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COUNTY BACKGROUND AND ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF ZONE Agricultural 40-acres (A-40a) to Agricultural 5-acres (A-5a) APPLICANT: DIANNE JAMIESON-FEENEY TAX MAP KEY: (3) 6-4-2:03 Puukapu, Waimea, South.Kohala, Hawaii A. SUBJECT REOUEST I. Details of Proposed Use/Development: a. Project Description: The subject property is a 80.98 acre flat rectangular lot that has been used continuously for ranching and equestrian activities for decades. The present owner acquired the ranch from the previous manager of Parker Ranch, Hartwell Carter in 1981 and has continued the ranching operations for the past seventeen years with B & D Cattle Company as the operating entity. The applicant has added a riding arena and round pen for the training of horses and riders for various equestrian and rodeo events. The applicants' children have been actively involved in regional and national equestrian events. There is presently a ranch house, the applicant's home, on the property, corrals, the riding arena, round pen and stables area. The pastures are divided into various paddocks with fencing. Landscaping is focused around the home site with the balance of the property in grassy pastures. See the plant list provided as an exhibit to this application. b. Statement of objectives and reasons for the request: As an integral part of her estate planning, the applicant is seeking to develop an equestrian ranching community for her family and others on the subject property. The applicant proposes to create 16 5-acre lots to be used as individual ranches with a central riding arena, stables and corrals. It is the applicant's intention to keep lots 9 through 16 for herself and her immediate family and market lots 1 through 8 to others in this community that desire to share in the ranching activities and the equestrian center that the applicant has developed. It is the intention of the applicant and her husband to develop dwellings on her family lots for their children and parents. It is the also the intent of the applicant to continue to ranch most of the property while developing farm-type dwellings on the property that will allow others to keep their horses in close proximity to a top caliber riding facility and participate in the ranching activities on site. As a Realtor the applicant has received requests from a sufficient number of interested individuals that she feels confident that she can continue the ranching activities while sharing the ranching and equestrian lifestyle with others.