PD Recommendation Report (PL-REZ-2022-000030)

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RWungREZ.mp.11-28-2022 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION MATTHEW C. WUNG AND ERIC J. WUNG CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION NO. PL-REZ-2022-000030 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 an Agricultural-3 acre (A-3a) zoning district to a Single-Family Residential-15,000 square feet(RS-15) zoning district for 3.1285 acres of land. The purpose of this request is to subdivide the property into five lots ranging in size from 20,080 to 45,363 square feet. However, based on the size of the lot and the proposed RS-15 zoning, up to nine lots could be created through subdivision. According to the applicants, one lot will be designated to each of the two owners and the remaining three lots will be owned by the applicants as part of their plan of distribution. The applicants anticipate the Change of Zone process to take approximately six months and the subsequent subdivision process to take another six months. The applicants expect costs of both processes to include consultant and attorney's fees and costs, filing and application fees, surveyor's expenses, installation of water infrastructure, and other incidentals. 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. -1-