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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 An amendment to Condition B will extend the time performance in which the required water commitment payment shall be submitted to the Department of Water Supply in accordance with its "Water Commitment Guidelines Policy" within ninety (90) days from the effective date of the amended change of zone ordinance. The amendment to Condition C will extend the time performance in which Final Subdivision Approval of the proposed subdivision within the subject property shall be secured from the Planning Director within five (5) years from the effective date of the amended change of zone ordinance. With respect to Conditions D and E, the applicant requests to delete the requirement for Final Plan Approval for the commercial development and construction of the commercial development. The applicant plans to subdivide the property and sell the lots. It has no plans to construct anything on the property. In their letter of June 19, 1998, to the Planning Director, the applicant has stated that "Part of the delay in initiating the development of this site was the need to resolve the archaeological features as well as the construction of Henry Street. Likewise, no Plan Approval for any portion of the property was submitted within a year of final subdivision approval, as the land was not subdivided. Similarly, no building permit for [he site was issued within a year of receipt of final Plan Approval. Plan Approval was required after receipt of final subdivision approval"... "Relative to future roadway connections to the Lono Kona Subdivision, the Department of Public Works deemed that the connections were not feasible." Approval of this amendment request would not be contrary to the General Plan nor would it be contrary to the original reasons for granting the change of zone. The' amendment to Conditions B and C, and the deletion to Conditions D and E would not be contrary to the original reasons for granting the Change of Zone request. The request would be consistent with the Land Use Element of the General Plan which states "Designate and allocate lands in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments of the County" and to "...encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social environment." Please be informed that the Planning Commission also concurred with the Planning Director's amendment to Conditions G and H, updating the name of the agency as Department of Land and Natural Resources -Historic Preservation Division. For your favorable consideration, an amendment to Ordinance No. 90-85 is transmitted.