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COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT COUNTY REZONING REQUEST - CN-10 to MCX-20 JIM WINNIMAN WAIAKEA, SOUTH HILO, HAWAII TAX MAP KEY: (3) 2-2-049: 024 I. INTRODUCTION The applicant, Jim Winniman, is requesting the rezoning of a parcel of land consisting of 28,264 square feet from Commercial-Neighborhood (CN-10) to Indust~al- Commercial Mixed (MCX-20) in the City of Hilo, Hawaii. The subject site is located on the northeastem corner of Kawili Street and the unimproved extension of Kalanikoa Street in Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-2-049: 024. The subject property is the site of a cocktail lounge (Anna's Lounge} and a restaurant (Ryan's). If successful, the applicant plans to utilize the property more intensively for commercial and light industrial uses. It would also enable the cocktail lounge to have live entertainment (such as karaoke). II. PROJECT LOCATION As noted earlier, the subject site is the home of a cocktail lounge, restaurant, and some smaller office uses in the back of the property. It is located on the northeastern corner of Kawili Street and the unimproved extension of Kalanikoa Street. (Figures 1 8 2) In this area, the area fronting Kawili Street is predominantly commercial and light industrial in character. The site is bordered on the east side by an auto supply store; and the south by an automobile dealership. The property to the west is the unimproved section of Kalanikoa Street. The nearest residences are to the rear of the subject site, fronting E. Lanikaufa Street. Particularly along major street frontages, pockets of the Waiakea House Lots are slowly undergoing a land use transition from single-family residential to commercial uses, while the Kancelehua Avenue and Kawili Street frontages are increasingly becoming commercial and light industrial in nature. 111. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Project Concept The applicant wishes to utilize the complex for more intensive commercial and light industrial uses. The current Neighborhood-