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BFoster- REZ- 11- 136 .jwd 05 -0411 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT CYNTHIA FOSTER CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION NO. 11-000136 (REZ 11 -136) CYNTHIA FOSTER has submitted an application for a Change of Zone from Agricultural 40 -acre (A -40a) to Agricultural 5 -acre (A -5a) for approximately 17.88 acres of land. The property is located on the north side of Mamalahoa Highway, approximately 750 feet west of the Mamalahoa Highway and Kipahele Street intersection, Pu'ukapu Homesteads, 2 °d Series, South Kohala, Hawai`i, TMK: 6- 4- 17:042. APPLICANT'S REQUEST 1. Proposed Development: The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural 40 -acre (A -40a) to Agricultural 5 -acre (A -5a). The applicant intends to subdivide the property into three (3) lots. The applicant plans to retain two (2) lots for her and her family and sell the remaining lot to help pay for the infrastructure and related costs of the proposed subdivision. (Planning Department Exhibit 1 - Change of Zone Application) 2. Estimated cost and projected timetable of project: Subdivision improvements are estimated to cost approximately $300,000, which is mainly for the water system and roadway improvements serving the proposed lots. The applicant hopes to have the land subdivided before the end of 2011. 3. Landowner: The applicant is the landowner of the property. STATE AND COUNTY PLANS 4. State Land Use Designation: Agricultural. 5. GP LUPAG Map: Extensive Agriculture and Important Agricultural Land. Roughly the southern 1/3 of the property is designated as Important Agricultural Land. 6. County Zoning: Agricultural 40 -acre (A -40a). 7. South Kohala Community Development Plan (SKCDP): The SKCDP, adopted by Ordinance No. 08 159, affects the subject property. The project site is identified within an area for "Small Farms and Ranches Preservation Program" in the SKCDP (Figure 4.4 - Waimea Town Conceptual Plan). ATTACH: Comn. 257 Bill 66