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BhechiO I.emm/rhy-4/7/98 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT AMENDED BACKGROUND REPORT STANLEY L. AND LORRAINE H. HECHINGER CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 85-23) STANLEY L. AND LORRAINE H. HECHINGER, have submitted an application for Change of Zone by changing the district classification from Agricultural (A-20a) to Agricultural (A-5a), for approximately 20.37 acres of land. The property is located on the northwest side of Kamoa Road, approximately 3,000 feet northwest of the Mark Twain and Discovery Harbor Subdivisions, Kiolakaa-Keaa Homesteads, Ka'u, Hawaii TMK: 9-4-3:58. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Ownership: Stanley and Lorraine Hechinger are the owners of the subject property. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2. Original Submittal: The application was originally submitted in April 1985. The Planning Director issued a favorable recommendation with conditions. The public hearing held on December 2, 1985 was continued to allow the consultant an opportunity to confer with the applicant on the required conditions. In particular, a condition would have been included, that would have required the applicant to pave Kamaoa Road to a width of 20 feet. By letter dated January 29, 1998, the applicant confirmed their intent to continue with the application. 3. Subsequent Development: Subsequent to the first public hearing, Kamaoa Road has been paved by the Department of Public Works to a width of 16 feet. Numerous correspondences have occurred between the applicant, Planning Department and Department of Public Works, and are attached accordingly. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 4. Request: The applicants intend to subdivide the 20.37 acre parcel into four 5.1 acre lots. 5. Objectives: "We feel that there is a need for Agricultural parcels of 5 acres for family oriented Supplemental Income endeavors in Macadamia or Avocado Orchards, ATTACH. C-829 (B-238)