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QSchrcpf <br /> erREl.Asa-02/24/03 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND REPORT <br /> REINER AND MARIANA SCHREPFER <br /> CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 02-030) <br /> Reiner and Mariana Schrepfer have submitted an application for a Change of Zone by <br /> changing the district classification from Agricultural (A-Sa) to Family Agricultural (FA-3a) for <br /> approximately 6.910 acres of land. The property is located in the Kona Kali Farms Subdivision, <br /> approximately 676 feet west (makai) of Mamalahoa Highway, Keopuka, South Kona, Hawaii, <br /> TMK: 8-1-007: 10. <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> 1. Land Ownership: The subject property, consisting of 6.910 acres, is owned in fee by the <br /> applicants. <br /> BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br /> 2. November 27, 1985 -Final Subdivision Approval (Subd. No. 5327) issued to allow the <br /> subdivision of Kona Kali Farms Subdivision. <br /> 3. February I, 1996: Planning Commission issues Special Permit No. 924 (SPP 924) to <br /> allow the establishment of a 2-unit bed and breakfast establishment with an existing <br /> 4-bedroom single family dwelling sihiated within the project site. <br /> PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br /> 4. Request: The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from an Agricultural (A-Sa) to a <br /> Family Agricultural (FA-3a) zoned district far 6.910-acres of land to allow for its <br /> subdivision into two lot each consisting of a minimum of 3 acres. <br /> <br /> 5. Objectives: The following information, in part, was provided by the applicant: <br /> "The reason for this request is due to our financial hardship caused at first by dropping <br /> Mac Nut prices and also our Bed and Breakfast business because of declining tourism due <br /> to economy. <br /> We also had to cut down large numbers of Mac Nut trees due to the infestation of the drill <br /> bug. Some were replaced with coffee trees. But it will still take time for them to <br /> produce. <br /> <br />