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bill, the combination of the number of stockkeeping units and the area in groceries means <br /> that the ban would not apply to a Sam's Club or the current Costco operation, because <br /> they have fewer stockkeeping units, or large department stores that do not sell groceries, <br /> such as the two current Wal-Marts on the island. The Planning Department has not <br /> independently verified these statements about floor azea devoted to groceries or number of <br /> stockkeeping units. <br /> Under the current Zoning Code, a "superstore" is not specifically defined, and <br /> would be treated simply as a type of retail establishment. A "retail establishment" is a <br /> permitted use in CG (General Commercial), CV (Village Commercial), CN <br /> (Neighborhood Commercial), V (Resort), MCX (Industrial-Commercial Mixed) and PD <br /> (Project District) zones. It would violate the spirit of the Zoning Code to locate a large <br /> retail business that is intended to be a magnet for customers from a large region in a CN or <br /> CV zone, but it is not specifically prohibited. As a practical matter, a "superstore" as <br /> defined would need 10-15 acres of land, and there aze probably no CN zoned sites that aze <br /> lazge enough. <br /> In the Kona azea, there are lazge vacant CG and MCX zoned sites in Makalapua <br /> Center, Honokohau Business Park, the new incremem of Kaloko Industrial Park, the <br /> Queen LiGuokalani Trust land neaz the Old Kona Airport Park, and the unimproved <br /> incremem of Lanihau Shopping Center froming Henry Street which have appropriate <br /> zoning and adequate space to build a superstore. <br /> In the South Kohala district, there is a lazge vacant CV zoned site on the south <br /> side of Waikoloa Road near Waikoloa Village that is lazge enough to accommodate a <br /> superstore, but it is doubtful that the population in the area would make this type of store <br /> commercially viable in that location. <br /> Within Hilo, outside of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) <br /> groperty which will be discussed below, there aze no lazge vacant sites that are <br /> appropriately zoned. The Kea'au Gateway azea, zoned in 2002, has 32 acres zoned MCX <br /> and is an adequate size for a superstore. Other areas of the island do not have lazge <br /> <br /> vacant commercially-zoned sites. <br /> -2- <br /> <br />