PD Recommendation Report (PL-REZ-2022-000039)

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RKaupulehuREZ jma.3.7.23 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION KA`UPULEHU LAND LLC CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (PL-REZ-2022-000039) 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 requests 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 position 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 an Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) zoning district to a Neighborhood Commercial-10,000 square feet(CN-10) zoning district for 2.325 acres of land and from an Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) zoning district to a Residential Agri cultural-0.5 acre (RA-0.5a) zoning district for 3.024 acres of land. The applicant has submitted a concurrent request for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Rural for an approximately 2.653-acre portion of the property located generally where the proposed RA-0.5a is situated. The land area proposed for CN-10 zoning would allow a maximum density of 10 lots with a minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet, while the area proposed for RA-0.5a zoning would allow a maximum density of 6 lots with a minimum lot size of 0.5 acres. If the requested land use entitlement changes are approved, the applicants propose to subdivide the property into a total of 8 lots, consisting of 3 retail/commercial lots fronting Mamalahoa Highway and 5 residential agricultural lots south of the commercial development in the RA-zoned area. The commercial lots are anticipated to be between 1/2-to 1-acre in size, to be developed with three 1-and 2-story mixed retail and commercial/office buildings, having a gross leasable floor area of approximately 18,600 square feet. Parking and service areas are proposed to the rear of the commercial buildings, accessed by two new driveways from Mamalahoa Highway. -1-