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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: December 19, 2006 Re: Comm. No. 680/Bill No. 221 PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa TIME: 9:00 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was refetted Communication No. 680 and Bill No. 220, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated January 24, 2006, regarding a request for Change of Zone by Timothy Lynn Gardner, at Keonepoko, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-5-7:53 reports as follows: Bill No. 221 seeks to amend Section 25-8-26 (Pahoa Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), by changing the District Classification of 3.317 acres of land from Agricultural (A-la) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed (MCX-la) at Keonepoko, Puna, Hawaii. Communication No. 680 reports that the Hawaii County Planning Commission, as required by Chapter 4, Section 6-4.3(C), Hawaii County Charter, considered the above request and accompanying Bill No. 22l on January 6, 2006. The Commission voted to send an unfavorable recommendation to the council and concurred with the Planning Director's reasons for the unfavorable recommendation as follows: 1. The property is owned by Timothy Lynn Gardner. Mr. Gardner is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural 1-acre (A-la) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed 1-acre (MCX-la) to develop a self storage facility on the property. The applicant is also requesting a State Land Use Boundary Amendment (Bill 220) from Agricultural to Urban to allow the proposed uses. 2. The subject property is located along the northeast side of the Keaau-Pahoa Road (Highway 130), approximately 1,500 feet north of the Pahoa Village Market Complex, Keonepoko Homesteads, Puna, Hawaii. 3. The applicant states the entire 3.317-acre parcel will be utilized to construct nine (9) single-story self-storage units of approximately 56,200 square feet under roof, including an office space of approximately 200 square feet. Applicant will contribute the property to a new LLC of which he will be part owner and will be managed by A-American Self- Storage Management Co. He expects construction to be completed within twelve (12) months at an estimated cost of $2.5 to $3 million and states he intends to address the demand for self storage in lower Puna, as the nearest facilities are in Keaau and Hilo, now operating at capacity. PC Report No. 5