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w Mitchell D.Roth ` ..•`'�t,� Zendo Kem Mayor Director Lee E.Lord Jeffrey W. Darrow Managing Director w X Deputy Director or West Hawaii Office East Hawai'i Office 74-5044 Ane Keohok'alole Hwy • • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 Kailua-Kona,Hawaii 96740 County of Hawaii Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Phone(808)3234770 Phone(808)961-8288 Fax(808)327-3563 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Fax(808)961-8742 November 22,2021 Ms. Susan K Kunz, Housing Administrator Office of Housing and Community Development 1990 Kino`ole Street, Suite 102 Hilo, HI 96720-5293 Dear Ms. Kunz: SUBJECT: Comments on 201H Application for the Hale Ola O Mohouli Affordable Housing Project Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation (HICDC) Tax Mat) Key: (3)2-4-001:168 South Hilo,Hawaii We are in receipt of the request for comment on the above referenced application dated October 20, 2021 and thank you for the opportunity to comment. We understand that Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation(HICDC) is proposing a development of 90-units of affordable housing on approximately 9.09 acres in the South Hilo District. The Windward Planning Commission, at its continued meeting on November 4, 2021, considered the State Land Use Boundary Amendment request for the Hale Ola O Mohouli Affordable Housing project and the commission voted to send a favorable recommendation of the State Land Use Boundary Amendment to the County Council. The subject property is 9.09 acres in size and is irregular in shape. The property is zoned A-la by the County and Agricultural by the State Land Use Commission. The General Plan Land Use Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map designates the property as Medium Density Urban. The property is not within the Special Management Area(SMA). Based on the applicant's State Land Use Boundary Amendment application, there will be two access points to the subject property, one from Kupuna Place by way of easement over adjacent parcel TMK: 2-4-001:176 and one from Mohouli Street. As mentioned in previous applications, the Planning Department is supportive of infill projects, particularly for affordable housing within existing towns, which promote walkability and Smart Growth principles. This project is located within the Hilo Community Development Plan area and is close to schools, shopping, retail, parks, transit, and basic services. The requested www.olanning.hawaucounty.gov Hcnvai iCounty is an EqualOpprwunity Provider and Employat 1)1&gR►p'aWftucopr"b IRY