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B Winegar-FurchgottRepeaUtEZ.j a0422.23 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED THOMAS WINEGAR AND SUSAN FURCHGOTT REPEAL CHANGE OF ZONE ORDINANCE NO. 12-132 (PL-PDI-2024-000005) The Planning Director has initiated the repeal of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 12-132 and amendment to Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Chapter 25, Article 8, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended), by reverting the current zoning of the subject property from Multiple-Family Residential-3,000 square feet (RM-3) to its original Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) zoning district for approximately 0.9793 acres of land. The subject parcel is located at 1623 Kino`ole Street, approximately 0.2 miles south of its intersection with West Kawili Street, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii TMK: 2-2- 038:017. PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REQUEST 1. Request: The Planning Director is initiating a repeal of Ordinance No. 12-132 in response to a written request, dated October 31, 2023, submitted by the property owners Thomas Winegar and Susan Furchgott (Planning Department Exhibit 1- Request Letter). The repeal would revert the zoning of approximately 0.9793 acres of land to its original Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) zoning designation from the current Multiple-Family Residential-3,000 square feet (RM-3) zoning designation. According to the Zoning Code, the RS (Single-Family Residential) district provides for lower or low and medium density residential use, for urban and suburban family life. It applies to areas having facilities, and to carry out the above-stated purpose. Requirements for establishing a land use in both districts, including lists of the variety of permitted uses, are shown in Section 25-5-1 to 8 (RS District) and Section 25-5-30 to 38 (RM District) of the Zoning Code. (Planning Department Exhibit 2 — Zoning Code Requirements for RS District and Planning Department Exhibit 3 — Zoning Code Requirements for RM District). 2. Reason for Request: The subject property was rezoned from RS-10 to RM-3 with the objective of constructing a multifamily student housing complex. However, according to