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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 relationship among the various land uses. The requested zone change from a Limited Industrial (ML-la) to anIndustrial-Commercial Mixed (MCX-20} zoned district conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates the property as Industrial. Industrial areas include uses such as manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, large storage and transportation facilities, and light industrial uses. It should be noted that the General Plan states that the Zoning Code can be amended to create mixed-use zones and that such mixed-use zones are appropriate in areas of economic transition, such as light industrial areas which are in demand as sites for commercial uses. Given the language contained in the General Plan, the gradual transformation of the adjacent Kona Industrial Subdivision to an area of mixed industrial and commercial uses, and the proximity of the project area to the Kona Industrial Subdivision, the proposed project is consistent with the current LUPAG designation. Therefore, it is determined that the request is consistent with the industrial form depicted on the LUPAG Map for this area of North Kona. The Kona Regional Plan, adopted by the Planning Commission in April 1984, designates the area for Urban Expansion. The Keahole to Kailua Development Plan, which was adopted as Resolution Number 296-91 by the County Council on Apri13, 1991, was guided by an overall goal to develop a mixed residential, commercial, resort, industrial and recreational. The K to K Plan designates the area of the subject property for CommerciaUIndustrial uses. Therefore, it is determined that the request is consistent with other land use planning documents for this area of North Kona. The petitioner is requesting a change of zone from a Limited Industrial (ML-la) district to an Industrial-Commercial Mixed (MCX-20) district fora 100.757-acre area comprised of TMK: 7-4-8: Portion of 2, 68, 69 & 70. TMK: 7-4-8:2 currently consists of 947.572 acres, of which 87.83 acres are within the project area. TMK: 7-4-8:68 consists of 6.674 acres, TMK: 7-4-8:69 consists of 4.507 acres, and TMK: 7-4-8:70, which is a road lot, consists of 1.746 acres. The project area was formerly referred to as the "100-acre Kona Industrial Subdivision Expansion Area" and is now referred to by the petitioner as the "Makalapua Business Center." The petitioner states that the successful rezoning of the project area will allow it to further plan and develop its lands on the basis of future available market opportunities. Road lots within the project area total 10.8- acres and the net land area available for development is 89.9 acres. The petitioner presently has no development plans for the project area, other than a 6.674-acre site being developed by Hawaii Planing Mill (HPM) for a home improvement center. HPM is relocating from a smaller existing site within the KIS. The petitioner estimates that future development maybe comprised of approximately 40 acres for commercial uses, 29 acres for industrial uses and 21 acres for outdoor commercial recreation uses. Commercial uses are anticipated along Makala Boulevard and along Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway. Industrial uses, including the proposed HPM development, are anticipated in areas adjoining the existing KIS, and outdoor recreation uses are anticipated along the Old