PD RECOMMEDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-020)

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RRJLLLCREZ.06/02/2022 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION REPORT RJL, LLC CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (PL-REZ-2022-000020) Upon careful review of the request against the guidelines for granting a change of zone, the Planning Director is recommending that a favorable recommendation of the Change of Zone request from Agricultural 3-acre (A-3a) to a Single-Family Residential-15,000 square feet (RS-15) zoning district for approximately 13.838 acres of land be forwarded to the County Council. Since this recommendation is made without the benefit of public testimony, the Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this recommendation 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 Agricultural 3-acre (A-3a)to Single-Family Residential-15,000 square feet(RS-15)to subdivide the property into thirty-three (33) lots. According to the application, the subdivided lots will be sold on the open market to the general public. The proposed subdivision will be accessed via Haihai Street and Ainaola Drive. Two (2) cul-de-sacs will be built within the subdivision to access various lots. All newly created roadways will be constructed to County dedicable standards, with the exception of one (1) 20-foot wide non-dedicable cul-de-sac, which will be a private road. All lots will have County water and the subdivision will have fire hydrants, as well as overhead utility lines for power,phone and cable services. There is no County sewer system in the area, therefore owners will construct individual septic wastewater systems meeting with the approval of the Department of Health. The applicant hopes to secure the necessary County rezoning approvals as soon as possible. The applicant hopes to obtain final subdivision approval in 5 years. The estimated cost of the improvements for the project is approximately $4 million. Please note the maximum number of lots that can be created on the 13.838- acre property is forty (40) should the RS-zoning be granted. -1-