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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 'OCT ? e sir 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: State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 11- 000030) Request: Agricultural to Urban Applicant: Peter Christopher Tax Map Key: 2 -8- 013:063 and 064 The Windward Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on October 6, 2011, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill to change the State Land Use district from the Agricultural to the Urban District for approximately 4.947 acres of land. The properties are located on the northwest side of Akaka Falls Road, approximately 700 feet southwest of the Old Mamalahoa Highway and Akaka Falls Road intersection, Honomu, South Hilo, Hawai`i. The Commission concurs with the following findings as recommended by the Planning Director: The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Urban District will not be violative of Section 205 -2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules and the County General Plan. According to the Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for urban reclassification states that "In determining urban growth for the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, land contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given more consideration than non - contiguous land, and particularly when indicated for future urban use on state or county general plans." The project area conforms to this standard as it is situated adjacent to existing urban - designated lands to Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer