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BEWMlnvestments- REZI0- 123.jwd 06 -07 -10 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT EWM INVESTMENTS, LLC CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 10 -123) EWM INVESTMENTS, LLC has submitted an application for a Change of Zone from Agricultural 20 -acre (A -20a) to Family Agricultural 2 -acre (FA -2a) for 24.186 acres of land. The property is located approximately 270 feet northwest from the intersection of Akoni Pule Highway (Highway 270) and Union Mill Road behind the residential tract located along both roadways, Kapu`a and Puehuehu, North Kohala, Hawai`i, TMK: 5 -4- 008:001. REQUEST 1. Proposed Request: The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural 20- acre (A -20a) to Family Agricultural 2 -acre (FA -2a) for 24.186 acres of land to create a ten -lot family - agricultural subdivision. (Planning Department Exhibit 1- Change of Zone Application) 2. Reasons for Request: According to the applicant, the subdivision of the property into ten lots of 2+ acres each will provide more marketable family - agricultural lots in the North Kohala area for families who are interested in subsistence farming or small scale commercial farming on this productive farmland. The smaller lots would provide adequate area for a house site and for agriculture to allow more families an opportunity to grow their own food or produce agricultural products to supplement their income in the community. It should be noted that the proposed subdivision plan shows a largely unusable Lot 10, most of which is in Kapu'a Gulch. 3. Landowner: The applicant is the landowner of the property. STATE AND COUNTY PLANS 4. State Land Use Designation: Mainly Agricultural with a small portion in Urban along the western boundary of the property. 5. County Zoning: A -20a. 6. GP LUPAG Map: Low Density Urban. 7. North Kohala Community Development Plan: Adopted by Ordinance No. 08 -151, -1- ATTACI: Corrm. 887 Bill 272