2015-04-16 Leeward Exh A (SLU 15-042 & REZ 15-186)

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The large property to the north, which extends a long way up Kohala Mountain, is zoned Agricultural-40 acres, and then the Anekona Subdivision to the east is a mix of Agricultural-5 acres and Residential and Agricultural-2 acres. So the zoning in the Anekona Subdivision is similar to what the applicant will be requesting. This is the General Plan Map for the area, and the brown color represents the Rural designation. Rural allows for a mix of small farms and low-density residential. So the applicant’s request would be consistent with the General Plan for this area. Then this is the State Land Use Boundary Map; you see there three of the four State Land Use Districts are represented on the map: you have Agricultural in green, which includes the subject property and the immediately surrounding area; and then the lots within the Anekona Subdivision some of them are in the Rural District, that is also what the applicant is requesting today; and then the ‘Ōuli Self Help Housing Project is shown here in the Urban District, which is the pink color. So this is an aerial photo of the property and surrounding area. Again, you have Kawaihae Road running through the middle of the slide, this is Waiemi Place, and then the applicant’s lot is outlined in black. You can see most of the surrounding lots are developed with residences, and there is an agricultural operation to the east; this is a composting and mulching facility. It used to be, I think about five years ago, it used to be an egg farm, but more recently it’s a mulching operation. And then this is the applicant’s dwelling here. You can see their driveway coming off of Waiemi Place. And then this is the natural drainage way that was referred to in the application; you can see it running from the mountain down towards the highway here. So the applicant is requesting a State Land Use Boundary Amendment, again, from Agricultural to Rural, as well as a Change of Zone from Agricultural with a minimum lot size of three acres to Residential and Agricultural with a minimum lot size of one and a half acres for three acres. And the reason for the request: They are proposing a two-lot subdivision consisting of two 1.5-acre size lots. They are planning to build a single-family dwelling on the newly created lot to be used as a rental by the applicant’s family or non-family tenants. This is their proposed subdivision plan. This is Kawaihae Road on the bottom of the slide and then Waiemi Place. Their driveway for the newly created lot would be a shared driveway with the existing lot right in this area here. And then you can see two approximately 1.5-acre size lots. This is a view of the driveway right in here from Waiemi Place. A closer-up view of the driveway and then the applicant’s house in the background. This is a little bit further into Waiemi Place, looking back kind of north-east; you can see the applicant’s house in the background, as well as the adjacent mulching composting operation sitting above it kind of on a hill. And then this shows the house to the west of the subject property; you can see the mulching operation property a little bit better here. And then this is a view of Kawaihae Road, looking south from Waiemi Place. So the Planning Director is recommending a favorable recommendation for the State Land Use Boundary Amendment and Change of Zone request. And I have some testimony that you received after we provided you with the background and recommendation reports. You should have in your folder a letter, an email actually, from James Goodloe, dated April 13, with some pictures attached. You should also have an email from David Davenport; you should have received that yesterday. And you should also have two letters from the Planning Department that were sent to the applicant in 2012 regarding the illegal rental unit, as well as an email, I’m sorry, a letter from the applicant’s representative, All Aina Services, dated April 14, responding to Mr. Goodloe’s letter, and then another letter dated yesterday from the applicant’s representative responding to Mr. Davenport’s 2 EXHIBIT A