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'6pJ?SV•oF N,he • Os.N►.i. County of Hawaii WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 VIR302012 Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 r-, The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman vit and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i 25 Aupuni Street 9? Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Yagong and Council Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 11-000149) Applicant: Leslie A. Botelho and Betty Jean Botelho Request: FA-2a to FA-la Tax Map Key: 2-5-040:018 The Windward Planning Commission, at its duly held public hearing on March 1, 2012, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a Change of Zone from a Family Agricultural—2 acres (FA-2a) to a Family Agricultural— 1 acre (FA-1a) zoning district for 2.116 acres of land. The property is located along the northeast side of`Akala Road, approximately 75 feet from the `Akala Road—Kaumana Drive intersection, 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 Family Agricultural—2 acre (FA-2a) to Family Agricultural— 1 acre (FA-la) for 2.116 acres of land in order to subdivide the property into two parcels for family. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer