PD Background Report HICDC (PL-REZ-2023-054)

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B1HCDCKohaIaREZAmend.2.8.2024 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT HAWAII ISLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AMENDMENT TO CHANGE OF ZONE ORDINANCE NO. 10 101 (PL-REZ-2023-000054/AMEND REZ 2009-000112) HAWAII ISLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION has submitted an application for a 5-year time extension to Condition C (Final Subdivision Approval) of Ordinance No. 10-101, which reclassified approximately 18.38 acres of land from an Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a)to a Single Family Residential-15,000 square foot(RS-15), Single Family Residential-10,000 square foot(RS-10), Single Family Residential-7,500 square foot (RS-7.5) and Open zoning districts. The property is situated along the north (makai) side of the Akoni Pule Highway approximately 600 feet west of the Kohala High and Elementary School complex, Pahoa, North Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 5-5-019: 025 and 027 (portions). 1. Applicant's Request: The applicant is requesting a rive (5)-year time extension to Condition C (Final Subdivision Approval) of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 10 101, which currently states: Final Subdivision Approval of the proposed subdivision shall be secured from the Planning Director within five (5)years from the effective date of this ordinance. 2. Project History: According to the applicant, the rezone area is intended to be the land upon which the next phases of the `Kumakua Self Help Housing' project are to be built. To date, 44 self help homes have been developed on approximately 15 acres mauka of the rezone area that were subject to rezone Ordinance No. 06-68. They subsequently rezoned an additional 18.328 acres in 2010 (Ordinance No. 10-101)from A-20a to RS-15, RS-10, RS-7.5 and Open to accommodate the next three phases of development, consisting of 32, 10,000 square-foot minimum house lots, one 8.12-acre bulk lot, and a road lot. When the applicant submitted a subdivision application in 2023 for the preceding,they were advised that the time to secure Final Subdivision Approval in the ordinance had expired, thus they are requesting a 5-year time extension to complete the subdivision. 3. Self Help Housing: The HICDC mutual self help housing program is financed through the USDA Rural Development 502 Direct Loan program. These loans are affordable for, -1-