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w <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Aupuni Cen[er • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742 <br /> <br /> June '21, 2007 <br /> Pete Hoffinann, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 333 Kilauea Avenue, 2"d Floor <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Dear Chairman Hoffinann and Council Members: <br /> Change of Zone Application (REZ 07-000066) <br /> Applicant: Francis and Martha Rodillas <br /> Request: A-3a to FA-2a <br /> Tax May Key: 2-5-40:18 <br /> The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on June 5, 2007, voted to recommend <br /> for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a change of zone from an Agricultural 3-acre <br /> (A-3a) to a Family Agricultural 2-acre (FA-2a) district for 4.76 acres of land. The property is <br /> located along the northeast (makai) side of Akala Road, approximately 73 feet from the Akala <br /> Road-Kaumana Drive intersection and in the vicinity of Kaumana Cave, Ponahawai, South Hilo, <br /> Hawaii. <br /> The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending <br /> favorable consideration of the change of zone: <br /> The applicants are requesting a Change of Zone from A-3a to FA-2a for 4.852 <br /> acres of land to subdivide the property into two parcels, approximately 2+ acres each. <br /> The applicants intend to construct their home on one lot and reserve the other lot for their <br /> immediate family. <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 /> Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br />