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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ".w <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> o. ar <br /> <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite3 • Hilo. Hawaii 96720 <br /> Phone(808)961-8288 • Fnx (808) 961-8742 <br /> August 14, 2009 <br /> <br /> The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman , <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> County of Hawai `i <br /> 333 Kilauea Avenue, 2nd Floor <br /> <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> t~ <br /> Dear Chairman Yoshimoto and Council Members: <br /> 4'. <br /> Change of Zone Application (REZ 09-000094) a <br /> Applicant: Palamanui Global Holdings LLC _ <br /> r <br /> Request: Project District to MCX-20 <br /> Tax Map Key: 7-2-5:portion 1 <br /> The Leeward Planning Commission reviewed the above-referenced request at public hearings on <br /> June 30, 2009 and July 24, 2009. At the July 24, 2009 hearing, the Commission voted to <br /> recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a Change of Zone from a Project <br /> District to an Industrial-Commercial Mixed - 20,000 square feet (MCX-20) zoned district for <br /> 29.92'acres of land. The property is part of the proposed Palamanui development located <br /> northeast of the Kona International Airport at Keahole, between Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway <br /> and Makalei Estates Subdivision, Ka`u, North Kona, Hawaii. <br /> The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending <br /> favorable consideration of the change of zone: <br /> <br /> The 29.92-acre area requested for the change of zone is a portion of an <br /> approximately 70-acre area titled "Palamanui Business Park" under the Project District <br /> designation. The applicant requests the change of zone to MCX to allow for wholesaling <br /> and distribution uses which the Project District zoning does not permit. The 29.92-acre <br /> area is proposed to be subdivided into approximately 35± lots ranging in size from 20,000 <br /> to 62,000 square feet to sell or develop into uses permitted under the MCX zoning. The <br /> applicant anticipates developing distribution and wholesaling uses, as well as retail and <br /> office uses on the site. A mix of buildings from 5,000 square feet to 40,000 square feet is <br /> anticipated. The cost of the initial improvements is estimated at approximately $3 <br /> million. Individual projects on the lots will be constructed in the future at a rate of <br /> approximately $4-5 million each year. The Palamanui Business Park is anticipated to <br /> <br /> Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />