PD Background Report Kaneshiro (PL-REZ-2023-046)

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BKaneshiroREZ.cm.8.14.23 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT SANDRA KANESHIRO CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION NO. PL-REZ-2023-000046 SANDRA KANESHIRO has submitted an application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-3 acres (A-3a)to a Family Agricultural-1 acre (FA-la) zoning district for 3.16 acres of land. The subject property is located at 605 Makalika Street, approximately 540 feet southwest (mauka) of its intersection with Railroad Avenue, Panaewa Farm Lots, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3)2-2-048:092. APPLICANT'S REQUEST 1. Applicant's Request: The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-3 acres (A-3a) to a Family Agricultural-1 acre (FA-la) for 3.16 acres of land. The FA-la zoning district, with a minimum lot size of 1 acre, would allow a maximum density of 3 lots. The Family Agricultural zoning district provides for a blend of small-scale agricultural operations associated with residential activities and which may be characterized by farm estates, small acreage farms, or subsistence lots and is intended to be in areas designated as being within the State land use agricultural district. Requirements for establishing land uses in the Family Agricultural zoning district, including a list of the variety of permitted land uses, are shown in Section 25-5-60 to 67 of the Zoning Code. (Planning Department Exhibit 1 — Zoning Code Requirements for Family Agricultural Districts) 2. Purpose for the Request: The primary purpose of the request is to subdivide the property into two lots, at a minimum of 1.4 acres each, to establish fee-simple ownership of the property. The property currently consists of two existing single-family dwellings, one of which is an approved `ohana dwelling. No additional improvements to the subject property are currently being proposed by the applicant. 3. Construction Timetable and Cost: The subdivision process will begin immediately after the rezoning request is approved. The applicant anticipates the subdivision to be approved within 3 years of the requested rezone approval. The cost associated with the -1-