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STATE LAND USE DISTRICT BOUNDARY AMENDMENT APPLICATION(fifteen acres or less) BACKGROUND REPORT APPLICANT: Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation(IHCDC) REQUEST: State Land Use Boundary Amendment Agriculture to Urban TAX MAP KEY: (3)2-4-001:184 A) SUBJECT REQUEST 1) Details of the Proposed Development: a) Project description: The property is located on the northwest corner of Komohana Street and Mohouli Street at an elevation of approximately 300 feet above sea level. The 6.569-acre parcel is identified as tax map key number(3)2- 4-001:184, situated in Waiakea, South Hilo,Island of Hawaii. HICDC is requesting a State Land Use Boundary amendment from Agriculture to Urban for the subject property. The applicant is proposing to continue the development of the Mohouli Heights Senior Neighborhood Project(Project)providing affordable housing and related senior services which began with the completion of the 60-unit Phase 1 project for low-income seniors in 2014. The 30-unit Phase 2 project is currently under construction and scheduled for completion later this year. The Hilo Adult Day Center is also under construction and is scheduled for completion in the Spring of 2018. This application is for Phase 3 of the Project which will include development of 92 additional affordable housing units and related uses. (Please see attached Figure 1 showing the three phases of the Project) b) Statement of objectives and reasons for the request: In 2010,the applicant went through a pre-emption process with the County of Hawaii (County)to change the State Land Use designation of 15 acres of land(which included the subject 6.569 acre parcel)from Agriculture to Urban as well as a change of zone from Agricultural one acre(A-la)to Multi-Family Residential Four Thousand (RM-4). The pre-emption process, authorized by Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), Section 201H-38, in conjunction with HRS 46-15.1, is intended to expedite the approval of affordable housing projects, and has been utilized to obtain State Land Use boundary amendment and Change of Zone approvals. County Resolution No. 328 10 approved the requested changes on April 20, 2010. After the development of Phase 1 of the Project, a second pre-emption resolution, Resolution Number 311 15 changed the zoning designation of the remaining 9.572 acres to Multiple Family Residential one thousand five hundred(RM 1.5) in 2015. More than 56%of the original 15 acres have either been developed or is currently under construction to provide affordable rental units for low-income senior citizens as well as an adult day care facility. The applicant proceeded with plans to develop Phase 3, based on the allowances of the pre-emption resolutions, however,the County indicated that the State Land Use amendment, approved by County of Hawaii Resolution No. 328 10 has been called into question by the 1