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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 7 zone request for these parcels. There are existing dwellings beyond those parcels across of Laukapu Street. Further to the northeast is a parcel zoned ML -20 with a warehouse building consisting of bakery shops, lunch shop, fishing supply store, auto maintenance shops and other industrial/commercial type of establishments. The Kanoelehua Industrial Subdivision is located to the south (Puna side) of the subject parcel across of Kawili Street and is zoned ML -20. This subdivision was created in 1963 to accommodate some of the limited industrial uses that were affected by the May 1960 tsunami. Directly across the subject parcel are the Hilo Bike Hub, Waiakea Woodwork, Cycle Sports Hawaii, and Hawaiian Fresh Products, Inc. Further southwest at the intersection of Kawili Street and Manono Street is the Hawaii Community College Campus. To mitigate any possible visual or noise impacts that the proposed uses would have on adjacent residential properties, a condition of approval is included for the applicant to provide appropriate landscaping along the entire north property boundary. Also, the applicant would be required to comply with the Planning Department's Rule No. 17 regarding landscaping. Therefore, a favorable recommendation of this change of zone request to MCX-20 would be appropriate. The property is located within an area adequately served with essential services and facilities such as water, sewer, transportation systems and other utilities. The subject property has frontages along Kawili Street and Hinano Street. Kawili Street, between Kanoelehua Avenue and Manono Street, is an existing 80 -foot right-of-way that was constructed in conjunction with the development of the Kanoelehua Industrial Lots Subdivision. Kawili Street has a 24 -foot wide pavement and 8-10 foot wide partially paved/graveled shoulders within the 80 -foot right-of-way. Hinano Street has a 40 -foot right-of-way with 20 -foot wide pavement and 4-8 foot wide grassed shoulders. There are no curb, gutter or sidewalks along this section of Kawili Street and Hinano Street. Curbs, gutters and sidewalk were recently installed along Manono Street and its intersection with Kawili Street and Lanikaula Street. There are also sidewalks fronting Mehana Brewing Company on Kawili Street, Les' Carpet & Drapery on Hinano Street, and the building at the corner of Lanikaula Street and Laukapu Street. These sidewalk improvements were installed as a requirement of the respective ordinances. Otherwise, there are no curbs, gutters or sidewalks along Kawili Street and Hinano Street. The Department of Public Works (DPW) recommends that "the applicant provide full improvements to the entire frontage along Kawili and Hinano Streets consisting of, but not limited to, pavement widening with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk, drainage improvements, and any required relocation of utilities, meeting with the approval of the DPW. Hinano Street shall include a five-foot wide future road widening setback and a 20 -ft curve radius at its intersection with Kawili Street. The improvements should be