PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2021-000013)

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RTre&REZ.crk.3.72022 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION DALE HERBERT TREFZ CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (PL-REZ-2021-000013) Upon careful review of the request against the guidelines for granting a change of zone, the Deputy Planning Director is recommending that a favorable recommendation of the Change of Zone request be forwarded to the County Council. Since this recommendation is made without the benefit of public testimony, the Deputy Planning Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this position based upon additional information presented at the public hearing. This favorable recommendation is based on the following findings: The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-1 acre (A-la) zoning district to a Single-Family Residential-15,000 square feet(RS-15) zoning district for 33,738 square feet of land. The property currently has two (2) condominium property regime (CPR)units: CPR 0001 (proposed Lot B-1) and CPR 0002 (proposed Lot 13-2), with one (1) single-family residence on each unit. The purpose of this request is to subdivide the property into two (2) lots of roughly 18,237 square feet and 15,501 square feet, consistent with the land area of each existing CPR unit, but free from CPR restrictions. According to the applicant, a subdivision application would be filed immediately after approval of the rezone request. The applicant anticipates having the property subdivided by the end of 2022 and estimates that the cost of the project to be minimal as access and utilities to the property have been long established for two (2) dwellings on the property. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals,policies, and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. -1-