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REPORT OF THL COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: August 18, 1998 Re: C-938/Bill No. 279 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 2:38 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to t~~hich was referred Bill No. 279, transmitted by Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 938, dated July 29, 1998, regarding the Planning Director initiated chge of zone request at Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-4-29:13 to 31, 33 to 47, 49 to 58 and 2-4-60:1 to 33 reports as follows: Bill No. 279 amends Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the district classif cation of approximately 33.64 acres of land from a Single Family Residential (RS-15) to a Single Family Residential (RS-10) and an Open (O) zoned district. Parcel 1 changes 25.948 acres from the RS-15 to the RS-10 zoned district, and Parcel 2 changes 7.692 acres from the RS-15 to the Open zoned district. The subject area involves the existing Machado Acres Subdivision located between Haihai Street and Ainaola Drive, adjacent and west of Maunakai Circle Subdivision. The subject properties are owned in fee by various owners and the designated park site is owned by the Machado Acres Association, comprised of each lot owner. Each affected property owner has given authorization for the County of Hawaii Planning Director to initiate the change of zone request. The purpose of the land use change is to designate the park site as an Open zoned district and the remaining subdivision as a Single Family Residential (RS-10) zoned district. This would allow each property owner to own in fey simple its minimum 10,000 square foot lot and separate each owner from any liability on the common ar: a designated as the park site. The land was originally leased from the Waiakea Mill Company and used for sugar cane production. In 1947, the land was converted to ranching activities. Presently, Machado Acres Subdivision consists of 80 lots with a minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet. There are 67 single family dwellings, 13 vacant lots, and the undeveloped park site, consisting of approximately 7.917 acres. Soils on the subject area are identified by the Soil Survey Report of the Island of Hawaii as Olaa Very Stony Clay Loam (OIT)) and Panaewa Very Rocky Silty Clay Loam (PeC) Series. The Olaa series consists ofwell-drained silty clay loams that formed in volcanic ash. Olaa soils are PC-141