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<br /> <br /> • ~YY Oi <br /> li- <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <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 /> March 13, 2006 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Stacy Higa, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> <br /> Dear Chairman Higa and Council Members: <br /> <br /> Change of Zone Application (REZ 05-027) <br /> Applicant: Dennis D. Smith <br /> Request: A-20a to FA-3a <br /> Tax Map Key: 7-3-24:8 <br /> <br /> The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on February 24, 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 a Family Agricultural 3-acre (FA-3a) district for <br /> approximately 21.992 acres of land. The property is located along the south side of Kaloko <br /> Drive at the northeastern comer of Kaloko Drive and Hao Street, Kaloko Mauka Subdivision, <br /> Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii. <br /> <br /> The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending <br /> favorable consideration of the change of zone: <br /> <br /> The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) <br /> to Family Agricultural 3-acre (FA-3a) for approximately 21.992 acres of vacant land to <br /> subdivide the properties into seven (7) lots approximately three acres in size to be used as <br /> residential/agricultural lots. The applicant proposes to construct a dwelling on one of the <br /> lots. The dwelling is estimated to cost approximately $400,000. <br /> <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 /> <br /> Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />