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xtv,os M •V` Stephen K. Yameshiro J~•, Ma~ror ....::°•y~° h or x~ (~>Qixrcfg ~.ttfuttii PLANNING COMMISSION 25 Aupuni Street, Room 109 • Hilq F4w~il %720.4252 (808) %1-8288 Fut (808) %1•%15 J1~~i i7 1997 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 97-4) Applicant: KCOM Corporation Request: ML-20 to MCX-20 Tax Man Key• 2-2-32:23. 101. 102. 103. 104 The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on May 22, 1997, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill to change the district classification for approximately 147,736 square feet of land from Limited Industrial (ML-20) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed (MCX-20). The project area is located at the southeast corner of Kalanikoa and Kuawa Streets approximately 130 feet west of Kanoelehua Avenue at 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's overall objective is to allow industrial-commercial mixed uses on five (5) lots to create a better physical and economic mix of businesses and services that promote a higher standard of working and living for the County's residents. According to the applicant, the proposed facilities will provide commercial and industrial services related to the airport, harbor and adjacent commercial neighborhoods, including shopping, services and job opportunities in wholesaling, manufacturing, retailing, food service and construction. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is