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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> , <br /> +,I OF <br /> y.`y .'..4y~4 <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 /> May 30, 2006 <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 /> State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 06-000010) <br /> Request: Agriculture and Urban to Rural <br /> Change of Zone Application (REZ 06-000037) <br /> <br /> Request: RS-15/A-20a to RA-la <br /> Applicant: Plant-Mason Family Trust <br /> Tax Map Key: 2-6-32:6 <br /> <br /> The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on May 5, 2006, voted to recommend <br /> for your approval the proposed legislative bills to change the State Land Use district from an <br /> Agricultural (2.8 acres) and Urban (11.9 acres) district to a Rural district, and a change of zone <br /> changing the district classification from an Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) and a Single Family <br /> Residential 15,000 square feet (RS-15) to a Residential and Agricultural 1-acre (RA-1a) district <br /> for approximately 14.771 acres of land. The property is located along the southeast comer of the <br /> Kulana Kea Drive and Kauhiuula Road intersection, Wainaku, South Hilo, Hawaii. <br /> <br /> The Commission concurs with the following findings as recommended by the Planning Director: <br /> <br /> State Land Use Boundary Amendment <br /> <br /> The applicant is requesting a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from <br /> Agricultural and Urban to Rural to subdivide the property into a minimum of ten (10) <br /> lots. Eight of the lots will be approximately 1+ acres in size and the remaining two will be <br /> 3.2 and 2.7 acres. A drainage easement is delineated through the latter two lots. The <br /> applicant plans to construct a dwelling on one of the lots and reserve at least two lots for <br /> their immediate family. The remaining lots would be for other family members or <br /> possibly sold to reduce the cost to develop the subdivision. The applicant hopes to <br /> complete the subdivision by 2006. The cost of the project is estimated at $1 million for <br /> <br /> Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />