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Stacy Higa, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 5 <br /> Based on the above, a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to <br /> the Urban District does not complement the State Land Use District Regulations and is <br /> not supportive of the State of Hawaii Plan and the County General Plan. Therefore, it is <br /> recommended that this request be denied. <br /> Change of Zone <br /> In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable <br /> goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only <br /> through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions <br /> can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the <br /> General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and <br /> decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the <br /> County, but ultimately, on the future development of the whole island. <br /> The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural 1-acre (A-la) to <br /> Industrial-Commercial Mixed 1-acre (MCX-la) to develop a self storage facility on the <br /> property. The applicant is also requesting a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from <br /> Agricultural to Urban to allow the proposed uses. <br /> The entire 3.319-acre parcel will be utilized for the proposed facility. The project <br /> consists of the following: <br /> • Nine (9) single-story steel buildings divided into individual self storage units with <br /> individual steel doors. <br /> • Approximately 56,200 square feet under room including an office approximately <br /> 200 square feet in size. <br /> The applicant states that he "will contribute the property to a new LLC to be formed <br /> (tentatively Pahoa Storage Partners, LLC)", of which the applicant will be apart-owner. <br /> The applicant intends to address the demand for self-storage facilities in lower Puna and <br /> Pahoa and states that "there are no existing self storage facilities serving Pahoa, with the <br /> nearest Facilities in Keaau and Hilo operating at capacity." There will be one full-time <br /> and one part-time employee on the site. Office hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; <br /> storage hours will be 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily. The facility will be managed by A- <br /> American Self Storage Management Co., Inc. which currently manages over 100 self <br /> storage facilities nationwide include nine facilities in the State and two facilities on the <br /> Big Island. The applicant anticipates that construction will be completed within 12 <br /> months at an estimated cost of $2.5 to $3 million. <br /> <br />