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COTTLE: Okay. The first application is a State Land Use Boundary Amendment to reclassify 6.3 acres from Agricultural to Urban, and a Change of Zone from Agricultural 3-acres to Residential and Agricultural .5 acre. The property is located in the South Hilo District. It’s outlined in red on this slide. And just to orient you, the Kanoelehua Highway heading out of town towards Volcano is on the left side of the slide; and the property is located between East Palai Street to the North and Makalika Street to the South. It’s zoned Agricultural 3 acres; and most of the other properties on the slide are also zoned Agricultural at different densities. The area in the left top corner is zoned Residential. This slide is a little bit dark but it gives you an idea of the density of the land use around the subject property; and the property is outlined in red. There is a Waiakea Uka Flood Canal on the north edge of the property and the Nani Mau botanical garden and restaurant is a little bit south of the project off of Awa Street. The applicant submitted a preliminary subdivision plan that shows their intent to subdivide the property into 12 lots if the applicant’s request is approved; and these are some photographs of the site. There was a previous subdivision for the property and a rezone that allowed the applicant to subdivide the property into four lots. And when they did that they had to create an access road, a private access road, into the property; and it’s blocked off so that people can’t go into it now. But this is looking into the property from Awa Street. And this view is looking north, up Awa Street with the private road to the left. The Planning Director is recommending a favorable recommendation be sent to the County Council for the State Land Use Boundary Amendment as well as the Change of Zone. Are there any questions? WOODWARD: Any questions, Commissioners? Commissioner Bowman. BOWMAN: I have a question. RA lots in Hilo or thereabouts, how prevalent are they, RA-.5? COTTLE: I’m not sure about in Hilo in general. But just south of this property, let me go back, so just off of this slide, off of Awa Road here about three lots off of the slide is another RA lot; and I believe it’s a 3-acre lot. BOWMAN: RA-.5? COTTLE: RA half acre, yes. BOWMAN: Okay. And that’s RS? COTTLE: This is RS-10 in yellow, RS-15 in brown, and the green areas are Ag-1, the dark blue areas are Ag -10, and this area here are Farm Ag-3 acres. BOWMAN: Thank you. COTTLE: You’re welcome. WOODWARD: Commissioner Domingo? 2