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'Comm. 524 /Bill 166 BRenamend9598.doc- 11/22/11 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT RENAISSANCE DEVELOPMENT, LLC CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ NO. 800) RENAISSANCE DEVELOPMENT, LLC has submitted a request to amend Conditions B and I of Ordinance No. 95 98, which reclassified approximately 44.341 acres from the Agricultural (A -20a) district to the Agricultural (A -1a) district. The request also includes an amendment to the zoning designation from an Agricultural (A -1a) to a Family Agricultural (FA- la) district. The property is located adjacent to and south of the former Puna Sugar Company manager's residence, west of the Kea'au-Pahoa Highway, approximately one mile south of Kea'au Village, Kea'au, Puna, Hawai`i, TMK: 1 -6 -3: 10. PROPOSED ACTION 1. Request: The applicant requests amendments to Conditions B and I of Ordinance No. 95 98, which reclassified approximately 44.341 acres from the Agricultural (A -20a) district to the Agricultural (A -la) district to allow the development of a 35 -lot subdivision with parcels one -acre in size. (P.D. Exhibit 1 - Applicant's letters dated August 24, 2011 and September 2, 2011 and supporting documents) 2. Background information/Reasons for the request: Condition B of Ordinance No. 95 98 effective August 23, 1995 required the completion of the subdivision within five (5) years from the effective date of the ordinance, or until August 23, 2000. Subsequently, the Planning Director granted a five -year administrative extension of time to August 23, 2005 to comply with Condition B. Earlier, Special Permit No. 900 was approved by the Planning Commission on April 26, 1995 for a visitor center complex promoting cacao production on an approximately 3 -acre portion of the property; however, by letter dated April 21, 2004 from the landowner at that time, the Special Permit was revoked due to a change in plans to develop the property into 37 one -acre lots. Tentative Subdivision Approval for 37 lots