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The Honorable Chairman Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii February 17, 2025 Page 4 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 Medium Density Urban (mdu) by the LUPAG Map which includes uses such as village and neighborhood commercial and single family and multiple family residential and related functions (multiple family residential - up to 35 units per acre). As a neighborhood commercial use, the accounting business office will provide services to single-family and multiple -family residents in the surrounding area. The Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP) identifies the area as Single - Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-1.0); however, this area is transitioning to higher -density commercial type uses. The proposed change of zone would allow for the establishment of a commercial use that would be in alignment with the commercial 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 CN-10 zoning would be consistent with the General Plan. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. Access to the subject property is from Manono Street, a County -owned and maintained collector road improved with full curb, gutters, and sidewalks and an approximately 32-foot-wide pavement within a 60-foot-wide right-of-way. The applicants originally proposed to limit access to right -in, right -out movements only, due to the current traffic striping configuration on Manono Street, fronting the subject property. However, according to the Department of Public Works (DPW), Engineering Division, as long as the property is limited to one access point, there is no objection to allowing full movements at the access drive. Thus, no such limitation will be conditioned. Additionally, DPW notes that new striping may be required for the middle lane divider on Manono Street and the driveway location may be restricted to the north end of the property in order to provide for a longer turn lane pocket. Conditions of approval will be included to address the preceding.