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+tr w.M_ A I . 1 o•'M'+ County of Hawaii PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Sheet, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742 December 19, 2006 r;. c.n c~ 1. i[ Pete Hoffmann, Chairman , and Members of the County Council cc County of Hawai `i 333 Kilauea Avenue, 2"a Floor ~ HiIo,HI96720 r_ - 4I Dear Chairman Hoffmann and Council Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 06-000051) Applicant: Hawaii Island Veteran's Memorial, Inc. Request_ O to RM-1 Tax M~ Key: 2-4-57:portion of 1 The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on December 1, 2006, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill to change the district classification from Open (O) to Multiple Family Residential - 1,000 square feet (RM-1) for approximately 4.888 acres of land. The property is located at the northern corner of Kawili Street and Kapiolani Street, across from the Waiakea High School complex, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the change of zone: The applicant is requesting a change of zone for 4.888 acres from an Open (O) to a Multiple Family Residential - 1,000 squaze feet (RM-1) district in order to enhance the lives of veterans, and active and reserve military personnel and their families by providing an affordable housing complex and aone-stop center that consolidates the many service delivery agencies now located at disparate locations azound the state. The remainder of the project site is currently zoned RM-1. The project will include a Combined Veteran's Center (CVC) office building, a multi-purpose facility and affordable senior housing. The CVC will house several agencies and veteran service providers, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Administration, the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wazs, and other Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer