PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SLU-2022-006)

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urban level of services are absent, and where small farms are intermixed with the low-density residential lots; and (3) Generally, parcels of land not more than five acres; provided it may include other parcels of land which are surrounded by, or contiguous to this district, and are not suited to low-density residential uses for small farm or agricultural uses. The property was created on April 29, 1985 as one of 30 lots in the Kanehoa Estates Subdivision. The surrounding lands are located within the State's Agricultural (A) and Rural (R) Districts, and the County's Residential and Agricultural (A-20a, A-5a, RA-2a) zoned districts. The Anekona Estates Subdivision is located immediately to the west (makai) of the Kanehoa Estates Subdivision. The Kamuela Plantations Subdivision is located to the east. These subdivisions include mixed residential and small farm uses as well as vacant lands. Finally, there is a vacant 1,962-acre parcel to the north across Kawaihae Road which is zoned A-40a. These subdivisions include primarily residential uses with some agricultural uses and vacant lands. From 1998 to 2006, the County Council approved 32 similar requests for State Land Use Boundary Amendments from the Agricultural to the Rural districts and Change of Zones from A-5a to RA-2a in the Kanehoa Estates Subdivision and adjacent Anekona Estates Subdivision. Section 15-15-27 of the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules determines the permissible uses within the Rural district. This states: "(a) Permissible uses within the rural district shall include the following activities: (1) All uses permitted under section 15-15-25 relating to agricultural uses and those uses that are compatible within the agricultural district; (2) Low-density residential uses with a minimum lot size of one-half acre, except as provided by County ordinance pursuant to Section 464(c), HRS..." The proposed boundary amendment from the Agricultural to Rural district is necessary in order for the applicant to subdivide its property into two lots approximately 2.9 acres in size. The minimum lot size in the State's Agricultural district is 1 acre whereas the minimum lot size in the State's Rural district is one-half acre. The applicant has stated that the 5.848-acre parcel will be subdivided into two residential/agricultural lots. -2-