PD Recommendation Report Ching (PL-REZ-2023-044)

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RChingREZ ja.8-7-2023 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION SHAWN & STEPHANIE CHING CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION NO. PL-REZ-2023-000044 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 position 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 a Family Agricultural-3 acres (FA-3a) zoning district to an Agricultural-5 acres (A-5a) zoning district for 34.559 acres of land. The purpose of this request is to subdivide the property into 6 lots consisting of a minimum size of 5 acres each, which would be the maximum density allowed for the requested zoning. According to the applicants, 4 lots will be retained for their family and the remaining 2 lots will be sold to buyers interested in truck crop farming and/or agricultural activities consistentwith the proposed A-5a zoning designation. The applicants hope to complete the Change of Zone process as soon as possible and anticipate completing the subsequent subdivision process by the end of 2028. The applicants expect the cost of infrastructure improvements to be approximately $100,000, including installation of water service laterals and related water improvements. 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. The change of zone request from a Family Agricultural-3 acres(FA-3 a)zoning district to an Agricultural-5 acres (A-5a)zoning district conforms to applicable goals, policies, and standards of the General Plan. The subject, 34.559-acre property has been -I-