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Stacy Higa, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 The State Land Use designation for the subject property is Urban. The Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP) adopted in 1975 suggests the retention of residential uses in this area. However, this area is transitioning to commercial and light industrial uses. The advantage of this area is its location in close proximity to water, air transportation terminals, harbor facilities and the residential population of Hilo. The proposed change of zone would complement the existing industrial and commercial land uses that already exist in this area and will provide for an orderly development of the area. The MCX zoning designation was created when the Zoning Code was amended in 1996. In accordance with Section 25-5-130, Hawaii County Zoning Code, this district would allow a mix of light industrial and commercial uses. The intent is to provide for areas of diversified businesses and employment opportunities by permitting a broad range of uses, without exposing non-industrial uses to unsafe and unhealthy environments. The project site consists of two parcels. Parcel 64 is approximately 12,900 square feet in size, fronts Lanikaula Street and is vacant. Parcel 134, the flag lot to the rear of Parcel 64, is approximately 10,000 square feet in size and improved with a 2,400-square foot single-story building. The properties are located at an elevation of approximately fifty feet above mean sea level. The land uses in the immediate area are a mix of commercial, industrial and residential uses. Uses nearby include a doctor's office on the comer of Lanikaula Street and Laukapu Street and a small shopping complex across the street from the project site, zoned ML-20 by Ordinance No. 94 5 (REZ No. 757). Businesses in the shopping complex include Sputnik's, Affordable Catering, Punahele Bake Shop, and Dino's Fish and Tackle, among others. Immediately adjacent properties are zoned RS-10 and in single-family residential uses. There are two properties zoned MCX-20 located east of the project site on Lanikaula Street. At its June 2, 2006 meeting, the Planning Commission voted to send an unfavorable recommendation to the County Council for a change of zone for TMK: 2-2-36: 102 and 103 on Laukapu Street from RS- 10 to RM-2.5. The request is currently pending before the County Council. All utilities and services are available to the site. Access to the project site is from Lanikaula Street, a County roadway with an approximate right-of-way of 50 feet, pavement width of approximately 22 feet, and graveled shoulder approximately 8 feet wide fronting the site. There is a section of sidewalk fronting the shopping complex on across the street on Lanikaula Street. As part of the rezoning approval, this property was required to set aside a 5-foot road widening strip along Lanikaula Street. As such, the applicant will be required to provide a 5-foot road widening setback along the Lanikaula Street frontage. The Department of Public Works has stated that the applicant provide improvements to the entire frontage along Lanikaula Street consisting of, but not limited