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~° BAmyGreenwell-REZ335.jwdA8-04-08 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT AMY B. H. GREENWELL ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN CHANGE OF ZONE ORDINANCE N0.465 (REZ 335) DELETION OF CONDITION A AND AMENDMENT TO CONDITION B AMY B. H. GREENWELL ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN has submitted a request to delete Condition A (submittal of subdivision) and to amend Condition B (construction timetable) of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 465, which rezoned 1.1774 acres of land from an Agricultural 1-acre (A-1 a) to a Neighborhood Commercia17,500 square feet (CN-7.5) district. The property is located along the southeast side of Mamalahoa Highway, adjacent to and northwest of the Kealakekua Park/Yano Hall complex and diagonally across from Manago Hotel, Kealakekua, South Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 8-2-13: portion of 2. APPLICANT'S REQUEST 1. Request: The applicant is in the process of developing a visitor education center and parking lot at the Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden. The applicant has submitted a request to delete Condition A of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 465, which states: "The petitioner or his authorized representative shall submit a subdivision plan and secure tentative approval within one (1) year from the effective date of approval of the change of zone." The applicant originally intended to subdivide the property into three (3) lots. One of the lots was intended to be sold for a fast food operation and the other two lots were intended to be for roadside shops and a 2 or 3-story office-professional complex. The applicant no longer wants to subdivide the parcel, as required in Condition A. The applicant intends to construct a visitor education center and parking lot that will enhance the existing Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, which operates on the two (2) properties to the northwest. Additionally, the applicant is requesting a 3-year time extension to comply with Condition B of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 465 (REZ 335), which states: -1-