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Mvv o•~ .r r+?~O County of Hawai°i PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center r 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 r Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax(809)961-9742 May 8, 2006 Stacy Higa, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Higa and Council Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 06-000033) Applicant: Thomas E. Shockley Request: A-20a to A-l0a Tax Map Key: 7-3-48:5 The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on April 21, 2006, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill to change the district classification from Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to Agricultural 10-acre (A-I Oa) for approximately 21.389 acres of land located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Huehue Street and Kaloko Drive, Kaloko Mauka Subdivision, Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the change of zone: The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to Agricultural 10-acre (A-IOa) for approximately 21.389 acres of land to subdivide the properties into two lots approximately ten acres in size to be used as residential/agricultural lots. The applicant proposes to construct a dwelling on one of the newly created lots. The dwelling is estimated to cost approximately 5400,000. 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 these evaluations and Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer