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County of Hawaii LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 January 26, 2015 Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Kanuha and Council Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 14-000181) Applicant: Robert Hind III and Margaret Hind Request: A -la to RS -20 Tax Map Key: 6-5-011:030 The Leeward Planning Commission, at its duly held public hearing on January 15, 2015, recommended for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural -1 acre (A -la) to a Single Family Residential -20,000 square feet (RS -20) zoning district for approximately 35, 414 square feet of land located west of Spencer Road-Hoku`ula Road intersection, Waimea Homesteads, South Kohala, Hawaii. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the request: The applicants request a change of zone from Agricultural- 1 acres (A -la) to Single -Family Residential- 20,000 square feet (RS -20) for a 35,414 square foot (0.813 acre) portion of a 2.358 -acre parcel in order to create a 2 -lot subdivision. Upon subdivision, the RS -20 zoned lot would be given to the applicant's daughter to build a residence. The remaining 1.546 -acre lot, which contains the applicant's residence, will remain in the A-1 a zoning district. The purpose of the request is to allow the creation of a parcel that will be given to the applicant's daughter. The existing 2.358 -acre parcel can be subdivided under the current zoning into two lots that are a minimum of 1 acre in size. However, the existing residence is situated in the center of the property making it Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer