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BKonaThreeeLLCAmendREZ.crk.11.22.22 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT KONA THREE LLC (FORMERLY GAMREX, INC.) AMENDMENT TO CHANGE OF ZONE ORDINANCE NO. 02 131 (REZ 470) KONA THREE LLC has submitted an application for a ten (10) -year time extension to Condition I (Complete Construction of the First Increment on RM Zoned lands) and an amendment to Condition N (Roadway Standards) to clarify which roadways within the subdivision are subject to the County Dedicable Standards, of Ordinance No. 02 131. Ordinance No. 02 131 was a successor ordinance to Ordinance No. 84-23, which reclassified two (2) parcels of land totaling 68.837 acres of land from an Unplanned to a Multiple Family Residential -5,000 square feet (RM -5) zoned district. The subject properties are located along the east (mauka) side of the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway at its junction with Kuakini Highway and between Pualani Estates subdivision to the north and Kona Vistas to the south, por. Holualoa Hui Lands, Holualoa 1, 2, & 3, North Kona, Hawai`i, TMKs: (3) 7-6-021:016 & 017. APPLICANT'S REQUEST AND REASONS 1. Applicant's Request: The applicant is requesting to amend Condition I and Condition N of Ordnance No. 02 131. Condition I: The applicant initially requested an extension of time of ten (10) years from the effective date of the amended ordinance by which to complete construction of the first increment/phase (258 multiple -family residential units) of the proposed development. As further discussed in section 3 below, the applicant has since clarified the request to a ten (10) -year time extension to complete the entire development. Condition I currently states: "L plans for the development within the first increment of the RM zoned area shall be submitted to the Planning Department and final plan approval secured within five years from the effective date of this sixth amendment. Construction shall -1-