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<br /> SEF'-3b-57 iVt be:16 PM p, b2 <br /> KOIYA FA,RMTR8' AT.IIIANCE <br /> P.0_ BDIi 809 ~ <br /> HONRUNRU,HI 96726 <br /> James Rrakakl, Chairman <br /> HRWR11 CDUNTY COUNCIL ' <br /> 25 Rupunl Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96728 <br /> Dear Chairman: <br /> RE:REQUEST BY SERMbUNT ENTERPRISES TO RE-ZONE TWENTY TWU RCRES ! <br /> BILL 129 (ORRFT 2) <br /> Currently before the Hawaii County Council IS a request by Searq unt <br /> Enterprises, DBR Ka'awaloa Orchards to have about twenty two acre of <br /> land near Ka'awaloa Road re-zoned from Rgrlcultural-5 acres into the <br /> Rgrlculiural Project Olstrlct. There is one home on the property but <br /> most of the land is planted In tropical fruit trees. If approved by the <br /> Council, the owner would be glUen the g0-ahead to develop a tot8 of <br /> seven houses within the property. The current zoning restricts the to <br /> sour houses. <br /> This Rgricultural Protect District (RPD) is a new form of County zq ing <br /> signetl into law in December of 1996 with the approval of the Rmeh ed <br /> Zoning Codes, Chapter 25 of the County Charter, The described purpOSe <br /> of this RPD, among other things, is stated like this: "This district iii <br /> provide a vehicle to satisfy the demand Tor a rural lifestyle on marg nal <br /> agricultural land, while decreasing the pressure to develop important <br /> agricultural land." <br /> Conditions Imposed within the current application for re-zo ing <br /> require 85~ of the land to be preserved Tor agricultural purposes f r a <br /> minimum of fortg years. <br /> ~I <br /> <br />