2015-09-17 Leeward Exh A (REZ 15-192)

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and the subject property is located at the end of this arrow towards the top. So this zoom-out version just shows you generally where the future village centers are supposed to be located along the transit line in the middle of the slide. And then you have this area outlined in blue is a rural village center, which is Hōlualoa. So the property is located just outside of the Kona Urban Area, which is shown by the red line. And you can see the red line also goes right through the property; this designates the difference between the Kona Urban Area on the makai side and the rural area of Kona on the mauka side. This is an aerial photo of the property; there is an existing dwelling in the southwest corner of the property here, and then you can see a lot of the ‘ōhi‘a forest has been retained on the property that it has been selectively grubbed. The Old Mauka Road again is on the west side of the property. The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing dwelling here shown in the slide. So the applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural-20 acres to Family Agricultural-1 acre in order to create a three-lot family agricultural subdivision. The FA zoning district, based on their lot size, which is a little over five acres, with a minimum lot size of one acre, would allow a maximum density of five lots, but the applicant is just proposing to subdivide it into three lots. The existing residence will be demolished, and each of the three family members, the applicant, their sibling and parents, will construct a farm dwelling on their newly created lot ranging in size from 1.2 to 3.3 acres. The applicant’s parents would like to do some measure of farming, such as cattle grazing, and the applicant’s sibling, I believe, is a chef and he would like to have a small nursery consisting of edible plants, such as dry land taro, sweet potatoes and herbs, to use in his commercial culinary business. This is the applicant’s conceptual subdivision plan. You can see, it looks like they are proposing four lots, but there is actually a connection here; so the first lot is like a dumbbell shape, and then two lots in the middle of the property that are accessed through a flag pole down to the highway. These are some site photographs. This is looking makai; you can see Matsuyama Market in the distance here, and then the Old Government Road between the property and Matsuyama Market. So there is an existing concrete driveway. You can see that better on this slide looking mauka and then up to the existing home that they are proposing to demolish. And then this picture over on the right side just gives you a general idea of the type of vegetation that’s on the property; there are some old growth of ‘ōhi‘a trees. This photograph shows Old Government Road; it’s a narrow one-lane road, it’s only about ten feet wide, and you can see the driveway coming off of that on the right side. And then this view is looking south; again, you can see the driveway on the left side. The Planning Director is recommending a favorable recommendation with conditions be sent to the County Council. And you should have received one letter of support since we sent your background and recommendation reports out. I also wanted to let you know that the applicant is proposing quite a few revisions to the conditions that the Director recommended. So after the applicant comes up and presents their conditions, we would like the opportunity to add some more comments or let you know which conditions we are agreeable to. That concludes my presentation. Are there any questions? BEAUDET: Thank you, Maija. Commissioners, any questions of staff? 2 EXHIBIT A