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Hilo, Island and County of Hawaii. As stated above, applicant's lot is designated as TMK: 2-1-03:24, and the adjoining State land is designated as TMK: 2-1-03:portion of 23. C. Proposed Development and Rgasons for Re i Change of Zone. The proposed project includes: (1) Renovation on and upgrading of the existing refrigeration system in the building and the continuance of the present cold storage, freezer, ice manufacture and sale, fish cutting, packing and shipping, and bait sale operations; (2) Construction of a second-story addition which would provide space for a restaurant with banquet facilities and a museum commemorating the Waiakea Peninsula prior to the 1960 tsunami; (3) Construction of a three-story addition, attached to the north side of the existing structure, which would provide covered parking spaces on the ground level, commercial office space on the second level, and residential apartments for use as transient accommodations on the third level; and, (4) Renovation of the exterior facing of the entire building so that it will resemble a Japanese tea house, in a design compatible with the adjoining Liliuokalani Gardens. Construction of the existing Ice House predated the adoption of the Hawaii County General Plan, and the building is an authorized non-conforming use under the General Plan's LUPAG Map. However, its present non-conforming status under the LUPAG Map's "Open" designation prevents the applicant from changing or expanding current business operations. The applicant is, therefore, seeking the proposed rezoning to authorize renovation and enlargement of the existing building for development of a restaurant, museum, and high quality commercial office spaces, and residential apartments for use as transient accommodations in order to derive greater economic productivity from the subject property. The rezoning would also permit the applicant to continue current industrial operations as a pre-existing non-conforming use and to add the proposed restaurant, museum and commercial and offices spaces to complement existing resort activities along Banyan Drive, including the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel located within a few hundred yards of the project site and the other oceanfront hotels showcasing the city of Hilo. The proposed uses will also enhance other resort-related uses in existence along Waiakea Peninsula, including the Suisan Fish Market, Restaurant Nihon, and Naniloa Country Club Golfcourse. An application for an amendment to the County General Plan was previously filed with the Planning Department, and a petition to amend the Amended Urban Renewal Plan for the Kaiko'o Project, Project No. Hawaii R-4, is being filed -2-