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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 7 vicinity include the Aloha Gas facility at the corner of Kekuanaoa Avenue and Kanoelehua Avenue and Tracy Lewis Real Estate Office to the north of the Aloha Gas facility on lands zoned Limited Industrial (ML -20). In December 1986, the County Council approved a change of zone request from RS -10 to CN -7.5 for a parcel located at the northeast corner of Kekuanaoa Street and Mililani Street. The Labor's International Union Office is presently established on the property. Two blocks further south of the subject property, the Neighborhood Commercial (CN -10) zoned area is located along Kanoelehua Avenue, between Lanikaula Street and Kawili Street, and along Kawili Street, between Kanoelehua Avenue and Kalanikoa Street. This CN zoned area has been in place since 1967, the adoption of the Zoning Code and City of Hilo Zone Map. Presently existing commercial establishments in this area include the Leung's Chop Suey House, Bank of Hawaii, Automotive Supply Center and Specially Ono commercial kitchen. Finally, because the subject property and surrounding areas have been extensively altered with urban development, it is not anticipated that endangered or threatened candidate species of flora or fauna are located within the project area, nor has the project area been identified as a significant botanical or biological habitat. In addition, it is also not anticipated that the proposed development will have any adverse impact on cultural or historical resources. The subject area has no severe topographic or geologic problems which cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable for the proposed use. As previously mentioned, the project site was previously cleared and is presently occupied by the existing dwelling and attached storage/garage structure. Based on the above findings, approval of this change of zone request from Single Family Residential (RS -10) to Neighborhood Commercial (CN -10) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further the necessity, convenience and welfare of the general public. In view of the foregoing, the Commission expressed concerns that the proposed five (5) parking stalls may not be sufficient parking stalls for the patrons and that there is a need for loading/unloading parking area within the subject property for the proposed project. Therefore, the Commission encouraged the applicants to look at alternatives to reconfigure the parking layout in order to accommodate additional parking stalls and to take into consideration delivery loading/unloading parking area within the subject property.