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County of Hawaii WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961 -8288 • Fax (808) 961 -8742 •BCT 2 8 2011 The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Yagong and Council Members: Change of Zone (REZ 11- 000141) Applicant: Marc and Desiree Butz Request: A -3a to FA -la Tax Map Key: 2 -5- 040:019 The Windward Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on October 6, 2011, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural — 3 acre (A -3a) to a Family Agricultural — 1 acre (FA -1a) zoning district for approximately 4.747 acres of land. The property is located along the southwest (mauka) side of `Akala Road — Kaumana Drive intersection and in the vicinity of Kaumana Cave, Ponahawai, South Hilo, Hawai`i. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the request: The applicants are requesting to change the zoning district from Agricultural — 3 acres (A -3 a) to Family Agricultural — 1 acre (FA-1a) for 4.747 acres of land in order to subdivide the property into two parcels consisting of a 1 -acre lot and a 3.747 -acre lot. With FA -la zoning the 4.747 -acre property could be subdivided to create up to 4 lots. The applicants are requesting FA -la zoning rather than FA -2a zoning in order to create one lot with a minimum size of one acre. They intend to create only two lots through subdivision of the property in order to maximize the use of the land, with the portion north of the flood zone being a 1 -acre lot containing the existing 2- bedroom dwelling and Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer