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4OJ,itV Oi M,1t.'i. ' ....;A;:................ ' County of Hawaii LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 $td 3 '1 2[112:. The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Yagong and Council Members: County Council Initiated (Bill No. 255) Amendment to Change of Zone Ordinance No. 08-150 (REZ 335) Applicant: Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden Tax Map Key: 8-2-013:portion 002 The Leeward Planning Commission, at its duly held public hearing on July 19, 2012, recommended for your approval Bill No. 255, with the suggested modifications by the Planning Director, for an amendment to Ordinance No. 08-150, which amended Ordinance No. 465, which reclassified lands from Agricultural— 1 acre(A-1 a) to Neighborhood Commercial—7,500 square feet(CN-7.5). Bill No. 255 requested the deletion of Condition E that currently restricts use of the property to a visitor center and related uses due to flood hazards. The property is situated adjacent to the southeast of the Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Kealakekua, South Kona, Hawaii. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the request with further modifications: Council Bill No. 255 seeks to delete Condition E of Ordinance No. 08-150 that currently restricts use of the Commercial-zoned area to a visitor center and its accessory and related uses. With the deletion of Condition E, all uses permitted within the Neighborhood Commercial (CN) zoning district will be permitted upon the project site without consideration of mitigating measures to address access and drainage improvements. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer