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concurrently with the subject applications for Change of Zone and Special Management Area Use Permit to allow the applicant to proceed with the above-described building additions. d. Existing and Proposed Uae5gnd Activities. (1) Renovation of Exi ting "Ice Ho11,50". The existing building, known as the "Ice House", was constructed in 1949, and is one of the few buildings which survived the 1960 tsunami which devastated the Waiakea Peninsula area of Hilo. The building also withstood earlier tsunamis in 1952 and 1957. The applicant purchased the 29,330-square foot parcel on which the Ice House is located in 1989, and is presently using the building for cold storage and freezer facilities, cutting, packing and shipping of fish, sale of bait to fishermen, and manufacture and sale of ice to fishermen, hotels and other groups. The applicant proposes to completely renovate the existing refrigeration system in order to more safely and efficiently continue its operations. The County Fire Department and Civil Defense Agency have been called on three occasions within the last ten years (the latest in January 1994) to contain and monitor ammonia leakage from the plant's aging refrigeration pipes. A wall protecting the compressor room, housing the refrigeration system at the Ice House, is situated on adjoining State-owned land immediately to the east of applicant's parcel. The encroachment is 2.28 feet wide and extends along the length of the building north for a distance of 69.7 feet. The total area of encroachment is 159 square feet. The wall was constructed sometime between 1949 and 1950 to protect compressor equipment from damage which resulted in leakage of ammonia. When the compressor room was first built, the site glass which measured ammonia refrigerant was exposed and subject to vandalism. The wall has not been changed from time of construction, when the State acquired the parcel as part of the Kaiko'o Urban Renewal Project following the 1960 tsunami. The applicant has since secured an easement from the State in order to retain the wall as part of its building. (2) Construction of Second-Story Addition. The applicant proposes to construct a second-floor addition to the existing building to house a restaurant with banquet facilities and a commemorative museum. The restaurant is intended to feature Continental cuisine, with a heavy emphasis on locally caught seafood processed through the Ice House. Planned improvements include a bar, kitchen, office, dining room, banquet/meeting rooms, and restrooms. The present conceptual plan for the restaurant provides seating for 200 persons in a -3- . . . . . _