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Stacy Higa, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 The RM zoning provides for medium and high density residential uses. The district includes areas with full community facilities and services, and may occupy transition areas between commercial or industrial areas and other districts of less intense land use. The requested RM zoning would be consistent with the designation on the LUPAG Map for this area of Hilo, as surrounding areas are a combination of single- family and multiple-family residential uses. The State Land Use designation for the subject property is Urban. The property is unclassified by the Land Study Bureau's Productivity Rating. The proposed change of zone would complement the existing land uses that already exist in this area and will provide for an orderly development of the area. The property is a vacant, approximately 21,780-square foot parcel on the western side of Kinoole Street. The property was formerly used as a site for a single-family residence. The structure has been removed and the site has been cleared of all vegetation. The property is fairly level and is located at approximately the 90-foot elevation level. Lands in the immediate vicinity are zoned RS-10 with mostly residential uses. There are single-family dwellings to the north and south of the property. Lands northwest and west of the site are zoned RM-1 and includes the Hilo Meishoin Church and UH Student Housing (36-unit Tohbi Hale). There is an abandoned railroad right-of-way adjacent to the property to the west. All utilities and services are available to the site. Access to the project site is from Kinoole Street, a County roadway with a right-of-way width of approximately 50 feet with a 24-foot wide pavement. The Department of Public Works recommends that the applicant provide improvements to the entire frontage along Kinoole Street consisting of, but not limited to, pavement widening with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk, drainage improvements, and any required relocation of utilities. The improvements shall be located within the 5-foot wide future road widening setback as designated by the City of Hilo Zone Map. County water is available to the site. The project will connect to the existing County sewer line on Kinoole Street. Solid waste will be handled by commercial haulers. Electricity and telephone services are available to the site. The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be rectified or which would render the land unusable. The project site is located within Zone "X", an area outside of the 500- year floodplain.