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Bi11178 /Comm. 555 BWinegarREZ- 12/6/11 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT THOMAS WINEGAR AND SUSAN FURCHGOTT CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 11 -147) THOMAS WINEGAR AND SUSAN FURCHGOTT have submitted an application for a Change of Zone from a Single - Family Residential — 10,000 square feet (RS -10) to a Multiple - Family Residential — 3,000 square feet (RM -3) zoning district for approximately 42,660 square feet of land. The subject property is located on the east side of Kino`ole Street, approximately 400 feet north of West Ohea Street, Waiakea Homestead Houselots, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2 -2- 038:017. PROPOSED ACTION 1. Applicant's Request: Change the zoning district from Single - Family Residential — 10,000 square feet (RS -10) to Multiple- Family Residential — 3,000 square feet (RM -3) for 42,660 square feet of land. According to the Zoning Code, the purpose of the Multiple - Family Residential zoning district is to provide for medium and high density residential use. It covers areas with full community facilities and services, and may occupy transition areas between commercial or industrial areas and other districts of less intense land use. Requirements for establishing a land use in the RM district, including a list of the variety of permitted land uses, are shown in Section 25 -5 -30 to 38 of the Zoning Code. (P.D. Exhibit 1— Zoning Code Requirements for Multiple - Family Residential District) 2. Reason for Request: The applicants are requesting the change of zone in order to allow the construction of a fourteen (14) -unit apartment complex to provide housing for students attending the University of Hawaii at Hilo. On -site parking and landscaping meeting the requirements of the zoning code will be provided. (P.D. Exhibit 2 - Change of Zone Application) 3. Landowners: Thomas Winegar and Susan Furchgott Trust.