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Honorable James Y. Arakalu, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 Also, m the General Plan, a Course of Actron for commeroral development wrtlun the South Hilo District recommends that "Appropnately located commercial caned lands shall be allocated as the need arises." The request for the Nerghborhood Commercial (CN-10) zone rs to provide additional paved parking stalls in order to accommodate the employees and customers of the existing Puamako Town Center. PTC Partners rs also the owner of the contiguous Puamako Town Center whrch rs srmilazly zoned Nerghborhood Commercral (CN-10) Therefore, the request would be consrstcnt wrth the foregoing goals, policies, standards and course of action and the urban form depicted for Hilo in that it would enhance the residents' convenience while engaging in the exrsting commeroral establrshments. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Garde (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan rs a representatron of the document's goals, policies, standazds and courses of actron to garde the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic deprction of the physical relationships among the venous land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basrc land use pattern for areas wrthin the County. The proposed change of zone request conforms to the LUPAG Map, which desrgnates the azea for Medium Densrty Urban Development. Tlus desrgnahon may allow Neighborhood Commercial uses. Thrs Waiakea region o(the Crty of Hrlo has been designated for Medium Densrty Urban Development srnce 1971 The subject property would provrde addrtronal pazlung azea for employees as well as for patrons to the exrsting commeroral businesses at the Puarnako Town Center The Hrlo Community Development Plan (CDP), adopted by Resolution m 1975, is intended to provrde short and middle range implementation strategtes for the goals, polrc~es and land use pattern presented m the General Plan. Although the Hrlo CDP and its Zone Gmde Map, adopted over 15 years ago, reflect the protect site for residentral use, the aeeas adJacent to the 1'uainako Town Center rs expanding for development of commercral uses. The protect site rs located adjacent to exrsUng commercial aeeas, in close proximrty to schools, employment centers and public safety semces. As prevrously noted, the subJect property rs adjacent to the existing 1'uarnako Town Center. The applicant rs requesting the change of zone rn order to construct approxmrately 100 additional paved parlring stalls. The subJect area would provide contmued and addrtronal parking azea for the employces and shoppers of the Pusir?ako Town Center The subject property rs located wrthm an azea adequately served wrth essential servrces and facilities such as water, transportation systems and other utilities. Although water may not necessanly be requrred for the proposed pazlung area, water rs available to the property through three separate 5/8-inch meters. As recommended by the Department