PD Background Report Ching (PL-REZ-2023-044)

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approximately $100,000, including installation of water service laterals and related water improvements. 4. Landowners: Shawn and Stephanie Ching. 5. Supporting Information: The applicants have submitted the attached in support of the request. (Planning Department Exhibit 2 - Change of Zone Application dated April 28, 2023) BACKGROUND INFORMATION 6. February 24, 1986: Change of Zone Ordinance No. 86-12 was approved to rezone 57.597 acres, including the subject property, from Agricultural 40-acres (A-40a) to Agricultural 20-acres (A-20a). 7. February 26, 1987: Final Subdivision Approval was granted for a 2-lot subdivision, creating Lot 1-A, 23.038 acres in size, and Lot 1-B, the subject property, 34.559 acres in size. 8. June 23, 2006: Change of Zone Ordinance No. 06-81 was approved to rezone the subject property from Agricultural 20-acres (A-20a) to Family Agricultural 3-acres (FA-3a). A condition of the ordinance required that final subdivision approval be secured within 5 years and while the applicant at that time submitted a subdivision application, final subdivision approval was never finalized. By letter dated November 4, 2021, the Planning Director confirmed that the subdivision would be withdrawn and removed from processing. STATE & COUNTY PLANS 9. State Land Use District: Agricultural. 10. General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) MAP: Extensive Agricultural. 11. County Zoning: Family Agricultural-3 acre (FA-3a). 12. Hamakua Community Development Plan (HCDP): The HCDP was adopted by the Hawaii County Council in August, 2018, as Ordinance 2018-078. The HCDP does not include land use guide maps or policies specific to the area of the subject property. 13. Special Management Area (SMA): The Special Management Area is a part of the Coastal Zone Management Program and regulated by the County. The property is not located within the Special Management Area and is situated approximately 6 miles from -2-