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BBolnerREZ.doc-8/6/13 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT JON R.BOLNER CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 13-168) JON R. BOLNER has submitted an application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural 20-acre(A-20a)to an Agricultural 5-acre (A-5a) district. The property is located on the makai side of the Old Mamalahoa Highway between the 25 and 26 mile marker, Waipunalei Homesteads, Waipunalei,North Hilo,Hawai`i, TMK: 3-6-005: 003. PROPOSED ACTION 1. Request: Change of Zone from A-20a to A-5a to subdivide the 10.17-acre property into two (2) lots of roughly equal size for estate planning purposes with each proposed lot to be conveyed to the applicant and his sister-in-law for agricultural purposes and individual homesites. The applicant is proposing the cultivation of fruit trees as well as the raising of chickens, while the sister-in-law, who currently lives on the property, is using portions of the property as pasture for cattle and goats. (Planning Department Exhibit 1 - Change of Zone application) 2. Landowners: Elizabeth A. Bolner and Elaine Powers. STATE AND COUNTY PLANS 3. State Land Use: Agricultural. 4. County Zoning: A-20a. 5. GP LUPAG Map: Important Agricultural Land and Open(portion fronting the ocean). 6. Community Development Plan (CDP): Currently, none developed for this district. 7. Special Management Area (SMA): The property fronts the shoreline and is located in the SMA. A SMA Assessment application for the construction of a single-family dwelling/demolition of an existing single-family dwelling upon the construction of the new dwelling was approved by the Planning Department on March 28, 2011. (P.D. Exhibit 2 - SMA Use Permit Assessment letter) DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 8. Subject Property: The property is located on the shoreline and fronts the Old -1- Attachment to: Corrm. 491 Bill 145