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• 07. I Of. N e w '. • t l�% e•: : County of Hawaii LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawai `i 96720 Phone(808)961 -8288 • Fax(808)961 -8742 July 7, 2010 t" The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Yoshimoto and Council Members: State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 09- 000025) Request: Agricultural to Urban Change of Zone Application (REZ 09- 000112) Request: A -20a and RS -7.5 to RS -15, RS -10, RS -7.5, Open Applicant: Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation Tax Map Key: 5 -5 -19:25 and 27 The Leeward Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on June 18, 2010, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bills for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban and a Change of Zone from Agricultural — 20 acre (A -20a) and Single - Family Residential - 7,500 square feet (RS -7.5) to Open (0), Single - Family Residential — 15,000 square feet (RS -15), Single - Family Residential — 10,000 square feet (RS -10), and Single - Family Residential — 7,500 square feet (RS -7.5) for 18.38 acres of land. The area involved is located north (makai) of Akoni Pule Highway (Highway 270) and adjacent to the Kumakua Phase I Subdivision, Pahoa, North Kohala, Hawai`i The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the requests: State Land Use Boundary Amendment The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Urban District will not be violative of Section 205 -2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will the reclassification actions be inconsistent with the Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer