PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SLU-2022-004 & PL-REZ-2022-019)

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COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT APPLICATIONS FOR STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT (Agricultural to Urban) and COUNTY REZONING REQUEST (A-1a to RS-10) AMY HAGEN-COWELL TRUST KAWAALOA MAUKA SOUTH KONA, HAWAI'i TAX MAP KEY: (3) 8-1-008: 004 1. INTRODUCTION The applicant, Amy Hagen-Cowell Trust, of the subject property identified by TMK: (3) 8-1-008: 004, is seeking the land use entitlements to develop a 5.875 acre property into 15 single-family residential subdivision lots consisting of a minimum of 14,000 square feet. As such, the applicant is requesting a State Land Use Boundary amendment from Agricultural to Urban and, concurrently, a rezoning from Agricultural (A-1a) to Single- family Residential (RS-10). IL PROJECT LOCATION The subject site, consisting of 6.875 acres, is located on the mauka or east side of the Hawaii Belt Highway (Highway 11), near its intersection with the extension of Alii Drive and Napoopoo Road. It is situated within the land division of Kaawaloa-Mauka, South Kona and is identified by TMK: 8-1--008: 004. (Figures 1 and 2) There are commercial uses in the immediate vicinity (less than 500 feet) of the subject property. To its south, some of these uses include a gas station, hardware store, and a drive inn. To the north, there are some residences as well as a dry cleaning shop. III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Project Concept and Components The applicant is seeking land use entitlements that would enable the development of a 15-lot single-family residential subdivision. The proposed lots would vary in size from 14,000+ to 25,000+ square feet. (Figure 3). The size would be generally similar to the Captain Crook VillagP Suhdivision situated adjacent and north of the subject site. A new road, consisting of a 50-foot wide right-of-way and 20 foot pavement, to service the proposed subdivision would be built to County dedicable standards. To facilitate left tarn movements from 1