2019-05-02 Hearing Transcript - Leonard & Marianne Freeman REZ 19-234

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JACKSON: —Thank you, Mr. Chair. Appreciate it. So, the next application is located in the North Hilo District between the towns of Laupahoehoe and Papa`aloa. You can see Laupahoehoe Point on the top of the slide, and the subject property is outlined in red in the middle of the slide. So, here you have the Hawaii Belt Road, and then off of that to access the property, you would take Kihalana [sic], I'm sorry, Kihalani Homestead Road up to the subject property. The Applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural – 20 acres to Agricultural – 5 acres in order to subdivide the 11.47-[11.57] acre property into two lots. Two lots is the maximum number of lots that can be created with Agricultural – 5 acre zoning should the Change of Zone request be approved. There are currently two farm dwellings on the property. One is considered a first farm dwelling, and the other is an additional farm dwelling. There's also an agricultural storage building on the property. And, the Applicant's purpose for this rezone is to create the 2 -lot subdivision for estate planning purposes. They will continue to reside in one of the homes. The property is also currently being used for cattle grazing. So, this is the Applicant's proposed site plan. You have Kihalani Homestead Road on the right side of the slide, and there are two houses. This is the farm dwelling, and this house here is the additional farm dwelling, and then closer to the road is the agricultural storage structure. There are two existing driveways from the road. One is located in this area, and then another one is located near the farm dwelling on the makai side of the property. So, the Applicant is just proposing a 2 -lot subdivision. This is the general location here in the middle of the proposed lot line division. So, there would be one house on each lot should the Change of Zone and subdivision be approved. The County zoning for the property is Agricultural – 20 acres. That's shown in the dark green color. Last year, mid to late last year, the Planning Commission approved or recommended a favorable recommendation for a Change of Zone, and the County Council approved a Change of Zone for this lot directly across the street which was previously zoned Agricultural – 20 acres. So, the current Applicant is proposing to do the same. The General Plan designation for the property is Important Agricultural Land which is shown in the light green, and the State Land Use District of the surrounding area and the property is Agricultural. This is an aerial view of the property. You have the Kihalani Homestead Road running through the top and bottom of the slide and then the farm dwelling with the red roof located here. Additional farm dwelling with the white roof located here, and then the existing agricultural storage building closer to the road. These are some photos of the property. This is the more makai farm dwelling. You can see in the very back little dots. Those are the cattle that are currently grazing on the property. And EXHIBIT B 2