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RECONVENEDThe meeting reconvened at 10:12 a.m. <br />REZ 06-000048The Commission took this item up at 10:13 a.m. with <br />WINTON approximately 5 people from the public in attendance. <br />NICHOLSON <br />KALOKO, <br />NORTH KONA <br />APPLICANT: WINTON NICHOLSON (REZ 06-000048) <br />Change of Zone from anAgricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to an Agricultural 10-acre (A-10a) <br />district for 21.088 acres of land. The property is located along the southwest side of <br />Kaloko Drive, approximately 300 feet west of the Kaloko Drive-Keanaaina Street <br />intersection, Kaloko Mauka Subdivision, Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-3-27:14. <br />Mr. Darrow oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding <br />properties on the location map and site plan, summarized the request, and noted the <br />Planning Director recommended a favorable recommendation to the County Council with <br />conditions. <br />The applicant, Winton Nicholson, and his representative, Greg Mooers, were in <br />attendance. <br />Mr. Mooers gave a history of change of zone applications in this subdivision created over <br />20 years ago, and referred to the Council€s resolution and ordinances passed the last 10- <br />12yearstopreservethenativeforest,habitatsandwatershedinthearea.Hesaidthe <br />Council established policies to support 10-acre rezonings at this elevation provided <br />applicants were willing to accept an 80 percent forest preservation condition because of <br />the concern of destroying the resources. He said currently there is no requirement to <br />preserve the land and landowners can clear their land and cut all the forest down on their <br />20-acre parcel and perform agricultural activities. <br />There was no one from the public wishing to testify on the application. <br />It was moved by Commissioner Siracusa and seconded by Commissioner Watanabe to <br />send a favorable recommendation to the County Council as recommended by the <br />Planning Director. Commissioner Siracusa said she supported the request as she sees it <br />as a way to protect the forest lands. A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with <br />seven ayes (Siracusa, Watanabe, Galdones, Graham, Iwashita, Rho and Alameda) and <br />two absent and excused (McCall and Salavea). <br />SPP 06-000035The Commission took this item up at 10:20 a.m. with <br />CELLCO PARTNERSHIP five people from the public in attendance. <br />DBAVERIZON <br />WIRELESS <br />KAPAAULA, <br />HAMAKUA <br />2 <br /> <br />