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tv os <br /> .t <br /> •••+i~o: w~'J <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> PLANNING .COMMISSION <br /> Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 <br /> <br /> February 3, 2006 <br /> Stacy Higa, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Dear Chairman Higa and Council Members: <br /> Change of Zone Application (REZ OS-021) <br /> Applicant: John Totah <br /> Request: A-20a to A-l0a <br /> Tax Map Key_ 7-3-26:13 <br /> The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on January 20, 2006, voted to <br /> recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill to change the district classification <br /> from an Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to an Agricultural 10-acre (A-l0a) district for <br /> approximately 21.474 acres of land. The property is located along the southwest side of Kaloko <br /> Drive, approximately 900 feet south of the Kaloko Drive-Haleamau Street intersection, Kaloko <br /> Mauka Subdivision, Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii. <br /> The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending <br /> favorable consideration of the change of zone: <br /> The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultura120-acre (A-20a) <br /> to Agricultural 10-acre (A-l0a) for approximately 21.474 acres of land to subdivide the <br /> property into two lots approximately ten acres in size to be used as residential/agricultural <br /> lots. The applicant proposes to construct a dwelling on each lot, with each dwelling <br /> estimated to cost approximately $350,000. One dwelling is currently under construction. <br /> In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable <br /> goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only <br /> through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions <br /> can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the <br /> Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br />