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<br /> Stephen K. Yamashiro <br /> Mayor •b <br /> R or wR <br /> (t~uix~tfg >a~ ~ttfirttii <br /> PLANNING COM110SSION <br /> zs ~~pun~ Street, Room i09 • lub, w..e %rzo.~zsz <br /> (BOB) %1.8288 Fix (808) %1-%15 <br /> t4F€~ G 1991 <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 96-13) <br /> Request: Agricultural to Urban <br /> Change of Zone Application (REZ 96-32) <br /> Request: A-Sa to RS-10 <br /> Applicant: Harry Foster Irrevocable Trust <br /> Tax Many: 7-3-5:99. 100. 101 <br /> The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on March 20, 1997, voted to <br /> recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bills to change the State Land Use <br /> district from Agricultural to Urban and a Change of Zone from Agricultural (A-Sa) to Single <br /> Family Residential (RS-10). The property, consisting of approximately 5.919 acres of land, is <br /> located on the makai side of Mamalahoa Highway and north of Kona Palisades Subdivision, <br /> approximately 429 feet north of Ka'iminani Drive and borders Ke'oke'o and Oneone Streets at <br /> Kalaoa 4th, North Kona, Hawaii. <br /> The Commission concurs with the following findings as recommended by the Planning <br /> Director: <br /> 4tate i and Use Boundar~Amendment <br /> The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the <br /> Urban District, as well as the change of zone of the property from an Agricultural <br /> (A-Sa) to Single Family Residential (RS-10) zoned district, will not be violative of <br /> Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will the reclassification <br /> actions be inconsistent with the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules, the Hawaii State <br /> Plan and the County General Plan. According to the Hawaii Land Use Commission <br /> Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for urban reclassification states that <br /> "In determining urban growth for the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, <br /> lands contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given more consideration than <br /> non-contiguous lands, and particularly when indicated for future urban use on State or <br /> County General Plans." The subject property conforms to this standard as it is situated <br /> adjacent to existing urban designated lands. These lands include the Kona Highlands, a <br /> <br />