PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-000035)

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RStevens onREZ.CM.12.16.22 COUNTY OF HAWAPI PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION CHARLES STEVENSON,ANN STEVENSON,AND JOHN FUMO CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (PL-REZ-2022-000035) Upon careful review of the request against the guidelines for granting a change of zone,the Deputy Planning Director is recommending that a favorable recommendation for a Change of Zone request be forwarded to the County Council. Since this recommendation is made without the benefit of public testimony, the Deputy 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 applicants are requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural-20 acre(A-20a)to Agricultural-10 acre (A-10a) to subdivide the property into 2 lots approximately 11.3325 acres each in size. The primary purpose for the requests is to create a 2-lot subdivision to establish fee simple ownership of the property.The property currently consists of 2 existing single-family dwellings. If the requested rezone is approved, the applicant proposes to subdivide the property into 2 lots, each of which will accommodate one of the 2 existing single-family dwellings. No additional improvements to the subject property are currently being proposed by the applicants. 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 consistent with 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. The Change of Zone request from Agricultural (A-20a) to the Agricultural (A-10a)zoned district will conform to the goals,policies and standards of the General Plan. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship -1-