PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-026)

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RMcColloughREZ.CM.8.3.22 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION ARTE MCCOLLOUGH CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (PL-REZ-2022-000026) Upon careful review of the request against the guidelines for granting a change of zone, the Planning Director is recommending that a favorable recommendation of the Change of Zone request be forwarded to the County Council. Since this recommendation is made without the benefit of public testimony, the Planning Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this recommendation based upon additional information presented at the public hearing. This favorable recommendation is based on the following findings: The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) to a Residential and Agricultural-2 acre (RA-2a) zoning district to subdivide the property into two lots approximately 2.9 acres in size. The subject property is part of a two-unit condominium property regime (CPR). The dwelling on the first CPR unit was constructed in 1990, and the dwelling on the second CPR unit in 1998. According to the applicant, the primary purpose for the requests is to address estate planning as the subject property currently consists of two (2) condominium property regimes (CPRS) consisting of approximately 2.9 acres each, with each CPR unit accommodating one of the two existing single-family dwellings. No additional improvements are currently proposed by the applicant and the subject property is fully built out with existing dwellings. The applicant is also requesting a concurrent State Land Use Boundary Amendment from the Agricultural to Rural District for the 5.848-acre subject property. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies, and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. -1-