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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> COUNTY BACKGROUND AND ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT <br /> APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF ZONE <br /> Agricultural 5 acres (A-5a) to Family Agricultural ]-acres (FA-1a) <br /> <br /> APPLICANT: Kenneth K. Leong, et al. <br /> TAX MAP KEY: (3) 7-4-)4:33 <br /> Kealakehe Homesteads, North Kona, Hawaii <br /> <br /> A. SUBJECT REQUEST <br /> <br /> 1. Details of Proposed Use/Development: <br /> <br /> a. Project Description: The subject property is a 4.201 acre parcel on the <br /> makai (west) side of the Mamalahoa Highway in Kealakehe <br /> Homesteads, North Kona. The parcel is a narrow rectangular shape <br /> with slopes of 5-15% from the highway down to the lower portions of <br /> the property. The applicant proposes to re-zone and subdivide this <br /> parcel into three parcels relatively square in shape and all accessing off <br /> of the highway at the existing access point. The applicant's home is <br /> presently located on the parcel in the area proposed to be lot 1-A. The <br /> <br /> site has been grubbed periodically and the applicant has been growing a <br /> variety of fruit trees and ornamental plants in the mauka reaches of the <br /> property. Please see the plant list attached to this application. <br /> <br /> b. Statement of objectives and reasons for the request: The applicant <br /> recently lost his wife and as part of his estate planning is desiring to <br /> create agricultural lots for his children. It is the goal of this petitioner <br /> to change the zone of the property to FA-la and give each of his <br /> children an opportunity to live in Kona and provide subsistence to their <br /> families with gardens and to supplement their income with small <br /> agricultural projects such as orchards. <br /> <br /> c. Number of acres: 4.201 acres are covered by this request. <br /> <br /> d. Proposed uniW1ots/f7oor area of proposed building envelope: The <br /> applicant proposes to create three 1.35 acre to 1.50 acre parcels and <br /> give them to his daughters as homestead lots. <br /> <br /> e. Time frame and cost: The applicant is proposing to develop the <br /> agricultural lots as soon as the zoning amendment is granted. The <br /> required infrastructure is relatively modest as joint access will be <br /> utilized and water service will be provided along the highway frontage <br /> of the lots. Each new lot will be developed by the daughters in their <br /> own time-frame as their financial condition and employment <br /> opportunities allow. <br />