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' MfY OF N t~I~ il~ Stephen K. Yattteahiro Mayor M':•\ ?ire Or•M'~' ~II1tI[f~J II~ ~2I~lI2CTt PLANNING COMMISSION 2S Aupuni Street, Room 109 • Hib, Hawaii %720-4252 (SOB) %I.8288 Fa: (808) %1-%l5 17trr !i 1496 Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 96-21) Applicant: Mauna Kea Agribusiness Company, Inc. Request: A-20a to A-l0a Tax Map Key: 2-9-2:52 thru 60 and 2-9-4:87 thru 91 The Planning Commission, after duly held public hearings on September 12, 1996, October 10, 1996, and November 21, 1996, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill to change the district classification for approximately 395 t acres of land by changing the district classification from Agricultural (A-20a) to Agricultural (A-l0a). The project site is located on the mauka side of Hawaii Belt Highway, between Chin Chuck Road and Hakalau Gulch/Stream at Hakalau Nui, South Hilo, Hawaii. In the original application submitted in July 1996, the applicant requested a change of zone for approximately 1241 acres of land from A-20a to A-Sa in order to create a 22-lot agricultural subdivision with minimum lot size of 5 acres. The existing thirteen 20-acre agricultural lots and the proposed 22-lot subdivision would result in a total agricultural subdivision of 35 lots. In response to concerns raised by surrounding property owners, the applicant subsequently submitted a revision to the original application, requesting a change of zone for approximately 3951 acres of land from A-20a to A-10a. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the change of zone: