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County of Hawaii ~ OEC 30 A 9 :39 C? ~~_ o ~,,;,~. PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Ccmcr • 101 Puuahi Street Suite 3 • Hilo, Hnwui'i 96720 Phone (808) 961-R288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 +' f9EC 1 3 2000 The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawai `i 333 Kilauea Avenue, 2°`~ Floor Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Yoshimoto and Council Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 08-000081) Request: A-3a to RA-.Sa State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 08-000020) Request: Agricultural to Urban Applicant: Sonomura Rentals, Inc. Tax Map Key 2-2-48:10 and120 The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on December 5, 2008, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bills for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban and a Change of Zone from Agricultural - 3 acres (A- 3a) to Residential and Agricultural - .5 acre (RA-.Sa) for 6.3 acres of land. The property is located along the west side of Awa Street approximately 1,300 feet North of the Awa Street - Makalika Street intersection, Panaewa Farm Lots, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the requests: State Land Use Boundary Amendment The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Urban District for approximately 63 acres will not be violative of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules, the County General Plan and the Hawaii State Plan. Under the Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for urban reclassification states that "In determining urban growth for the next ten years, or in amending the Hawaii Connh~ is an E~jual Opportu~iity Provider n~id Enzplo~~er