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to reduce the size of the structure to a proposed 8,900 -square foot, two-story office <br />building, including one (1) residential unit and a 36 -stall parking lot, two.(2) of which <br />will be ADA accessible. <br />3. Reason for the Request: According to the applicant, Final Plan Approval and a building <br />permit were issued in 2011. However, based on cost considerations and the economy just <br />coming off of a recession, construction was delayed, and plans were abandoned. The <br />applicant subsequently submitted revised building plans in 2013, but due to a <br />misunderstanding with the Department of Public Works (DPW), a building permit was <br />never issued. In 2014, DPW issued a site work grading permit and some site work <br />subsequently occurred. However, misunderstandings between the applicant and the then <br />contractor resulted in lengthy litigation between the parties and construction was <br />suspended during that time. With the litigation resolved, a new grading permit was issued <br />in 2019 and site work re -commenced. Upon receipt of this time extension approval, a <br />new Final Plan Approval can be obtained, a new building permit can be finalized, and the <br />applicant intends to complete the project within 24 months. <br />(P.D. Exhibit I - Change of Zone amendment application dated April 27, 2020 and <br />email dated May 22, 2020 from Sidney Fuke) <br />4. Landowner: SW Enterprise LLC. <br />STATE AND COUNTY PLANS <br />5. SLU Designation: Urban. <br />6. GP LUPAG Map: Medium Density Urban. <br />7. County Zoning: Neighborhood Commercial -20,000 square feet (CN -20) <br />8. Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP): The Hilo CDP, adopted as Planning <br />Commission Resolution No. 1 on May 21, 1975, identifies the area as RS/RM/PUD. <br />9. Special Management Area (SMA): The subject property is located over <br />one (1) mile from the shoreline at an elevation of about 240 feet above sea level and is <br />not situated in the Special Management Area. <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br />10. Subject Property: The property is located on the east side of Komohana Street just north <br />of the Alenaio drainage channel. It is irregular in shape, slopes very slightly to the east, <br />-2- <br />