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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: February 21, 2001 RE: C-91 /Bill No. 28 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 1:35 p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 28, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim per Communication No. 91, dated January 12, 2001, regarding the Change of Zone request by Mabel Se Kubota Trust at Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-2-20:7, reports as follows: Bill No. 28 amends Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the district classification for approximately 19,721 square feet of land from a Single Family Residential (RS-10) to a General Commercial (CG-10) zoned district. The rectangular-shaped subject property, owned in fee by the applicant, is located on the west-side of Kinoole Street, approximately 250 feet from its intersection with Wailoa Street, across the former Sun Sun Lau Restaurant site. The subject property has been improved with the existing 2-story residence, lawn/landscaping and fruit trees. The applicant is seeking the change of zone to allow general commercial uses on the subject property, by converting the existing 2-story single-family dwelling into an office building. The existing dwelling has a primary floor and a basement consisting of 1,530 square feet on each level, and is less than 30 feet in height. The applicant proposes to extend the existing driveway further to the rear of the property to provide additional parking and a turn around area. The State Land Use designation is "Urban". The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map designates the area as High Density Urban, which allows for commercial, multiple residential and related services (general and office commercial, multiple residential). The Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP), adopted by Resolution in 1975 by the Planning Commission recommended that the area be maintained as a Double Family Residential - 3,750 square foot (RD-3.75) zoning. The subject property is not located within the Special Management Area and is located approximately one-half mile from the nearest coastline. The Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) classification is Urban Development. The Land Study Bureau Soil Rating is Urban. The USDA soil classification is Keaukaha, which consists ofwell-drained, thin organic soils overlying pahoehoe lava bedrock with medium runoff and slight erosion hazard. The subject property is located within Zone "X", an area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. PC-10