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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: November 9, 2004 RE: Communication No. 824/Bill No. 359 PLACE: Councilroom "TIME: 1:00 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 824 and Bill No. 359, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated October 15, 2004, regarding a Change of Zone Request by Betty Wung, at Waiakea Homesteads 2"d, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-4-38:16 reports as follows: Bill No. 359 seeks to amend Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the District Classification of approximately 2.51 I acres of land from Family Agricultural 3-acres (A-3a) to Single Family Residential 15,000-square feet (RS-15). Communication No. 824 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 16, 2004. The Commission concurred with the Planning Director's favorable recommendation on this matter. Communication No. 824, in synopsis, reports the Planning Director's findings and recommendations as the following: I . The applicant, Betty Wung is requesting a Change of Zone amendment from Agricultural to Residential for approximately 2.51 I acres of land. The applicant is the owner of the parcel. 2. The subject property is located on the south side corner of Haihai Street in Waiakea Homesteads 2"~ Series, South Hilo, Hawaii. There exists a single dwelling on the site. This dwelling is expected to be demolished as part of this project. 4. The applicant intends to subdivide the property into a 6-lot subdivision, creating five additional lots in the process. Each of the lots will be approximately 15,000-square feet in size. The applicant intends to put the lots up for sale. 5. Access is proposed from Haihai Street unto a private roadway. The applicant will be required to make various improvements to both accesses. 6. All utilities are or will be made available to the project site. 7. The approval of the Change ofI,one request from Family Agricultural 3-acre (A-3a) to the Single- Family Residential 15,000-square foot (RS-15) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further benefit the public based on the following: • The request is supportive of the Land Use and Economic Element of [he Hawaii County General Plan. The LUPAG designation for the area is Low Density Urban. Current land uses in the area are a mix of residential uses. The proposed use is consistent with the urban form for this area. Report No. 120