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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> tT'JA<Y os N~ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~t~•of Nr~~ <br /> <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street. Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawai `i 96720 <br /> Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax(808)961-8742 <br /> August 14, 2009 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> County of Hawaii `O <br /> 333 Kilauea Avenue, 2nd <br /> Floor > c <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 ~ C'D =t' <br /> Dear Chairman Yoshimoto and Council Members: <br /> <br /> Change of Zone Application (REZ 09-000095) , w <br /> Applicant: Dr. Virgil Place <br /> Request: A-20a to FA-3a <br /> Tax Map Key' 5-9-5:4 and 5 <br /> <br /> The Leeward Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on July 24, 2009, voted to <br /> recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a change of zone from an <br /> Agricultural - 20 acre (A-20a) to a Family Agricultural - 3 acre (FA-3a) district for 45 acres of <br /> land. The property is located along the south side of Ala Kahua Drive, approximately 2,600 feet <br /> east of the Ala Kahua Drive-Akoni Pule Highway intersection, Kahua I", Kahua and Waika, <br /> North Kohala, Hawaii. <br /> <br /> The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending <br /> favorable consideration of the change of zone: <br /> <br /> The applicant requests a change of zone from Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to <br /> Family Agricultural 3-acre (FA-3a) for approximately 45.011 acres of land. The <br /> applicant requests the change of zone to FA-3a to allow the subdivision of the properties <br /> into approximately 14 lots to support the continued operation of the botanical garden on <br /> portions of the property, while accommodating estate planning for his family. Some lots <br /> will be created with a portion of the garden to be an amenity to the community while <br /> providing landscaping for the single-family dwellings. Covenants will be included to <br /> encumber the lots with portions of the garden to continue its current operation. The <br /> change of zone will allow the applicant to subdivide his privately owned residence from <br /> the Foundation-owned garden for estate planning purposes. <br /> <br /> Hawaii Countv is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Enlployer <br />