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...:;?.-t1 � V ee ..\ ,, •...-.:, .............. i ,,......____2 County of Hawaii LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 NUN ill Ifi r Phone (808) 961 -8288 • Fax (808) 961 -8742 The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Yagong and Council Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 11- 000136) Applicant: Cynthia Foster Request: A -40a to A -5a Tax Map Key: 6 -4- 017:042 The Leeward Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on May 19, 2011, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a Change of Zone from Agricultural 40 -acres (A -40a) to Agricultural 5 -acres (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, 2nd Series, Waimea, South Kohala, Hawaii. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the request: 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. 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. Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer •