PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-PDI-2022-000004)

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conservation easement over the 74.99 acres referenced above plus an additional 150 acres. The total land area is now TMK 8-2-012:014. 13. June 30, 2017: Recordation date with the State Bureau of Conveyances for a "Grant of Conservation Easement-HCC Farms LLC 150 Acre Expansion " (See Exhibit C of the repeal request), which granted a perpetual easement over an additional 150-acre land area to the Hawaiian Island Land Trust and includes the same rights and restrictions as the original easement mentioned above. STATE AND COUNTY PLANS 14. State Land Use Designation: Agricultural. 15. General Plan LUPAG Map: Important Agricultural Lands and Extensive Agriculture. 16. County Zoning: Agricultural 1-acre (A -la), Agricultural 3-acres(A-3a), Agricultural 200-acres (A-200a), Agricultural 255-acres (A-255a), and Agricultural 8,000-acres (A-8000a). 17. Kona Community Development Plan: The Kona CDP, adopted by the Hawaii County Council by Ordinance No. 08-131 on September 25, 2008 affects the subject properties. The subject property is situated outside the "Kona Urban Area" and outside of the Kealakekua "Rural Town TOD" area. DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 18. Subject Properties: The rive (5) subject properties are located approximately 1.2 miles east (mauka) of the Hawaii Belt Road/Koa Road intersection in Kealakekua and extend approximately 8.6 miles further east (mauka). They are as follows: ■ TMK 8-2-012:014 is the makai most parcel of the project area. Only a portion of this this irregularly shaped, 224.99 acre parcel is subject to the original rezoning action (to A -la and A-3a). The property is vacant of any dwellings and appears to be used for orchard and pasture purposes. Approximately 150 acres of this property was encumbered by a conservation easement in 2017 (as discussed above). ■ TMK 8-2-001:101 is situated directly to the north of parcel 14 and is generally rectangular in shape. Only a portion of 9.968 acre parcel is subject to the rezone action (to A-3a). The property is improved with a 1,412 square foot, 5-bedroom dwelling built in 1972. ■ TMK 8-2-012:012 of parcels 14 and 101 and is irregularly shaped. The entire 500- 5