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BLipps-REZ15-187.crk 06-5-15 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND REPORT <br /> CHARLES E. LIPPS,JR.AND JANET S. LIPPS TRUST <br /> CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 15-000187) <br /> CHARLES E. LIPPS,JR. AND JANET S. LIPPS TRUST has submitted an application for a <br /> Change of Zone from an Agricultural-3 acre (A-3a) to a Family Agricultural-1 acre(FA-la) <br /> zoning district for approximately 3.039 acres of land. The property is located on Hiona Street, <br /> approximately 1,000 feet west of its intersection with Mamalahoa Highway, Keopu 3`d,North <br /> Kona, Hawai`i, TMK: 7-5-024:078. <br /> PROPOSED ACTION <br /> 1. Request: The applicant is requesting a change of zone from an Agricultural 3-acre <br /> (A-3 a) zoning district to a Family Agricultural 1-acre(FA-1a) zoning district for or <br /> approximately 3.039 acres of land. According to the Zoning Code, the purpose of the <br /> Family Agricultural district is to provide for a blend of small-scale agricultural operations <br /> associated with residential activities and which may be characterized by farm estates, <br /> small acreage farms, or subsistence lots. The FA zoning district is intended to be in areas <br /> designated as being within the State land use Agricultural district, where public services <br /> and infrastructure are appropriate to support the very low density residential needs of a <br /> rural community and where substantial number of parcels are less than five acres in size, <br /> and where a mix of uses will not conflict with or be detrimental to existing agricultural <br /> uses in the surrounding area. In addition, this district is intended to be primarily <br /> comprised of agricultural lands less than five acres in area, which are not classified as A <br /> or B lands under the land study bureau's master productivity rating, or classified as <br /> prime,unique, or other important agricultural lands. Provided, that this district may <br /> include lands so classified if the lands are situated within an urban expansion or other <br /> urban designation under the General Plan land use pattern allocation guide (LUPAG) <br /> map. <br /> Re: Bill 79 (Com. 424) <br /> -1- <br />