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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: October 5, 2004 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 1:35 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 RE: Communication No. 768/Bill No. 325 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 768 and Bill No. 325, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated September 22, 2004, regazding a Change of Zone request application by Mitsugi Komo Revocable Trust, at Honuaula, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-5-24:25 reports as follows: Bill No. 325 seeks to amend Section 25-8-3 (North Kona District Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the District Classification for approximately 6A69 acres of land from Agricultural (A-Sa) to Family Agricultural (FA-3a). Communication No. 768 reports the Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by the Hawaii County Charter, Chapter 4, Section 6-4.3(C), considered the above request on September 3, 2004. At this meeting, the Commission concurred with the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for approval of this matter. Communication No. 768, in synopsis, also reports the Planning Director's findings and recommendations as the following: The applicant, Mitsugi Komo, is requesting a Change of Zone for approximately 6.069 acres of land identified as TMK: 7-5-24:25, from Agricultural (A-Sa) to Eamily Agricultural (FA-3a). The parcel is located along Mamalahoa Highway approximately two miles south of the Palani Road junction. Exhibit "A" further delineates the parcel. The applicant is the owner of the property and has farmed the property for over 50 years. The entire site has been cleared and cultivated with macadamia nut and coffee trees. There are also two residences on the parcel. 3. The applicant intends to create an additional lot, by subdividing the property into two lots of approximately three acres in size each. The applicant's children would farm the subdivided property on a part-time basis. 4. The estimated costs of improvements including the construction of driveway access and an additional water meter is estimated at $25,000.00. 5. Access to the site is proposed from Mamalahoa Highway through a single driveway approach. Afuture-widening setback is to be provided by the applicant. 6. All utilities and services are or will be made available to the subject property. 7. The approval of the Change of Zone request from the Agricultural district (A-Sa) to the Family Agricultural (FA-3a) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further benefit the public based on the following: Renort No. 108