2020-02-06 Exh A PD Initiated Vincent Tai REZ 13-167

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As far as I'm aware, from Public Works, the report that was done by the arborist does not address trees related to the more recent DPW unsafe flora violation letter that they issued in January of this year. So, the landowner has been aware that the overgrown trees on his property are negatively affecting his neighbors. Properties for several years now, when the property was rezoned in 2014, there was discussion on that transcript and in that Planning Commission meeting of the large trees on the property, so this has been an ongoing issue for some time. It wasn't until last year that I believe the landowner started to actually file complaints with Public Works to address the issue. So, the landowner was directed to remove the trees by Public Works in June and January of this year, and the Planning Director has provided ample time. The department's first letter to the landowner went out in October, so he's had several months to comply with the County Code and conditions of the ordinance. Over this period of time, I think, as the record reflects, you'll see that the landowner has consistently shown a lack of concern for the well-being of the neighborhood and has not taken responsibility for properly maintaining his property. The landowner did not make a serious effort to resolve the violation until the Planning Department informed him the Director may initiate procedures to downzone the property. So that relates to a lack of compliance with Condition R. The next few slides will talk about the property being for sale and the developer not intending to develop the property with RM zoning. So, this is a site plan that was submitted by the landowner for the 2014 Change of Zone. It shows Hualalai Street here, the entrance to the property. This is the Hale Nani neighborhood, and you see a driveway into the property and the multi -family residential units along the north and south side of the property. A community garden is this shaded area on the bottom, and then a community playground at the end of the parking lot. This is an aerial view of the property and surrounding community. You can see again Hualalai Street, Hale Nani Street here. I believe that these, these are the neighboring properties that are subject to the unsafe flora violation letters. These, this is Mr. Tai's property. You can see a lot of the very large invasive trees surrounding the property boundaries. There is also one single- family dwelling on the property and a pool that was built several years ago. And just as a note, the property if it were to be developed under Single -Family Residential — 7,500 square foot zoning which is what the Director is recommending, it would allow 18 more residential lots or units on the property as opposed to the 88 units that were proposed in 2014. So, there has been a lack of development of the property. Although the landowner has attempted to development multiple -family housing units on the property, as well as affordable housing units on the property, as of the date of this hearing, the landowner has not developed the property, and the property has been listed for sale since April of 2019 for $3 million. The landowner also has not submitted any plans to the department. I'm sure the Commission is aware there is always that condition in the rezone ordinances that say please submit plans for Plan Approval or a Final Subdivision Approval, and there has been no movement on any grading EXHIBIT A 3