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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: November 5, 1998 Re: C-1048/Bill No. 329 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 1:52 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 329, transmitted jointly with Bill No. 328 by Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro per Communication No. 1048, dated October 26, 1998, regarding the change of zone request by Parker Ranch, Inc., at Puukapu, Waimea, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 6-4-01: Portion of 42, reports as follows: Bill No. 329 amends Section 25-8-11 (Lalamilo-Puukapu Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the district classification for approximately 11.469 acres of land from an Agricultural (A-Sa) to a Single Family Residential (RS-10) and a Village Commercial (CV-7.5) zoned district. Ofthe 11.469 acres, 10.303 acres are designated as RS-10, and 1.166 acres are designated as CV-7.5 Bill No. 328 amends the State Land Use Boundaries Map, H-ZS for the County of Hawaii, by changing the district classification for approximately 4.613 acres of land from an Agricultural to an Urban zoned district. The rectangular-shaped property, owned in fee by the applicant, is located on the north side of Mamalahoa Highway adjacent to the Goodyear Tire Center approximately 1,600 feet east of Mamalahoa Highway-Kamamalu Street, Puukapu Homesteads, First Series. The applicant proposes to subdivide the proposed RS-l0 zoned area into approximately 24 lots ranging in size from approximately 13,000 square feet to just under 20,000. Of the 24 lots, 16 lots will be sold to the employees under the Parker Ranch Employee Housing Program. Currently there are three existing single family dwellings on the subject site which are rented by long-time employees of Parker Ranch. As explained to Your Committee by the representatives of this project, there may be more employee housing projects in the future because there are approximately 4850 employees who qualify for this program. Although not definite, Your Committee was informed that these employee homes maybe applied to the employee housing/affordable housing condition of the Parker 20/20 project. The CV-7.5 zoned area is proposed to be subdivided into two lots and leased or sold for convenience commercial activities. Possible uses include a service station, convenience store or restaurant to provide services that can benefit the neighborhood. PC- l 61