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design elements in their development o Preference shall be given to commercial lands with a reasonably level topography Courses of Action (South Hilol o Appropriately located commercial lands shall be allocated as the need arises Discussion As the City of Hilo continues to grow, it creates a need for more commercially zoned lands This can be witnessed by the recent commercial rezonings and development outside of the central business distnct of Hilo It can also be witnessed in the area of the subject property through the rezoning of residential lands into commercial uses to the surrounding area The requested change of zone for the subject property is consistent with the recent rezoning and commercial use of other residential lands in this area The requested change of zone for the subject property also meets the policies and standards of the General Plan Tlvs property is currently serviced with more than adequate infrastructure to meet the demands resulting from the requested change of zone It is sernced by County water and sewer hoes, and other needs such as electnc, phone and gas are also already available to the property Frre and police services are available and located within two (2) miles of the subject property The requested change of zone would not place a burden on any State or County agencies to provide additional public sernces The subject property has no on-site developmental drawbacks The topography of the site is generally level, it lies outside of the 500 year flood plain, and it has no drainage features Therefore, there aze no flood or other hazardous conditions that would create a problem or pose a burden to any public agencies Because the subject property has been previously disturbed, the chances of it containing, or serving as a habitat for any raze or endangered plant or aziimal species is extremely remote Also, for the same reasons, any chance of surface or subsurface archaeological remains being discovered on this property is equally remote The requested change of zone and the subsequent commercial use of the subject property is consistent with the mixed land uses of the surrounding area Although the majority of the surrounding area is residential, the proposed rezoning of the subject property will have no visual effect on surrounding properties and will appear no different than most other structures in the area• Any effects on the surrounding azea ansing from the requested change of zone will be negligible Although the azea surrounding the subject property is primarily residential, there are many other non-residential uses currently cazried out in this area There are restaurants, a credit union, a dental office, churches, offices, apartments, an office complex and the prominent Environmental Report TMK 2-2-34 95 Page No 10