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Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council September 15, 2023 Page 2 Kanoelehua Avenue. The applicant plans to convert the existing 6,400 square foot commercial building into a showroom, sales office, and parts department. A 1,120 square foot addition if proposed on the south side of the existing building to support offices and a lounge area. A new 6,770 square foot building is proposed to house eight (8) service bays and a detailing area. The applicant is also proposing 135 parking stalls for customers, employees, and the sales inventory of the new dealership. The applicants aim to complete the Change of Zone process as soon as possible and anticipate completing construction by the end of 2025. The applicants expect the cost of the proposed development and improvements to be approximately $1,000,000. Operating hours for the new car dealership and service center would be between 8:30 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. Monday to Saturday; the dealership will be closed on Sundays. The proposed dealership it anticipated to support fifteen (15), employees during business hours. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies, and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The change of zone request from a Resort (V-.75) zoning district to an Limited -Industrial (ML -20) zoning district conforms to applicable goals, policies, and standards of the General Plan. The subject, 1.795 -acre property has been improved with an existing commercial building, as well as a paved parking lot and grading parking areas. The remainder of the property is completely cleared and graded other than some minor landscaping located along property boundaries. The subject parcel is bounded on the north and south by Kalaniana`ole Street and Kamehameha Ave respectively, to the east by both Limited Industrial (ML -20) and General -Industrial (MG-Ia) which make up the Suisan Warehouse Facilities. To the west is a property that was approved by Special Management Area Use Permit No. 95-9 to develop as a retail convenience store and related improvements. Across Kalaniana`ole Street is the Hilo Hotel and Reeds Bay Ice Ponds, while across Kamehameha Ave is the Hilo Airport Property. According to the Zoning Code, the Urban zoning district generally includes lands characterized by "city like" concentrations of people, structures, and services. The requested Limited Industrial (ML -20) zoning for the subject parcel would be consistent with the surrounding development and land use pattern and supports the intent of zoning designation.