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Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii November 22, 2024 Page 4 ■ Achieve a broader diversification of local industries by providing opportunities for new industries and strengthening existing industries. ■ Locate industrial areas convenient to transportation facilities and provide a variety of industrial zoned districts and lot sizes, depending on the needs of the industries and the communities. ■ Improve the aesthetic quality of industrial sites and protect amenities of adjacent areas by requiring landscaping, open spaces, buffer zones, and design guidelines. ■ Industrial development shall be located in areas adequately served by transportation, utilities, and other essential infrastructure. ■ Industrial -commercial mixed use districts shall be provided in appropriate locations. ■ Require developers to provide basic infrastructure necessary for development. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non -urban form for areas within the County. The subject property is designated Industrial by the LUPAG Map which includes uses such as manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, large storage and transportation facilities, light industrial and industrial -commercial uses. The proposed use is compatible with evolving commercial and light industrial uses in this area. The Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP) identifies the area as Multiple - Family Residential (RM-) zoning designation; however, this area is transitioning to higher -density commercial/light industrial type uses. The proposed change of zone would allow for the establishment of a relevant commercial use that would be in alignment with the commercial and industrial developments in the surrounding area. Based on the preceding and with recognition of the fact that the Hilo CDP has not been updated since 1975, the proposed MCX-20 zoning would be consistent with the General Plan. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. As the subject property is located at the corner of Laukapu Street and East Lanikaula Street, the applicant is proposing to retain driveway access from Laukapu Street but is interested in possibly adding an access driveway from East Lanikaula Street in the future. Laukapu