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Mitchell D.Roth o°'�`•V'oF"''�, Dean An,Chair <br /> Mayor �' ������%: Michelle Galimba,Vice-Chair <br /> +c c. Gilbert Aguinaldo <br /> Lee E.Lord Lauren Balog <br /> Managing Director <br /> •r' °�'.` Louis Daniele <br /> ,TE OFNF'•N <br /> Wayne De Luz <br /> Dennis Lin <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 <br /> Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 <br /> May 17, 2022 <br /> Maile David, Council Chair <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Dear Chair David and Council Members: <br /> SUBJECT: Change of Zone Application (PL-REZ-2022-000016) <br /> Request: Single-Family Residential-10,000 Square Feet(RS-10) to a Village <br /> Commercial-10,000 Square Feet(CV-10) <br /> Applicant: Lawrence Palmer <br /> Tax Map Key: (3) 1-6-002:082, Kea`au, Puna, Hawaii <br /> The Windward Planning Commission (Commission), at its duly held public hearing on May 5, 2022, <br /> recommended for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a Change of Zone from a Single- <br /> Family Residential-10,000 Square Feet (RS-10) to a Village Commercial-10,000 Square Feet (CV- <br /> 10) zoning district for approximately 11,254 square feet of land. The property is located at 16-540 <br /> Laukahi Place, approximately 150 feet east of its intersection with Old Volcano Road, Kea`au, Puna, <br /> Hawaii. <br /> The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for favorable consideration <br /> of the request: <br /> The applicant is requesting to change the zoning district from a Single-Family <br /> Residential — 10,000 square feet (RS-10) to a Village Commercial — 10,000 square feet (CV- <br /> 10) zoning district for approximately 11,254 square feet of land, in order to establish a <br /> furniture and appliance retail outlet. The applicant's proposed retail outlet will include two <br /> (2) showrooms, two (2)bathrooms, a workshop/storage space, and a parking lot with four (4) <br /> parking stalls, one (1) of which will be A.D.A. accessible. The applicant is proposing <br /> renovations within the existing building footprint to bring the building to code for <br /> commercial occupancy and to realign the floor plan to accommodate the proposed <br /> showrooms. No additional structures or expansion of the existing building footprint are <br /> proposed. <br /> Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />