MP <br /> ~II1tltfkJ II~ ~2I~1T~iit <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> 25 Aupani Stroer, Room 109 • Hilo, n~r~ii %720-4252 <br /> (808) %1-8288 Fuc (808) %i-%IS <br /> MAR 1 3 1947 <br /> Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members: <br /> State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 96-12) <br /> Request: Agricultural to Urban <br /> Change of Zone Application (REZ 96-28) <br /> Request: A-20a to ML-20 and FA-3a <br /> Applicant: James McCully <br /> Tax Mau Key: 1-6-3:5 <br /> The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on February 27, 1997, voted to <br /> recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bills to change the State Land Use <br /> district for approximately 14.234 acres of land from an Agricultural to Urban District and a <br /> Change of Zone for approximately 31.276 acres of land from Agricultural-20 acre (A-20a) to <br /> Limited Industrial (ML-20) and Family Agricultural-3 acre (FA-3a). The property is located <br /> approximately one mile east of the Keaau Town Center at the end of Milo Street, in the <br /> vicinity of the former Puna Sugar Company Mill site at Keaau, Puna, Hawaii. <br /> The Commission concurs with the following findings as recommended by the Planning <br /> Director: <br /> State Land Use Boundary Amendment <br /> The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the <br /> Urban District will not be violative of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised <br /> Statutes, nor will the reclassification actions be inconsistent with the Hawaii Land Use <br /> Commission Rules, the Hawaii State Plan and the County General Plan. <br /> According to the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for <br /> considering an area for urban reclassification states that "In determining urban growth <br /> for the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, land contiguous with existing <br /> urban areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous land, and <br /> particularly when indicated for future urban use on state or county general plans." The <br /> project site conforms to this standard as it is situated adjacent to existing urban <br /> designated lands surrounding Keaau Town. These urban lands include the existing <br /> <br />