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yni.. r REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: January 6, 1998 Re: C-615/Bill No. 175 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 2:41 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 175, transmitted by Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 615, dated November 25, 1997, regazding the change of zone request by Roy and Eunice Shigenaga at Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-2-48:7, reports as follows: Bill No. 175 amends Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) by changing the district classification for approximately 20 acres of land from an Agricultural (A-l0a) to a Family Agricultural (FA-3a) zoned district. The subject property is located within the Panaewa Farm Lots on the north side of Makalika Street approximately 270 feet east of its intersection with Kanoelehua Avenue (Volcano Road). The applicant intends to divide the subject property into five lots ranging from three to seven acres in size. The subject property, owned in fee by the applicant, is rectangulaz in shape. A total of five lots, one of which includes the one acre house lot, are proposed to run perpendicular to Makalika Street. Lots "7-A", "7-B", "7-D" and "7-E" will have an azea of 3.3 acres each. Lot "7-C", the middle one acre house lot, will have an area of 6.6 acres. Primary access to the subject property is from Makalika Street, a county maintained street which is 20 feet wide and has a 50 foot wide right-of--way. Makalika Street intersects the Hawaii Belt Highway which has been improved by Nani Mau Gardens. Railroad Avenue can also be used to access the property. Water is available to the subject property and four additional water meters are also available for the proposed subdivided lots. Adjacent lands surrounding the subject property are zoned A-l0a and A-3a and are for agricultural/residential uses. In recent yeazs, six requests for a change of zone to Agricultural (A- 3a) or Agricultural (A-la) zoned districts were approved within the surrounding azea. Because the property was previously cleared, it is not known t:o have raze or endangered plant or animal life. Soils within the subject property have been classified as "E" (Very Poor) for agricultural use by the Land Study Bureau. The Agricultural Lands of Importance in the State of Hawaii (ALISH) designates the property as "Other Important Agricultural Land" which includes lands other than "prime" or "unique" agricultural land. The U. S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation