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t A--- REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: February 3, 1998 Re: C-645/Bill No. 182 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 2:57 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 182, transmitted by Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 645, dated December l6, 1997, regazding the change of zone request by William and Patricia Bergin at Puukapu, Waimea, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 6-4-01:92, reports as follows: Bill No. 182 amends the State Land Use Boundazies, Map H-25 for the County of Hawaii by changing the district classification for approximately 1.632 acres of land from an Agricultural to a Rural district. The subject property is located on the north side of Mamalahoa Highway approximately 300 feet east of Kamamalu Street. The pazcel contains a residence neaz the highway and the remainder of the pazcel is used as pasture land. By changing the district classification in Bill No. 182, the applicants will be able to develop the 1.207 acres fronting Mamalahoa Highway for neighborhood commercial uses (CN 7.5) and the reaz 1.632 acres for three one-half acre rural/residential lots (RS-.5) through Bill No. 183. Bill No. 183 was jointly submittted with Bill No. 182 via Communication No. 645. The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Rural District will be in compliance with Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Land Use Commission Rules, the County General Plan and the Hawaii State Plan. Lands to the north and east are zoned Agricultural-Sa. Lands to the south and west aze zoned Neighborhood Commercial (CN-7.5). Surrounding land uses include vazious single-family residential, commercial and agricultural uses. Pursuant to Section 15-15-27 of the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules the Permissible uses within the Rural district are: 1. All uses permitted under section 15-15-25 relating to agricultural uses and those uses that aze compatible within the agricultural district; 2. Low-density residential uses with a minimum lot size of one-half acre. The proposed Rural boundary request also conforms to the LL~PAG Map which designates the azea for Medium Density Urban Development. This request would allow a rural development, Residential-Agricultural and commercial activities. All utilities and services are available to the property which are essential to accommodate rural development. Access to the subject property is off Mamalahoa Highway which has aright-of- way width of 60 feet with approximately 20 feet wide pavement. Water is provided by a 12-inch