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rr or q f County of Hawaii PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center r 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 r Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 February 1, 2008 Pete Hoffinann, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 333 Kilauea Avenue, 2nd Floor Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Hoffmann and Council Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 07-000073) Applicant: Jin Soo and Ran Hui Iida Request: RS-10 to CN-20 Tax Map Key: 2-2-40:121 The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on December 7, 2007, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a change of zone from a Single Family Residential - 10,000 square feet (RS-10) to a Neighborhood Commercial - 20,000 square feet (CN-20) zoned district for 23,559 square feet of land. The property is located along the west side of Kilauea Avenue, approximately 420 feet south of the Kilauea Avenue-Puainako Street intersection, Waiakea Homestead House Lots, South Hilo, Hawaii. The Planning Director had recommended denial of the application. The Commission, however, voted to send the County Council favorable consideration of the change of zone for the following reasons: The Commission always considers the Director's recommendations with all due respect. Occasionally, the Commission, exercising its discretion as the community-based board charged with advisory review of rezoning applications, finds itself making a recommendation contrary to the Director's recommendation. This is one such case. The Director recommends against the rezoning primarily based upon his perception of inconsistency with the general plan. This perception arises largely from the fact that in the General Plan LUPAG Map, the subject lot is in a Low Density Urban area. However, it is Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer