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of the subject parcel are zoned Village Commercial 10,000 square feet and consist of the Kilauea Lodge facilities. The State Land Use Boundary Map the subject property and properties immediately north, east, and west are all similarly designated as Urban by the State Land Use Boundary map. Properties to the south of the subject property are similarly designated as Urban as well as Agricultural. Majority of the subject parcel is designated as Medium Density Urban which allows for Village and Neighborhood Commercial and Single-Family and Multi-Family residential and related functions. Properties directly north and east of the subject property are designated as Low Density Urban. Other properties to the south are designated as Extensive Agriculture as well as Low Density Urban. Medium Density Urban is the only designation in this area that allows for a Change of Zone to Village Commercial, which allows for the establishment of short-term vacation rentals. This map here is pulled from the Puna Community Development Plan(CDP). The subject property it's very small,but you can see here is denoted in blue and it's situated within the Volcano Community Village Center as prescribed by the Puna CDP. Per the Puna CDP a Community Village Center contains a variety of commercial uses of which include bedand breakfast homes and small inns. The proposed Village Commercial zoning is consistent with the CDP map. So here we have a more zoomed up aerial of the subject area. Here we have the subject site is outlined in red. The surrounding context consists of a mix of residential and commercial uses. Several commercial businesses are in operation just west of the subject site, including Kilauea Lodge and Restaurant. °Further west is the Kilauea General Store, Lava Rock Cafe and Thai Thai Bistro as well as the laundromat and True Value Hardware Store. Oh, sorry before I move on, I'll show you so, Kilauea Lodge is here and then down here, this little parcel here, that is the Kilauea General Store, as well as;the Lava Rock Cafe and just a little further west of that you see just off the photo is the Thai Thai Bistro and this green structure here is the Laundromat facility, as well as connected to the True Value Hardware Store. Just to give you guys a little better idea of what you're looking at there. So, we have a couple site photos here. The property is undeveloped and currently does not have a driveway connection to Old Volcano Road. The photo on the left is the property frontage along Old Volcano Road facing west and the photo on the right is the property frontage facing east. Old Volcano Road is a two- lane County Road with grassy shoulders. The private road depicted here is used by neighbors to access the;,property set behind the subject property. And to conclude, the Planning Director recommends to forward a favorable recommendation to the County Council for this Change of Zone application and that concludes my presentation, so I will hand it back to you Chair. REPLOGLE: Thank you, Mr. Cook. Any questions from the Commissioners for Mr. Cook? Mr. Clarkson? CLARKSON: Yes, I just like some clarification on the difference could be from any member of the staff on the difference between on an un-hosted and hosted short-term vacation rentals. Because it was my understanding that the law or the ordinance that was passed by the County Council regulating short-tens vacation rentals (STVRs) did not apply to hosted facilities,but only to un-hosted facilities and that, if the owner of the property is actually living on the 3 EXHIBIT B(DRAFT)