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COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT COUNTY REZONING REQUEST (A-3a to RA-1a) WATANABE FAMILY TRUST PANAEWA HOUSE LOTS SOUTH HILO, HAWAI'I, TAX MAP KEY: (3) 2-2-051: 003 I. INTRODUCTION Marjorie O. Watanabe, representing the Watanabe Family Trust ("Applicant"), wishes to subdivide her 2.73 acre property into two (2) lots, consisting of a minimum of 1 acre in size. If approved, the requested lots would then be conveyed a lot to each of her two (2) children. The goal, thus, is essentially to address a family partitioning objective. Inasmuch as the property is zoned Agriculture (A-3a), the property must be rezoned into the Rural-Agriculture (RA-1a) district. II. PROJECT LOCATION The subject property fronts the south side of Lama Street, approximately 500 feet west of Railroad Avenue in the Panaewa House Lots area. Its street address is 580 Awa Street. The Hawaii Belt Highway is located approximately 1 mile west of the subject property. (Figures 1 & 2). III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Project Concept and Components The subject parcel is owned by the Applicant. With the support of one her two (2) children, the Applicant has and continues to maintain a small, supplemental-income farm consisting of fruit trees (such as papayas, avocado, tangelo, and pineapple), vegetable crops (hydroponic lettuce, beans), and some chickens. In that regard, a farm dwelling permit was issued in 2001 to allow the construction of second farm dwelling on the subject property. As such, today the site-- in addition the greenhouse and related farm structures - consists of two (2) dwellings, whose occupants include the Applicant and one (1) of her two (2) of their children and their families. The Applicant is retired. While the property is still being farmed, her son and family that live in the other dwelling have alternative 1