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~a~ ~u Y Descri~ti®~i ®f the Acti®n The applicant proposes to renovate an existing building known as the "Ice House" to add a second story to the building, to make exterior improvements to the existing first story, and to construct a three story addition. Construction of the second® story addition would provide space for a restaurant with banquet facilities and a museum commemorating the Waiakea peninsula prior to the .1900 tsunami. The three-story addition, attached to the north side of the existing structure, would provide covered parking spaces on the ground level, commercial office space on the second level, and residential apartments on the third level. The renovation of the exterior facing of the entire building will be designed to resemble a Japanese tea house. 2. ~i~nificant beneficial and Adverse Im~mcts There are no significant adverse impacts anticipated from the proposed action. Significant beneficial impacts of the proposed project include the following: a) Renovation of the refrigeration system of the Ice House will remedy the potential problem of the leakage of ammonia into the air. b) Renovation of the entire exterior facing of the building into a Japanese tea house motif will enhance the visual attributes of the area. c) Establishment of the proposed museum will provide the community with a depository for historical artifacts of the Waiakea peninsula, small boat harbor, fish auction and the Ice House up through the 1960 tsunami. d) Besides stimulating short-term construction activity the proposed project will create approximately 18 full-time and 6 part-time jobs. 3. Pr®posed ~iitigatioa Measures The proposed project will be constructed in compliance with all existing State and County requirements including those pertaining to flooding and tsunami inundation, air, noise and water quality, and building and zoning codes. 4. Alternatives Considered Two alternatives to the proposed action have been considered. The first, is a no-action alternative, which would be to continue the use of the Ice House for cold storage and the manufacture and sale of ice without any renovations to the structure. The second alternative would be to demolish the .