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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: October 19, 2004 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 9:08a.m. RE: Communication 786/Bill No. 329 Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 786 and Bill No. 329, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated September 22, 2004, regarding a Change of Zone request application by Thad E. Bond at Kaloko, North Kona, TMK: 7-3-27:21 reports as follows: Bill No. 329 seeks to amend Section 25-8-2 (North and South Kona Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Hawaii County Code by changing the District Classification from Agricultural 20-Acre (A-20a) to Agricultural 10-Acre (A-I Oa) for approximately 20.992 acres of land at Kaloko, North Kona, Covered by TMK: 7-3-27:21: Communication No. 786 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 your approval of this matter. Communication No. 786, in synopsis, also reports the Planning Director's tindings and recommendations as the following: I . The applicant, Thad E. Bond, is requesting a Change of Zone from the Agricultural 20-Acre (A-20a) District to the Agricultural 10-Acre (A-I Oa) zoned district for approximately 20.992 acres of land. The property is located along the southeast side of Kaloko Drive approximately 500 feet west of the Kaloko Drive-Huehue Street intersection. Map Exhibit "A" further delineates the subject parcel. 2. The applicant is the owner of the parcel. The applicant intends to create an additional agricultural lot by subdividing the subject parcel into two agricultural properties that will be approximately 10-acres each in size. A dwelling, at an estimated cost of $450,000 each, is also proposed for both lots. Currently no buildings exist on the subject parcel, and the site is heavily forested. 3. Access to the proposed site is proposed through Kaloko Drive, a 22-foot wide paved County roadway. 4. All essential utilities are or will be made available to the site as part of this project. The subject parcel is located five miles away from emergency fire and medical services. 5. A 1982 'Alala Recovery Plan completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported that properties located in Blocks 8 through 13 above the 3,200 to 3,400 foot elevation on the west slopes of Hualalai should be designated as essential habitat for the ' Alala Bird population. The subject property is located in Block 10 at the 4,200-foot elevation. If a habitat were established, it is probable that a management plan for the area would need to be developed and inclusive of the subject parcel. wort No. 112