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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 2 million. There are no exceptions to these private water system standards, but such standards are typically not a feasible alternative for private land owners seeking to rezone their property. The Applicants are proposing to utilize a private catchment water system to support the proposed change of zone and subsequent subdivision into 6 lots, in lieu of a public water system or private water system equivalent to the standards of the Department of Water Supply as required by the County's concurrency standards. The Windward Planning Commission finds that the Applicants' proposal to utilize a private catchment water system could be a sufficient substitute since the subject area receives over 200 inches of rainfall annually and the Applicants have never run out of water during the 12 to 14 years they have resided on the subject property. Additionally, the Commission finds that the requirements of the Department of Water Supply are unfeasible. Water catchment systems can deliver a higher level of water quality than a public water system due to a catchment system's filtration and treatment processes. As part of its unfavorable recommendation, the Windward Planning Commission would like to express to the Hawaii County Council its desire that the Council revisit and redefine the County's concurrency requirements for potable water in support of change of zone requests that would allow owners of agricultural lots, unable to feasibly be serviced by a public water system, to be able to pursue a change of zone for a proposed subdivision that will utilize a water catchment system. As noted, the Commission voted to send an unfavorable recommendation to the County Council, ultimately adopting the Planning Director's reasons for the unfavorable recommendation as follows: The Applicants are requesting a Change of Zone from an Agricultural — 20 acres (A -20a) to an Agricultural — 5 acres (A -5a) zoning district for 50 acres of land to subdivide the property into 6 lots and provide an inheritance and legacy for their children. There is an existing dwelling on the property and the remainder of the property has been used as pasture. Based on the current zoning of A -20a, the Applicants can subdivide the 50 -acre property into 2 lots provided that the requirements of the Subdivision Code can be satisfied.