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County of Hawaii PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 August 11, 2008 Pete Hoffmann, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 333 Kilauea Avenue, 2nd Floor Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Hoffmann and Council Members: State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 08-000019) Request: Agricultural to Urban Change of Zone Application (REZ 08-000078) Request: A -20a to RS -15 Applicant: State of Hawaii, DAGS Tax May Key: 5-4-8:portion 2 The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on July 18, 2008, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bills to change the State Land Use boundary amendment for approximately 3.475 acres of land from the Agricultural to the Urban district and a change of zone for approximately 3.475 acres of land from an Agricultural 20 -acre (A -20a) to a Single Family Residential — 15,000 square feet (RS -l5) zoned district. The property is located approximately 600 feet north (makai) of Akoni Pule Highway (Highway 270) and also makai of Takata Store, Kapua and Puehuehu, North Kohala, Hawaii. The Commission concurs with the following findings as recommended by the Planning Director: State Land Use Boundary Amendment The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Urban District will not be violative of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules and the County General Plan. According to the Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for urban reclassification states that "fn determining urban growth for the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, land contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous land, and particularly when Hawai'1 County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer