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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 6 The perimeter portions of the Waiakea Houselots between Kanoelehua Avenue and Kalanikoa Street, and from Kawili Street to Piilani Street were designated as Industrial Area. During the 1989 General Plan Comprehensive Review, the Waiakea Houselots area bounded by Mililani-Piilani-Kalanikoa-Lanikaula Streets were retained in the Medium Density Urban and Industrial Area designations in order to allow expansion for future commercial and residential as well as industrial developments. The area along Mililani Street, between Kekuanaoa Street and Waiakea Pond, was redesignated from Resort to High Density Urban. The area bounded by Kinoole Street, Lanikaula Street, Mililani Street and Mohouli Street was also redesignated from Medium Density Urban to High Density Urban. These two areas were considered as extensions of the Hilo Shopping Center node and have reasonably level topography, adequate access and would more fully develop the range of services and activities that can be provided in Hilo. Since 1992, the County Council has approved commercial zoning requests in those areas for uses which include restaurants, offices, medical and dental facilities, and other retail uses. In 1992 by Ordinance No. 92 115, a major portion of the Waiakea Houselots area was redesignated from Medium Density Urban to Low Density Urban due to the residents' concerns relating to the encroachment of industrial and commercial uses into the houselot area. The redesignated lands are within the bounds of Hualani Street, Mililani Street, Lanikaula Street and both sides of Kalanikoa Street. At the northern end of the Waiakea Houselots in the vicinity of the Hoolulu Park Complex, one half of the block area bounded by Mililani-Piilani-Kalanikoa-Hualani Streets is designated Medium Density Urban Development. Medium Density Urban designation allows for village and neighborhood commercial and residential and related functions (3-story commercial; residential--up to 35 units per acre). This same area has been zoned General Commercial (CG-7.5) since the adoption of the City of Hilo Zone Map in 1968. Therefore, this present CG zoning designation is not consistent with the LUPAG Map designation, which should be High Density Urban designation. Within the area bounded by Kekuanaoa-Mililani-Piilani-Kalanikoa Streets, most of the existing single family residences average about 30-50 years in age. Multiple Family Residential uses and commercial activities have been developing from Piilani Street and moving southerly. Since 1981, retail stores, a bank institution, offices and restaurant establishments have been constructed and/or established in this area. The Atebara Potato Chip Factory is located along the east side of Manono Street, one street to the west of the subject property. The factory has been in operation since 1942, prior to the adoption of the Zoning Code. Therefore, the potato chip factory continues to