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The proposed action would allow for the creation of a unique retail outlet in the Keaau Regional Town Center, thus widening the range of services provided. Section 3.1.3 Actions (c) —Facilitate land use entitlements and other tools for the development of existing and future village/town centers and special design districts by: 1)Recommending approval of applications for commercial zoning or use permits far existing commercial uses in designated villageltown centers that do not presently have appropriate entitlements, and for proposed uses at appropriate nearby locations,provided that the size and use of the expansion area conforms to the criteria applicable to the type of village/town center at that location... Approval of the proposed application would allow the appropriate entitlements for the property to be used commercially. This request conforms to the criteria of the Keaau Regional Town Center and is appropriate given that the property is directly adjacent to other commercially zoned properties and uses. D. County Zoning The current County zoning of the subject property is RS-10. As noted above, the LUPAG map show a mixed designation of the property as Low Density Urban and Medium Density Urban which is consistent with the requested CV-10 zoning. Properties directly west, northwest, southwest and south of the subject property are zoned CV-10, while properties directly north, northeast and southeast of the subject property are zoned RS-I0, with the exception of a 10.6-acre parcel to the east of the property which is zoned RS-15 and is the site of the Keaau Middle School(Figure S). The applicant is requesting to change the current zoning of the property from RS-10 to CV- 10. If approved, the applicant will begin the process of developing the property in a manner meeting the Zoning Code. All uses and standards consistent with the requested CV I0 zoning would be adhered to. E. Relationship to SMA Objectives and Policies The subject site is approximately four(4)miles from the coastline and is outside the County Special Management Area(SMA). Thus, no SMA Use Permit is required. However, as the entire island falls within the Coastal Zone Management(CZM) area, a discussion of the request in relationship to the CZM Program follows. The site is not adjacent to the ocean; it sits approximately four(4) miles from the shoreline at an elevation of approximately 325 feet. As such, the proposed action should not have any adverse impacts on the area's coastal recreational and marine resources, nor have any impacts on beach protection. The likelihood of this request having any impacts on the area's historic resources is not high as there are no known archaeological sites on the property. The parcel has been developed 14