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~yv or.' <br /> VC•- <br /> <br /> Stephrn K. Yameahiro <br /> Mayor , <br /> w <br /> ifs Of~M~~! <br /> ~II1tlt'~~ II~ 2C~2iTT <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> 25 Aupuni S[roet, Room 109 • Hi14 H~w~ii %720.4252 <br /> (808) %48288 Fu (808) %1-%IS <br /> ~^;i-;~' 't 19~~ <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 96-14) <br /> Request: Agricultural to Urban <br /> Change of Zone Application (REZ 96-35) <br /> Request: A-l0a to RS-15 <br /> Applicant: Hakalau Farms <br /> Tax Map Key• 2-4-65:4 <br /> The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on April 10, 1997, voted to <br /> recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill to change the State Land Use <br /> district from an Agricultural to Urban District and a Change of Zone changing the district <br /> classification from Agricultural (A-l0a) to Single Family Residential (RS-15) for <br /> approximately 10.23 ± acres of land. The property is located at the northwest corner of <br /> Kupulau Street and Koaniani Street intersection, adjacent to (Puna side) Kahalani Estates <br /> Subdivision at Waiakea Homesteads 2nd Series, Walakea, South Hilo, Hawaii. <br /> The Commission concurs with the following findings as recommended by the Planning <br /> Director: <br /> 4tate Land Use Boundary 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-l0a) to Single Family Residential (RS-15), will not be violative of Section 205-2, <br /> Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use <br /> Commission Rules, the Hawaii State Plan, and the County General Plan. According to <br /> the Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for <br /> urban reclassification states that "In determining urban growth for the next ten years, <br /> or in amending the boundary, lands contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given <br /> more consideration than non-contiguous land, and particularly when indicated for <br /> future urban use on state or county general plans." The subject property does conform <br /> to this standard as it is situated adjacent to existing urban areas including Kupulau <br /> <br />