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- M[Y Of • VLF. Stephen K. Yameshiro ~ ~ Mayor • ,,rr~~ ~•O~•Mr~~ ~CLIIIlrIi~~1 II~ tI~ItCtt PLANNING COMMISSION 25 Aupuni Strtet, Room 109 • Hilo, FLa~il %720.252 (808) %1.8288 Fu (808) %I-%15 JUN 2 5 1991 Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 96-29) Applicant: Geoffrey and Janet Newlon Request: A-20a to A-7a Tax Map Key: 7-3-26:4 The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on June 12, 1997, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill to change the district classification for approximately 20.126 acres of land from Agricultural (A-20a) to Agricultural (A-7a). The original application requested to change the district classification from Agricultural (A-20a) to Agricultural (A-Sa). The Planning Committee, at its meeting of March 6, 1997, moved to refer Bill 50 (Communication 167) back to the Planning Commission for reconsideration to address the applicants' current request. The property is located in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision at the 3,200 foot elevation, along the east side of Hao Street at Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the change of zone: In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of