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W s ..+e vv or u- Stephen K. Yantashiro Mayor Oi Gllltfv of MfltMtt PLANNING COMMISSION 25 Aupuni Street, Room 109 • Hilo, Hawaii 967204252 (13W)961-B288 • Pax (BOB) %1•%15 JUN 2 9 1998 Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 98-10) Applicant: Star Markets, Ltd. Request: A-20a to A-5a Tax Man Key: 7-3-25:12 The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on June 19, 1998, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill to change the district classification for approximately 21.353 acres of land from Agricultural (A-20a) to Agricultural (A-5a) at the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision on the north side of Kaloko Drive at approximately the 2,520 foot elevation, Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii. The applicant originally requested that the property be rezoned from Agricultural (A-20a) to Family Agricultural (FA-3a). However, based upon testimony presented at the public hearing, including representations made by the representative of the property owner, the Commission felt that a proper designation of Agricultural (A-5a) would be more appropriate for the subject parcel. The Commission recommended favorable consideration of the change of zone based on the following. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of