PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SLU-2022-006)

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RMcColloughSLU.CM.8.4.22 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION ARTE MCCOLLOUGH STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT APPLICATION (PL-SLU-2022-000006) Upon careful review of the request, the Planning Director is recommending that a favorable recommendation for the application for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment 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 recommendation based upon additional information presented at the public hearing. This favorable recommendation is based on the following findings: The applicant is requesting a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Rural to subdivide the property into two lots, approximately 2.9 acres in size containing an existing single-family dwelling on each lot. The applicant is also requesting a concurrent Change of Zone from Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) to Residential and Agricultural-2 acre (RA-2a) for the 5.848-acre subject property. The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Rural District will not be in violation of Section 205-2, Chapter 205,Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules, Rule 13 of the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedures, the County General Plan and the Hawaii State Plan. According to the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules, the following three standards shall apply when determining an area for the Rural district boundaries: (1) Areas consisting of small farms;provided that the areas need not be included in this district if their inclusion will alter the general characteristics of the area; (2) Activities or uses as characterized by low-density residential lots of not less than one-half acre and a density of not more than one single-family dwelling, per one- half acre in areas where "city-like" concentration of people, structures, streets, and -1-