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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> BWKSPRBZAd -9/7/04 <br /> <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND REPORT <br /> <br /> <br /> WKSP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP <br /> CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 04-019) <br /> <br /> WKSP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP has submitted an application for a Change of Zone <br /> from Neighborhood Commercial 10,000 square feet (CN-10) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed <br /> <br /> 20,000 square feet (MCX-20) district for approximately 59,396 square feet of land. The property <br /> is the site of the Waiakea Kai Shopping Plaza located on the northwest corner of Kanoelehua <br /> <br /> Avenue and Kuawa Street, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-2-32: 93. <br /> REQUEST <br /> <br /> 1. Proposed Development: The applicant is requesting a change of zone from CN-10 to <br /> MCX-20 for approximately 59,396 square feet of land to utilize the property more <br /> <br /> intensively for commercial and light industrial uses. The applicant did not state any <br /> specific use for the proposed request. The existing building will be retained. <br /> <br /> Improvements will be limited to landscaping and interior renovations. (Exhibit A - <br /> Change of Zone application) <br /> <br /> 2. Reasons for the Request: According to the applicant, the current CN-10 zoning limits <br /> the scope of commercial uses. The CN-10 zoning was appropriate when there was the <br /> <br /> town of Waiakea Kai, as there were dwellings in the area. However, over the past 40 <br /> years, the residential uses of the surrounding area have all but disappeared. The nearest <br /> <br /> residence is located over '/4 of a mile from the site, beyond Piilani Street. The area of the <br /> request is more light industrial and general commercial in nature. As such, given the <br /> <br /> absence of a "residential neighborhood" close to this area, the property's zoning has <br /> become somewhat functionally obsolete. The surrounding land uses, visibility, and <br /> <br /> accessibility of this site make it more attractive for more intensive commercial and light <br /> industrial uses. However, the existing zoning limits the scope of commercial uses and <br /> <br /> prohibits any light industrial use, and the complex is underutilized. The applicant <br /> believes that with the proposed MCX-20 zoning, the site would be more competitive and <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ATTACH: C-793 <br /> (B-344) <br />