PD Recommendation Report Graphic Images Hawaii (PL-REZ-2024-057)

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RGraphichnagesHawaiiIncREZ.crk.7.21.2024 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION REPORT GRAPHIC IMAGES HAWAII,INC. CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (PL-REZ-2024-000057) 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 Family Agricultural 1-acre (FA-la) for 26.762 acres of land be forwarded to the County Council. Since this recommendation is made without the benefit of public testimony, the Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this position. This favorable recommendation is based on the following findings: The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a) zoning district to a Family Agricultural-1 acre (FA-la) zoning district for 26.762 acres of land. The Family Agricultural zoning district, with a minimum area required for each building site of 1-acre, would allow a maximum density of 26 lots. If the requested change of zone is approved, the applicant is proposed to subdivide the property into 23 lots, with a minimum lot size of 1 acre. It should be noted that the applicant is in preliminary discussions with the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) about their possible acquisition of a 7.013-acre portion of the rezone area(Parcel 81) as the site of a proposed medical clinic. Should these discussions be fruitful, the applicant will revise the proposed subdivision layout to exclude that land area. However, should the HHSC not proceed with the medical clinic, the applicant will proceed with the proposed 23-lot subdivision. The applicant anticipates completing the proposed subdivision within 8 years of the approval date of the Change of Zone, at an estimated cost of$2.2 million. 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 -I-