PD Recommendation Report (PL-REZ-2023-041)

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RSchmitzREZ.5/11/23 COUNTY OF HAWAPI PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION DENNIS SCHMITZ CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (PL-REZ-2023-000041) Upon careful review of the request against the guidelines for granting a change of zone,the Planning Director is recommending that a favorable recommendation for a Change of Zone from Agricultural 20-acre(A-20a)to Agricultural 5-acre(A-5a)for approximately 20.027 acres 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 (A-20a) zoning district to Agricultural (A-5a) zoning district for 20.027 acres of land in order to subdivide the property into four (4) lots, each approximately 5 acres in size. The applicant plans to retain one (1) lot and sell the remaining lots to other family members to allow for more intense farming by the individual family members. The proposed A-5a zoning would allow for up to 4 lots to be created on the subject property. According to the Zoning Code, the Agricultural zoning district provides for agricultural and very low density agriculturally- based residential use,encompassing rural areas of good to marginal agricultural and grazing land,forest land,game habitats,and areas where urbanization is not found to be appropriate. According to the applicant, a subdivision application would be filed within a year from the granting of the Change of Zone. The applicant anticipates having the property subdivided within 3 years at a cost of somewhere around $200,000. The applicant has also filed a concurrent SMA Use Permit application for the proposed 4-lot subdivision. 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 -1-