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.,...s_, REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING i DATE: May 5, 1998 Re: C-794Bi11 No. 218 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 2:05 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 218, transmitted by Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 794, dated April 8, 1998, regazding the change of zone request by Dennis K. Kauinui at Keaau, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-6-141:10, reports as follows: Bill No. 218 amends Section 25-8-22 (Puna District Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the district classification from an Agricultural (A-20a) to a Family Agricultural (FA-la) zoned district. The applicant originally submitted his application in 1993 to rezone the subject property from A- 20 to A-la. An unfavorable recommendation was forwazded by the Planning Commission to the County Council due to inadequate access. The applicant would have had to resurface and widen the pavement of the private roadway to accommodate the proposed subdivision which was not feasible at the time. Also, at that time, the applicant had not secured permission from adjacent landowners to improve the road, prior to the Planning Commission's public heazing. This application was recently returned to the Planning Commission from the County Council for updated information and comments from appropriate agencies. Since the original submittal, a new Zoning Code has been adopted and there is no longer an A-la designation. The applicant has revised his request to Family Agricultural (FA-la) and would still like to subdivide the subject property into four pazcels. Letters to landowners in the azea indicated that a majority of landowners in the area had no objections to improving the roadway. Although the original background report stated that LUPAG Map designated the area as Orchazds, a further assessment has determined the azea to be within the Low Density Urban designation. As such, the requested zone change conforms to the LUPAG Map, and if approved, would provide opportunities for limited-scale agricultural activities associated with residential activities which would be compatible with the existing setting of the azea. In addition, the smaller minimum one acre lot sizes will provide additional opportunities for family members to own a portion of the pazcel. Soils within the subject property have been classified as "E" (Very Poor) for agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System. These soils have been classified as Other Important Agricultural Lands by the ALISH system. Scattered single family residences are located in the azea along with agricultural and industrial uses. The subject property has two residences. PC Report 107