PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2023-000048)

Home

RlmamuraREZ.cm.9.18.23 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION CONSTANCE IMAMURA CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION NO. PL-REZ-2023-000048 Upon careful review of the request against the guidelines for granting a change of zone, the Deputy 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 Deputy 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 applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-3 acres (A-3a) to a Single-Family Residential-20 square feet (RS-20) zoning district for a 23,012-square foot portion of a larger 5.1 acres of land.The primary purpose of the request is to subdivide the property into two lots,to establish fee-simple ownership of the 23,012-square foot land area that the existing dwelling resides on, and then sell the remaining approximately 4.5- acre,vacant lot. An additional purpose is to alleviate the hardship of maintaining the entire 5-acre parcel. The applicant aims to obtain all necessary permissions and permits by mid- 2024. The cost associated with the subdivision will be minimal, as it only involves subdividing the land to allow the existing single-family dwelling to be situated on its own parcel. 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 an Agricultural-3 acres (A-3a) zoning district to a Single-Family Residential-20,000 square feet (RS-20) zoning district conforms to applicable goals, policies, and standards of the General Plan. The subject 5.1-acre property is rectangular in shape and is located along the north side of Kawailani Street. The property is improved with one permitted single-family dwelling built in 1963 -1-