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Of .'M <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 <br /> OCT -6 2015 <br /> Dru Kanuha, Council Chair <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> County of Hawai`i <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Dear Chairman Kanuha and Council Members: <br /> SUBJECT: Change of Zone Application(REZ 15-000192) <br /> Applicant: Brett W. Ritchie <br /> Request: A-20a to FA-la <br /> Tax Map Key: 7-3-004:012 <br /> The Leeward Planning Commission, at its duly held public hearing on September 17, 2015, <br /> recommended for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a Change of Zone from an <br /> Agricultural—20 acres (A-20a)to a Family Agricultural— 1 acre (FA-1a) zoning district for <br /> approximately 5.94 acres of land located on the east(mauka) side of the Old Mamalahoa <br /> Highway across the street and northeast of the Matsuyama Food Mart complex at Kalaoa 5th, <br /> North Kona, Hawai`i. <br /> The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending <br /> favorable consideration of the request: <br /> The applicant requests to change the zoning district from Agricultural-20 acres <br /> (A-20a) to Family Agricultural - 1 acre (FA-la) for 5.9325 acres of land in order to create <br /> a 3-lot family agricultural subdivision. The FA-la zoning district, with a minimum lot <br /> size of 1 acre, would allow a maximum density of 5 lots, although the applicant is <br /> proposing 3 lots. The existing dwelling on the property will be demolished, and each of <br /> the three family members (applicant, parents and sibling) will construct a residence on <br /> Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />