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BSonnyRBZ.doc-2/7/06 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT SONNY VENTURES, LLC CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 05-030) SONNY VENTURES, LLC has submitted an application for a Change of Zone from Neighborhood Commercial 10,000 square feet (CN-10) to Single-Family Residential 10,000 square feet (RS-10) for approximately 6.643 acres of land within the Lokahi Mauka Subdivision, Kalaoa 5°i, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-3-61: 1-10, 17, 18, 20-22, por. IT, 12, 19, 24-26, 50, 53, 54. PROPOSED ACTION 1. Request: Change of Zone from Neighborhood Commercial 10,000 square feet (CN-10) to Single-Family Residential (RS-10). The total acreage of the 24 lots is approximately 6.643 acres and includes 15 single-family residential lots; portions of 6 single-family residential lots, a portion of a park lot, and a portion of two roadway lots. 2. Reasons for the Request: The project area is identified as Phase 2 of a 184-lot single- family residential development called Lokahi Makai and Lokahi Mauka. The project is being developed in five phases, and Phases 1 and 2 have received final subdivision approval. Phases 3 and 4 have received tentative subdivision approval. The area of the Lokahi project was originally part of a 125+ acre planned residential community consisting of approximately 600 multiple and single-family residential units and a neighborhood commercial area. The site was zoned RS-10, RM-4 and CN-10. Because of a change in project concept and design, the development no longer includes the multiple-family and commercial components. Since the project area was already subdivided into single-family lots, the CN zoning is no longer applicable. The objective of this request is to more accurately reflect the actual use of the lots within the subdivision. (Exhibit 1 - Change of Zone application) OTHER INFORMATION 3. Objective: According to the applicant, the basic objective of this project is the creation -1- ATTACH: Comp. 817 Bill 266