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COUNTY REZONING REQUEST (A-5a to FA-1a) <br /> MARTIN M. OHAN TRUST <br /> OOMA 1St, NORTH KONA, HAWAII <br /> TAX MAP KEY: (3) 7-3-005: 112 <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> The applicant, Martin M. Ohan Trust, is requesting the rezoning of a 5.966 <br /> acre parcel from Agriculture (A-5a) to Family-Agriculture (FA-1) district in <br /> O'oma 1st, North Kona, Hawaii. The property is generally situated makai of <br /> the Mamalahoa Highway, in the vicinity of Ka'iminani Street. It is somewhat <br /> sandwiched between the Kona Palisades Subdivision to its north and the <br /> Kona Hills Estates Subdivision to its south. (See Figures 1 and 2) More <br /> specifically, it is situated south of Hi'olani Street, at the end of Lalei Street. <br /> If approved, the applicant intends to subdivide the 5.966 acre site into five <br /> (5) 1+ acre sized lots. Access to this site would be through the extension of <br /> Lalei Street. The applicant does not have any plans to do a house/lot <br /> package, instead intends to keep one (1) or two (2) lots for family purposes <br /> and sell the balance to help address the required infrastructure costs. <br /> II. PROJECT LOCATION <br /> As noted earlier, the subject area is located makai of the Mamalahoa <br /> Highway, somewhat sandwiched between the Kona Palisades Subdivision to <br /> its north and the Kona Hills Estates Subdivision to its south. Hi'olani Street <br /> is situated to its immediate north and intersects with Lalei Street. The subject <br /> site is situated at the end of Lalei Street. <br /> The area surrounding the subject site is dominated by residential uses, <br /> primarily the Kona Palisades Subdivision to the north, as well as Phases I <br /> and II of the Kona Acres Subdivision. The Phases I and II of the Kona Hills <br /> Subdivision is located along the southern mauka portion of the project site as <br /> well as the recently developed O'oma Plantation. (See Figure 3) <br /> III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> A. Project Concept and Components <br /> The applicant would like to develop the subject site into five (5) 1+ <br /> acre lots geared to those interested in doing some family-oriented or <br /> backyard agricultural pursuits in a quasi-rural environment. The <br /> proposed 1+ acre lots would be somewhat compatible and/or <br /> 1 <br />