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Communication 813 Bi11203 Page 2 of 3 3. Development of Phase I will include atwo-story commercial building of approximately 20,000 squaze feet of lease area and is proposed for completion by December 2008 at a cost of approximately $2 million. Phase 2 of the proposed project is anticipated to be completed by Apri12012 at a cost which is unknown at this time. 4. Access to the property is from Manono Street, which has 20 to 22-foot wide pavement within a 50-foot wide right-of--way. Condition F of the Change of Zone request provides that a 5-foot future road-widening strip and roadway improvements along Manono Street shall be subdivided and dedicated to the County of Hawaii. 5. County water is available to the property as well as essential utilities such as telephone, electric and cable services. The Hilo Central Fire Station or the Waiakea and Kawailani substations will serve the property. Police Headquarters and the Hilo Medical Center are located within three miles of the subject property. 6. The Planning Director recommended favorably on this request based on the following: • The Change of Zone request would be consistent with the goals, policies and standards of the Economic, Land Use and Commercial Elements of the General Plan. • The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map designates this area as Medium Density Urban Development, which may allow Village and Neighborhood Commercial and Single Family and Multiple Family Residential related functions. • The Change of Zone request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to Coastal Zone Management as the subject properties are located more than one-half mile from the neazest shoreline and the proposed development will not adversely impact recreational resources, accesses, open space vistas, coastal and mazine ecosystems. • The property and surrounding area, having been extensively altered by urban development, is not anticipated to endanger or threaten species of flora or fauna. The proposed development is also not anticipated to have any adverse impact on archaeological, cultural or historic resources in the area. • The subject property is situated in close proximity to commercial aeeas, employment centers and public safety services. • The property is classified as Zone X, areas determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain and outside of the tsunami inundation area. The Waiakea Houselots have been in urban development since the 1960's. • Requisite of the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for the Change of Zone request, are twenty conditions contained in Bill No. 203 which outline specific requirements for the proposed project. At the December 4, 2007 Planning Committee meeting, there was no public testimony presented on this matter.