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The Honorable Chairman Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council County of Hawai `i February 17, 2025 Page 2 The applicants are requesting a Change of Zone from a Single -Family Residential-1.0,000 square feet (RS-10) zoning district to a Neighborhood Commercial- 10,000 square feet (CN-10) zoning district for a 19,500-square-foot parcel of land. The CN zoning district, with a minimum area required for each building site of 10,000 square feet, would allow a maximum density of one building site (lot). In addition, although the applicants propose to convert the existing dwelling to use as an accounting business office, any permitted use in the CN-zoning district can be established on the property should the change of zone request be approved, including the potential maximum density of 1.5 multiple family residential units. The applicants propose to convert the existing, single -story, 1,100-square foot single-family dwelling to accommodate an accounting business operated by one of the applicants, Ms. Sau-Yin Yeung. An existing paved driveway will provide access from Manono Street to designated parking areas, including an existing 2-car carport, 2 new parking stalls proposed at the front of the property and 6 new parking stalls at the rear of the property. The applicants anticipate completing the proposed interior renovations to change the occupancy of the existing structure within about 3 years of the approval date of the Change of Zone, at an estimated cost of $100,000. 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 Single -Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) zoning district to a Neighborhood Commercial-10,000 square feet (CN- 10) zoning district conforms to applicable goals, policies, and standards of the General Plan. The subject, 19,500-square foot property is rectangularly shaped, level, and located at the 20-foot elevation level. The property has been developed with an existing single-family dwelling built in 1962,.driveway and landscaping. Surrounding lands are zoned Single -Family Residential (RS-10), Double -Family Residential (RD-3.75), Multi -Family Residential (RM-1), Neighborhood Commercial (CN-10 and CN-7.5), and Limited Industrial (ML-20). Existing surrounding land uses include residential, commercial, retail, office, and industrial uses.