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tr or r~'~ County of Hawaii PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808)961-8288 Fax (808)961-8742 July 23, 2007 Pete Hoffmann, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 333 Kilauea Avenue, 2"d Floor Hilo, HI 96720 n.. V Deaz Chairman Hoffinann and Council Members: c r__ Change of Zone Application (REZ 06-000047) R. Applicant: Malulani, Inc. y Request: A-la to RM-1.5 Tax Man Key: 2-3-37:15 The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on July 6, 2007, voted to recorrtfi~end for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a change of zone from Agricultural -1 acre (A-la) to Multiple Family Residential - 1,500 squaze feet (RM-1.5) for 1.278 acres of land. The property is located on the south side of Ponahawai Street approximately 600 feet east of the Komohana Street-Ponahawai Street intersection, Ponahawai, South Hilo, Hawaii. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the change of zone: Change of zone from A-1 a to RM-1.5 to develop a 24-unit condominium project. Proposed are three, two-story buildings with four units on each floor. Each unit will be approximately 900 square feet and include two bedrooms, two baths, living room, dining room, kitchen and patio. There will be approximately 41 paved pazking stalls. The projected selling price of the units is less than $300,000 each. The project will be constructed incrementally with the first building consisting of eight units commencing construction in 2007. The remaining units aze proposed to be completed within five years thereafter. The cost of the development is approximately $3.5 million. Hawai `i County is an Egual Opportunity Provider and Employer