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<br /> <br /> y~. y~ <br /> <br /> <br /> - BPIaceREZ.doc-6!30/09 <br /> <br /> <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> <br /> BACKGROUND REPORT <br /> <br /> DR VIRGIL PLACE <br /> CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 09-95) <br /> <br /> DR. VH2GIL PLACE has submitted an application for a Change of Zone from an <br /> Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to a Family Agricultural 3-acre (FA-3a) zoned district for <br /> <br /> approximately 45.011 acres of land. The property is located along the south side of Ala Kahua <br /> Drive, approximately 2,000 feet from the Ala Kahua Drive - Akoni Pule Highway (Highway <br /> <br /> 270) intersection, Kohala Estates Subdivision, Kahua 1s`, North Kohala, Hawa`i, TMK: 5-9-005: <br /> Por. 4 and 5. <br /> <br /> PROPOSED ACTION <br /> 1. Background and Request: 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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br /> change of zone will allow the applicant to subdivide his privately owned residence from <br /> the Foundation-owned botanical garden for estate planning purposes. <br /> <br /> The project site, consisting of two parcels, has been developed into the Virgil A. <br /> Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden (aka Pua Mau Place) which was approved by <br /> <br /> Special Permit No. 969 for five acres of the subject property on June 12, 1997. The <br /> permit also allowed the construction and operation of a small gift shop located <br /> <br /> immediately off Ala Kahua Drive. The botanical garden was established in 1974 by the <br /> applicant to specialize in ever-blooming woody plants. Its stated mission is to promote <br /> <br /> awareness of, and conduct research on, the uses of flowering plants in a Hawaiian and <br /> environment for ornamental, agricultural, and bio-regional purposes. The garden currently <br /> <br /> <br /> ATTACH: Coml. 493 <br /> Bill 135 <br />