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<br />County of Hawaii 1 <br />PLANNING COMMISSION ' <br />Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi S[rec4 Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 ' <br />Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-874? <br />September 5, 2008 <br />Pete Hoffmann, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />County of Hawai `i <br />333 Kilauea Avenue, 2nd Floor <br />Hilo, HI 96720 <br />Dear Chairman Hoffmann and Council Members: <br />Amendment to Change of Zone Ordinance No. 465 (REZ 335) <br />Applicant: Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden <br />Tax Map Key: 8-2-13:portion 2 <br />The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on August 22, 2008, voted to <br />recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill to delete Condition A (submittal of <br />subdivision) and to amend Condition B (construction timetable) of Change of Zone Ordinance <br />No. 465, which rezoned 1.1774 acres of land from an Agricultural 1-acre (A-la) to a <br />Neighborhood Commercial 7,500 square feet (CN-7.5) district. The property is located along the <br />southeast side of Mamalahoa Highway, adjacent to and northwest of the Kealakekua Park/Yano <br />Hall complex and diagonally across from Manago Hotel, Kealakekua, South Kona, Hawaii. <br />The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending <br />favorable consideration of the request: <br />The applicant is in the process of developing a visitor education center and <br />parking lot at the Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden. The applicant has submitted a <br />request to delete Condition A of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 465, which states: <br />"The petitioner or his authorized representative shall submit a subdivision plan and <br />secure tentative approval within one (1) year from the effective date of approval of the <br />change of zone." <br />l <br />i <br />Nawai'i Cowlty is au Equal Opportuniq~ Provider and Employer <br />