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4°~y V c~ Harry Kim May., oi•w'.•N~ County of Hawaii PLANNING COMMISSION 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 e Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3043 (808) 961-8288 a Fax(808)961-8742 September 29, 2004 Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 04-019) Applicant: WKSP Limited Partnership Request: CN-10 to MCX-20 Tax Map Key: 2-2-32:93 The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on September 16, 2004, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill to change the district classification for 59,356 square feet of land from a Neighborhood Commercial - 10,000 square foot (CN-10) to an Industrial Commercial Mixed - 20,000 square foot (MCX-20) district. The property is the site of the existing Waiakea Kai Shopping Plaza located at the northwest corner of Kanoelehua Avenue (State Highway 11) and Kuawa Street, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the change of zone: The applicant is requesting a change of zone from Neighborhood Commercial 10,000 square feet (CN-10) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed 20,000 square feet (MCX- 20) for approximately 59,356 square feet of land to utilize the property more intensively for commercial and light industrial uses. The applicant did not state any specific use for the proposed request. The current CN-10 zoning limits the scope of commercial uses. The CN-10 zoning was appropriate when there was the town of Waiakea Kai, as there were dwellings in the area. However, over the past 40 years, the residential uses of the surrounding area have all but disappeared. The nearest residence is located over'/4 of a mile from the site, beyond Piilani Street. The area of the request is more light industrial and general commercial in nature. As such, given the absence of a "residential