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BButzREZ.doc 9/20/11 <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />BACKGROUND REPORT <br />MARC AND DESIREE BUTZ <br />CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 11 -141) <br />MARC AND DESIREE BUTZ have submitted an application for a Change of Zone <br />from an Agricultural — 3 acres (A -3a) to a Family Agricultural —1 acre (FA -la) zoning district <br />for 4.747 acres of land. The property is located along the southwest (mauka) side of `Akala <br />Road, approximately 70 feet from the `Akala Road — Kaumana Drive intersection and in the <br />vicinity of Kaumana Cave, Ponahawai, South Hilo, Hawai`i, TMK: 2 -5- 40:19. <br />PROPOSED ACTION <br />1. Applicant's Request: The applicants are requesting to change the zoning district from <br />Agricultural — 3 acres (A -3a) to Family Agricultural —1 acre (FA -la) for 4.747 acres of <br />land in order to subdivide the property into two parcels consisting of a 1 -acre lot and a <br />3.747 -acre lot. With FA -1 a zoning the 4.747 -acre property could be subdivided to create <br />up to 4 lots. The applicants are requesting FA-1 a zoning rather than FA -2a zoning in <br />order to create one lot with a minimum size of one acre. They intend to create only two <br />lots through subdivision of the property in order to maximize the use of the land, with the <br />portion north of the flood zone being a 1 -acre lot containing the existing 2- bedroom <br />dwelling and the portion south of the flood zone being a 3.747 -acre lot where a new <br />dwelling will be constructed. The applicants intend to utilize the area of the property <br />with the best soils for farming by constructing a new home on the larger lot and renting <br />the existing home on the one -acre lot. According to the Zoning Code, the Family <br />Agricultural (FA) district provides for a blend of small -scale agricultural operations <br />associated with residential activities and which may be characterized by farm estates, <br />small acreage farms, or subsistence lots. Requirements for establishing a land use in the <br />FA district, including a list of the variety of permitted uses, are shown in Section 25 -5 -60 <br />to 25 -5 -67 of the Zoning Code (see attachment "G" of application). <br />ATTACH: Comm. 451 <br />Bill 138 <br />