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BOshiroRepeal REZ.cm06.14.22 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND -PORT <br /> PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED <br /> ROBERT S. AND CAROL OSHIRO <br /> REPEAL CHANGE OF ZONE ORDINANCE NO. 17 7 ( EZ 16-000208) <br /> The Planning Director has initiated the repeal of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 17 7 and <br /> amendment to Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Chapter 25, Article 8, of the Hawaii <br /> County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended), by reverting the current zoning of the subject <br /> property from Neighborhood Commercial-10,000 square feet (CN-10) to its original Single- <br /> Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) zoning district for approximately one(1) acre of <br /> land. The subject parcel is located on the east (makai) side of Kilauea Avenue, approximately <br /> 180 feet north of its intersection with East Kahaopea Street, Waiakea Homestead Houselots, <br /> Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii TMK: 2-2-040:004. <br /> PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REQUEST <br /> 1. Request: The Planning Director is initiating a request to repeal Ordinance No. 17 7 in <br /> response to a written request, dated December 29, 2021, submitted by the property <br /> owners Robert S. and Carol Oshiro (Planning Department Exhibit 1- Landowner's <br /> Request). The repeal would revert the zoning of approximately one (1) acre of land to its <br /> original RS-10 zoning designation from the current CN-10 zoning designation. <br /> According to the Zoning Code, the RS (Single-Family Residential) district provides for <br /> lower or low and medium density residential use, for urban and suburban family life. It <br /> applies to areas having facilities, and to carry out the above stated purpose. Requirements <br /> for establishing a land use in both districts, including list of the variety of permitted uses, <br /> are shown in Section 25-5-1 to 8 (RS District) and Section 25-5-100 to 108 (CN District) <br /> of the Zoning Code. (Planning Department Exhibit 2 —Zoning Code Requirements <br /> for RS District and Planning Department Exhibit 3- Zoning Code Requirements for <br /> CN District). <br /> 2. Reason for Request: The applicants originally changed the parcel zoning to develop a <br /> restaurant business thereon. However, according to a written request by the applicants, <br /> due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic, many of the businesses and people who have been <br />