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The Honorable Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii December 29, 2025 Page 5 Based on the preceding and with recognition of the fact that the Hilo CDP has not been updated since 1975, the proposed CNA 0 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 Hinano Street, a County -owned and maintained minor roadway with compacted grass and gravel shoulders and an approximately 20- foot-wide pavement within a 40-foot wide right-of-way. Two driveway entrances from the subject property onto Hinano Street are proposed, one allowing for both ingress and egress and the other limited to egress. According to the Department of Public Works (DPW), Engineering Division, a five-foot road widening strip along Hinano Street shall be delineated on the plans submitted for Plan Approval review and dedicated to the County. Additionally, DPW recommends the applicant provide roadway improvements consisting of, but not limited to, pavement widening with concrete curb, gutter, sidewalk, drainage improvements and any required utility relocation, meeting with the requirements of DPW. The applicant is requesting relief from the recommended roadway improvements, given the lack of similar improvements fronting other properties along Hinano Street, however they are willing to pay their pro-rata share for construction of full shoulder improvements to the subject property's Hinano Street frontage, as required by the Department of Public Works (DPW). Additionally, the applicant notes they are prepared to set aside 5 feet of the property frontage in order to accommodate a future road widening setback for Hinano Street. The Planning Department supports DPW's recommendation since similar improvements have historically been required by the County Council when approving a change of zone to commercial zoning in the Waiakea House Lots area. Nearby properties along Hinano Street (such as Don's Grill and CU Hawai'i) that have been zoned commercial since the 1960's (original zoning) do not have curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements; however, the County Council has consistently required these roadway improvements on any new change of zone along Hinano Street (such as Big Island Candies). Thus, the Planning Director believes it would be unfair to provide relief to one applicant when prior applicants have installed these improvements. The applicant commissioned a traffic impact analysis report (TZAR), prepared in June 2025, which found that the project is not expected to add new trips to area traffic, rather that it will reroute some trips from Hinano Street to the new Manono Street driveway on the adjacent property. As such, no new roadway/intersection improvements are necessary. The applicant will be required to meet all on -site parking requirements as part of the Plan Approval process.