2022-07-21 Leeward Exh F (Item 1 Chen PL-REZ-2021-000012)

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The applicant is requesting a change of zone from an Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a)to a Family Agricultural-1 acre (FA-1 a) zoning district for 14.968-acres of land. The applicant proposes to subdivide the parcel into 11 lots consisting of a minimum of 1-acre each. The applicant intends to retain the largest lot consisting of roughly 3.5 acres for the purpose of constructing a single- family dwelling and planting an orchard with lychee, Tongan, mango, avocado, ulu, papaya, banana, and dragonfruit, and vegetable plots. The applicant will sell the remaining 10 lots. According to the applicant, the proposed change of zone will help address the need for greater diversity of housing choices in the Kona area by creating additional fee-simple lots to serve as housing while providing opportunities for diverse small-scale farming. The applicant hopes to begin a subdivision process immediately following approval of the proposed Change of Zone with the intention of securing final subdivision approval early 2023. And the estimated cost of improvements for this project is approximately $500,000. Here you see the zoning for the subject property which is outlined in red, and it's currently zoned A-5a, Agricultural 5-acres. Surrounding properties are, there's a mix of different zoning designations. There is RS-10 just makai or west to the property, to the north and east is A-1 a, some more A-5a, and further to the south there is a subdivision, Pualani Heights, I think it's called. Pualani Estates, excuse me, that is zoned RS-7.5, there's also RS-15, and some RA designation. The State Land Use Designation for the property is currently agricultural, as is most of the property, most of the properties to the north, to the east, and immediately to the south. There is, as you see in pink, urban designation to the south and some rural to the southeast. The General Plan designates the makai portion as urban expansion and the mauka portion as important agricultural lands as are the two, the two designations are most of this area. There is some rural and low-density urban designation to the southeast, and medium density is further, a field to the west. The Kona CDP map shows the TOD areas. The subject property is a little hard to see. It is outlined in yellow; you can see there. And the red designation is the Kona urban boundary, and the blue circles show the TOD designations. The applicant's site plan shows the proposed layout for the subdivision with the access point. As you can see from Hualalai coming from the very western-most point corner there from Hualalai Road. And there is also a proposed road reserve on the south portion of the property which accesses the neighboring property to the south. The aerial photograph here shows the property with a larger overview to the left and a blow up showing the property outlined in red to the south. And this shows Hualalai Road looking west on your left and looking east on the right slide there. The, the photograph in each of these pictures is taken from the approximate location of the main access road from Hualalai Road. And this is a little further mauka up Hualalai Road showing Hualalai Road looking west on the left and again looking east on the right side. 2 EXHIBIT F